Add self-serve search telemetry gap surfacing

docs/implplan/SPRINT_20260307_005_AdvisoryAI_grounded_search_answer_orchestration.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Completion criteria:
 - [ ] Ambiguous queries return clarifying prompts instead of a blank answer slot.
 
 ### AI-SELF-004 - Self-serve telemetry and gap surfacing
-Status: TODO
+Status: DONE
 Dependency: AI-SELF-002
 Owners: Developer (AdvisoryAI), Test Automation
 Task description:
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Task description:
 - Expose enough structured data to drive a gap-closure backlog.
 
 Completion criteria:
-- [ ] Telemetry captures unanswered and reformulated journeys without persisting raw sensitive prompts unnecessarily.
+- [x] Telemetry captures unanswered and reformulated journeys without persisting raw sensitive prompts unnecessarily.
-- [ ] Operational docs explain how to review self-serve gaps.
+- [x] Operational docs explain how to review self-serve gaps.
-- [ ] Tests cover telemetry emission for fallback paths.
+- [x] Tests cover telemetry emission for fallback paths.
 
 ### AI-SELF-005 - Targeted behavioral verification
 Status: DONE
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ Completion criteria:
 | 2026-03-07 | Implemented `contextAnswer` in unified search/backend API mapping, added deterministic `grounded` / `clarify` / `insufficient` rules plus follow-up question generation, and extended telemetry fields for answer-state visibility. | Developer |
 | 2026-03-07 | Verified the AdvisoryAI test project after the contract change with `dotnet test "src/AdvisoryAI/__Tests/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Tests/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Tests.csproj" --no-restore -v normal` (`877/877` passing). | Test Automation |
 | 2026-03-07 | Exercised the live rebuilt-corpus lane against `http://127.0.0.1:10451`: `POST /v1/advisory-ai/index/rebuild`, `POST /v1/search/index/rebuild`, then `POST /v1/search/query` for `database connectivity`, which returned `contextAnswer.status = grounded`, 3 citations, and 10 cards over ingested data. | Test Automation |
+| 2026-03-07 | Implemented optional self-serve analytics columns (`session_id`, `answer_status`, `answer_code`), metrics (`fallbackAnswerRate`, `clarifyRate`, `insufficientRate`, `reformulationCount`, `rescueActionCount`, `abandonedFallbackCount`), and alerting (`fallback_loop`, `abandoned_fallback`) with privacy-preserving session hashing. | Developer |
+| 2026-03-07 | Verified targeted telemetry coverage with xUnit v3 runner commands against `UnifiedSearchSprintIntegrationTests` and added a recovered-session regression test so rescue actions clear abandonment as expected. | Test Automation |
 
 ## Decisions & Risks
 - Decision: the backend contract must return explicit answer states instead of leaving the UI to infer confidence from cards alone.
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ Completion criteria:
 - Risk: mocked endpoint tests can overstate confidence if ingestion adapters or corpus rebuild order drift.
 - Mitigation: keep rebuild order documented, execute it during verification, and record which routes have live-ingested parity.
 - Decision: `stella advisoryai sources prepare` is optional for local verification when checked-in Doctor seed/control files are already sufficient, but it requires `STELLAOPS_BACKEND_URL` whenever live Doctor discovery is expected.
+- Decision: self-serve analytics is optional and additive; search behavior must not depend on telemetry event emission.
+- Decision: targeted AdvisoryAI verification uses xUnit v3 / Microsoft.Testing.Platform-compatible filters (`-- --filter-class` or the built test executable), not legacy VSTest `--filter`.
 
 ## Next Checkpoints
 - 2026-03-10: Freeze answer payload shape and fallback taxonomy.

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.WebService/Endpoints/SearchAnalyticsEndpoints.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ public static class SearchAnalyticsEndpoints
         "query",
         "click",
         "zero_result",
-        "synthesis"
+        "synthesis",
+        "answer_frame",
+        "reformulation",
+        "rescue_action"
     };
 
     public static RouteGroupBuilder MapSearchAnalyticsEndpoints(this IEndpointRouteBuilder builder)
@@ -30,10 +33,11 @@ public static class SearchAnalyticsEndpoints
 
         group.MapPost("/analytics", RecordAnalyticsAsync)
             .WithName("SearchAnalyticsRecord")
-            .WithSummary("Records batch search analytics events (query, click, zero_result, synthesis).")
+            .WithSummary("Records batch search analytics events (query, click, zero_result, synthesis, answer_frame, reformulation, rescue_action).")
             .WithDescription(
                 "Accepts a batch of search analytics events for tracking query frequency, click-through rates, " +
-                "zero-result queries, and synthesis usage. Queries and user identifiers are pseudonymized before persistence. " +
+                "zero-result queries, self-serve answer states, reformulations, rescue-action usage, and synthesis usage. " +
+                "Queries and user/session identifiers are pseudonymized before persistence. " +
                 "Fire-and-forget from the client; failures do not affect search functionality.")
             .RequireAuthorization(AdvisoryAIPolicies.OperatePolicy)
             .Produces(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)
@@ -113,11 +117,14 @@ public static class SearchAnalyticsEndpoints
                 EventType: apiEvent.EventType.Trim().ToLowerInvariant(),
                 Query: apiEvent.Query.Trim(),
                 UserId: userId,
+                SessionId: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiEvent.SessionId) ? null : apiEvent.SessionId.Trim(),
                 EntityKey: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiEvent.EntityKey) ? null : apiEvent.EntityKey.Trim(),
                 Domain: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiEvent.Domain) ? null : apiEvent.Domain.Trim(),
                 ResultCount: apiEvent.ResultCount,
                 Position: apiEvent.Position,
-                DurationMs: apiEvent.DurationMs));
+                DurationMs: apiEvent.DurationMs,
+                AnswerStatus: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiEvent.AnswerStatus) ? null : apiEvent.AnswerStatus.Trim(),
+                AnswerCode: string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiEvent.AnswerCode) ? null : apiEvent.AnswerCode.Trim()));
         }
 
         if (events.Count > 0)
@@ -301,6 +308,8 @@ public sealed record SearchAnalyticsApiEvent
 
     public string Query { get; init; } = string.Empty;
 
+    public string? SessionId { get; init; }
+
     public string? EntityKey { get; init; }
 
     public string? Domain { get; init; }
@@ -310,6 +319,10 @@ public sealed record SearchAnalyticsApiEvent
     public int? Position { get; init; }
 
     public int? DurationMs { get; init; }
+
+    public string? AnswerStatus { get; init; }
+
+    public string? AnswerCode { get; init; }
 }
 
 public sealed record SearchHistoryApiResponse

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.WebService/Endpoints/SearchFeedbackEndpoints.cs

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ public static class SearchFeedbackEndpoints
         // G10-002: List quality alerts (admin only)
         group.MapGet("/quality/alerts", GetAlertsAsync)
             .WithName("SearchQualityAlertsList")
-            .WithSummary("Lists open search quality alerts (zero-result queries, high negative feedback).")
+            .WithSummary("Lists open search quality alerts (zero-result, high negative feedback, fallback loops, abandoned fallback).")
             .WithDescription(
                 "Returns search quality alerts ordered by occurrence count. " +
                 "Filterable by status (open, acknowledged, resolved) and alert type " +
-                "(zero_result, low_feedback, high_negative_feedback). Requires admin scope.")
+                "(zero_result, high_negative_feedback, fallback_loop, abandoned_fallback). Requires admin scope.")
             .RequireAuthorization(AdvisoryAIPolicies.AdminPolicy)
             .Produces<IReadOnlyList<SearchQualityAlertDto>>(StatusCodes.Status200OK)
             .Produces(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden);
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ public static class SearchFeedbackEndpoints
             ZeroResultRate = metrics.ZeroResultRate,
             AvgResultCount = metrics.AvgResultCount,
             FeedbackScore = metrics.FeedbackScore,
+            FallbackAnswerRate = metrics.FallbackAnswerRate,
+            ClarifyRate = metrics.ClarifyRate,
+            InsufficientRate = metrics.InsufficientRate,
+            ReformulationCount = metrics.ReformulationCount,
+            RescueActionCount = metrics.RescueActionCount,
+            AbandonedFallbackCount = metrics.AbandonedFallbackCount,
             Period = metrics.Period,
             LowQualityResults = metrics.LowQualityResults
                 .Select(row => new SearchLowQualityResultDto
@@ -308,6 +314,12 @@ public sealed record SearchQualityMetricsDto
     public double ZeroResultRate { get; init; }
     public double AvgResultCount { get; init; }
     public double FeedbackScore { get; init; }
+    public double FallbackAnswerRate { get; init; }
+    public double ClarifyRate { get; init; }
+    public double InsufficientRate { get; init; }
+    public int ReformulationCount { get; init; }
+    public int RescueActionCount { get; init; }
+    public int AbandonedFallbackCount { get; init; }
     public string Period { get; init; } = "7d";
     public IReadOnlyList<SearchLowQualityResultDto> LowQualityResults { get; init; } = [];
     public IReadOnlyList<SearchTopQueryDto> TopQueries { get; init; } = [];

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.WebService/TASKS.md

@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ Source of truth: `docs/implplan/SPRINT_20260130_002_Tools_csproj_remediation_sol
 | SPRINT_20260224_G1-G10 | DONE | Search improvement sprints G1–G10 implemented. New endpoints: `SearchAnalyticsEndpoints.cs` (history, events, popularity), `SearchFeedbackEndpoints.cs` (feedback, quality alerts, metrics). Extended: `UnifiedSearchEndpoints.cs` (suggestions, refinements, previews, diagnostics.activeEncoder). Extended: `KnowledgeSearchEndpoints.cs` (activeEncoder in diagnostics). See `docs/modules/advisory-ai/knowledge-search.md` for full testing guide. |
 
 | AI-SELF-001 | DONE | Unified search endpoint contract now exposes backend contextual answer fields for self-serve search. |
+| AI-SELF-004 | DONE | Search analytics and quality endpoints now surface self-serve metrics and alerts (`fallback_loop`, `abandoned_fallback`) while keeping telemetry optional. |
 | AI-SELF-006 | DONE | Endpoint readiness now includes a proven local rebuilt-corpus verification lane in addition to stubbed integration tests. |

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Storage/Migrations/008_search_self_serve_analytics.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- 008_search_self_serve_analytics.sql
+-- Adds self-serve telemetry fields to search_events so fallback loops,
+-- reformulations, rescue actions, and abandoned fallback sessions can be tracked.
+
+ALTER TABLE advisoryai.search_events
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS session_id TEXT;
+
+ALTER TABLE advisoryai.search_events
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS answer_status TEXT;
+
+ALTER TABLE advisoryai.search_events
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS answer_code TEXT;
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_search_events_tenant_session
+    ON advisoryai.search_events (tenant_id, session_id, created_at)
+    WHERE session_id IS NOT NULL;
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_search_events_answer_status
+    ON advisoryai.search_events (tenant_id, answer_status, created_at)
+    WHERE answer_status IS NOT NULL;

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/TASKS.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Source of truth: `docs/implplan/SPRINT_20260113_005_ADVISORYAI_controlled_conver
 | AI-SELF-001 | DONE | Unified search now emits the contextual answer payload (`contextAnswer`) with answer state, citations, and follow-up questions for self-serve search. |
 | AI-SELF-002 | DONE | Deterministic grounded/clarify/insufficient fallback policy is implemented in unified search orchestration. |
 | AI-SELF-003 | DONE | Follow-up question generation from route/domain intent, recent actions, and evidence is implemented. |
-| AI-SELF-004 | TODO | Telemetry for unanswered and reformulated self-serve journeys is still pending. |
+| AI-SELF-004 | DONE | Optional self-serve telemetry now captures answer frames, reformulations, rescue actions, and abandonment signals via hashed session ids; quality metrics and alerts expose the gaps operationally. |
 | AI-SELF-006 | DONE | Live ingestion-backed answer verification succeeded on the Doctor/knowledge route after local rebuild. |
 | SPRINT_20260222_051-AKS-INGEST | DONE | Added deterministic AKS ingestion controls: markdown allow-list manifest loading, OpenAPI aggregate source path support, and doctor control projection integration for search chunks, including fallback doctor metadata hydration from controls projection fields. |
 | AUDIT-0017-M | DONE | Maintainability audit for StellaOps.AdvisoryAI. |

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/UnifiedSearch/Analytics/SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ internal static class SearchAnalyticsPrivacy
         return Convert.ToHexString(hash).ToLowerInvariant();
     }
 
+    public static string? HashSessionId(string tenantId, string? sessionId)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sessionId))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var normalizedTenant = tenantId.Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
+        var normalizedSession = sessionId.Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes($"{normalizedTenant}|session|{normalizedSession}"));
+        return Convert.ToHexString(hash).ToLowerInvariant();
+    }
+
     public static string? RedactFreeform(string? value)
     {
         _ = value;

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/UnifiedSearch/Analytics/SearchAnalyticsService.cs

@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ internal sealed class SearchAnalyticsService
             await conn.OpenAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             await using var cmd = new NpgsqlCommand(@"
-                INSERT INTO advisoryai.search_events (tenant_id, user_id, event_type, query, entity_key, domain, result_count, position, duration_ms)
+                INSERT INTO advisoryai.search_events
-                VALUES (@tenant_id, @user_id, @event_type, @query, @entity_key, @domain, @result_count, @position, @duration_ms)", conn);
+                    (tenant_id, user_id, session_id, event_type, query, entity_key, domain, result_count, position, duration_ms, answer_status, answer_code)
+                VALUES
+                    (@tenant_id, @user_id, @session_id, @event_type, @query, @entity_key, @domain, @result_count, @position, @duration_ms, @answer_status, @answer_code)", conn);
 
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("tenant_id", persistedEvent.TenantId);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("user_id", (object?)persistedEvent.UserId ?? DBNull.Value);
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("session_id", (object?)persistedEvent.SessionId ?? DBNull.Value);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("event_type", persistedEvent.EventType);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("query", persistedEvent.Query);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("entity_key", (object?)persistedEvent.EntityKey ?? DBNull.Value);
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ internal sealed class SearchAnalyticsService
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("result_count", (object?)persistedEvent.ResultCount ?? DBNull.Value);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("position", (object?)persistedEvent.Position ?? DBNull.Value);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("duration_ms", (object?)persistedEvent.DurationMs ?? DBNull.Value);
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("answer_status", (object?)persistedEvent.AnswerStatus ?? DBNull.Value);
+            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("answer_code", (object?)persistedEvent.AnswerCode ?? DBNull.Value);
 
             await cmd.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
             RecordFallbackEvent(persistedEvent, recordedAt);
@@ -88,11 +93,14 @@ internal sealed class SearchAnalyticsService
                 var persistedEvent = SanitizeEvent(evt);
 
                 await using var cmd = new NpgsqlCommand(@"
-                    INSERT INTO advisoryai.search_events (tenant_id, user_id, event_type, query, entity_key, domain, result_count, position, duration_ms)
+                    INSERT INTO advisoryai.search_events
-                    VALUES (@tenant_id, @user_id, @event_type, @query, @entity_key, @domain, @result_count, @position, @duration_ms)", conn);
+                        (tenant_id, user_id, session_id, event_type, query, entity_key, domain, result_count, position, duration_ms, answer_status, answer_code)
+                    VALUES
+                        (@tenant_id, @user_id, @session_id, @event_type, @query, @entity_key, @domain, @result_count, @position, @duration_ms, @answer_status, @answer_code)", conn);
 
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("tenant_id", persistedEvent.TenantId);
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("user_id", (object?)persistedEvent.UserId ?? DBNull.Value);
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("session_id", (object?)persistedEvent.SessionId ?? DBNull.Value);
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("event_type", persistedEvent.EventType);
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("query", persistedEvent.Query);
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("entity_key", (object?)persistedEvent.EntityKey ?? DBNull.Value);
@@ -100,6 +108,8 @@ internal sealed class SearchAnalyticsService
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("result_count", (object?)persistedEvent.ResultCount ?? DBNull.Value);
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("position", (object?)persistedEvent.Position ?? DBNull.Value);
                 cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("duration_ms", (object?)persistedEvent.DurationMs ?? DBNull.Value);
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("answer_status", (object?)persistedEvent.AnswerStatus ?? DBNull.Value);
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("answer_code", (object?)persistedEvent.AnswerCode ?? DBNull.Value);
 
                 await cmd.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 RecordFallbackEvent(persistedEvent, recordedAt);
@@ -637,8 +647,16 @@ internal sealed class SearchAnalyticsService
     {
         return evt with
         {
+            EventType = evt.EventType.Trim().ToLowerInvariant(),
             Query = SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashQuery(evt.Query),
-            UserId = SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashUserId(evt.TenantId, evt.UserId)
+            UserId = SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashUserId(evt.TenantId, evt.UserId),
+            SessionId = SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashSessionId(evt.TenantId, evt.SessionId),
+            AnswerStatus = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(evt.AnswerStatus)
+                ? null
+                : evt.AnswerStatus.Trim().ToLowerInvariant(),
+            AnswerCode = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(evt.AnswerCode)
+                ? null
+                : evt.AnswerCode.Trim().ToLowerInvariant()
         };
     }
 
@@ -667,11 +685,14 @@ internal record SearchAnalyticsEvent(
     string EventType,
     string Query,
     string? UserId = null,
+    string? SessionId = null,
     string? EntityKey = null,
     string? Domain = null,
     int? ResultCount = null,
     int? Position = null,
-    int? DurationMs = null);
+    int? DurationMs = null,
+    string? AnswerStatus = null,
+    string? AnswerCode = null);
 
 internal record SearchHistoryEntry(
     string HistoryId,

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/UnifiedSearch/Analytics/SearchQualityMonitor.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Globalization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Npgsql;
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.KnowledgeSearch;
 namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.UnifiedSearch.Analytics;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Monitors search quality by analysing feedback data and zero-result queries.
+/// Monitors search quality by analysing feedback data, zero-result queries,
+/// and self-serve fallback telemetry.
 /// Provides CRUD for search_quality_alerts and search_feedback tables.
 /// Sprint: SPRINT_20260224_110 (G10-001, G10-002)
 /// </summary>
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ internal sealed class SearchQualityMonitor
     private const int DefaultAlertWindowDays = 7;
     private const int ZeroResultAlertThreshold = 3;
     private const int NegativeFeedbackAlertThreshold = 3;
+    private const int FallbackLoopAlertThreshold = 3;
+    private const int AbandonedFallbackAlertThreshold = 3;
 
     private readonly KnowledgeSearchOptions _options;
     private readonly ILogger<SearchQualityMonitor> _logger;
@@ -175,6 +179,32 @@ internal sealed class SearchQualityMonitor
                 candidate.LastSeen,
                 ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
+
+        var selfServeSignals = await LoadSelfServeSignalEventsAsync(tenantId, window, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        foreach (var candidate in BuildFallbackLoopCandidates(selfServeSignals))
+        {
+            await UpsertAlertAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                alertType: "fallback_loop",
+                candidate.Query,
+                candidate.OccurrenceCount,
+                candidate.FirstSeen,
+                candidate.LastSeen,
+                ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        foreach (var candidate in BuildAbandonedFallbackCandidates(selfServeSignals))
+        {
+            await UpsertAlertAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                alertType: "abandoned_fallback",
+                candidate.Query,
+                candidate.OccurrenceCount,
+                candidate.FirstSeen,
+                candidate.LastSeen,
+                ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
     }
 
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<SearchQualityAlertEntry>> GetAlertsAsync(
@@ -423,6 +453,9 @@ internal sealed class SearchQualityMonitor
             }
             await feedbackReader.CloseAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+            var selfServeSignals = await LoadSelfServeSignalEventsAsync(conn, tenantId, days, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            ApplySelfServeMetrics(metrics, selfServeSignals);
+
             metrics.LowQualityResults = await LoadLowQualityResultsAsync(conn, tenantId, days, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
             metrics.TopQueries = await LoadTopQueriesAsync(conn, tenantId, days, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
             metrics.Trend = await LoadTrendPointsAsync(conn, tenantId, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -473,7 +506,8 @@ internal sealed class SearchQualityMonitor
             ? 0d
             : (double)helpfulCount / feedbackSignals.Length * 100d;
 
-        return new SearchQualityMetricsEntry
+        var selfServeSignals = BuildFallbackSelfServeSignalEvents(tenantId, window);
+        var metrics = new SearchQualityMetricsEntry
         {
             TotalSearches = totalSearches,
             ZeroResultRate = totalSearches == 0 ? 0d : Math.Round((double)zeroResults / totalSearches * 100d, 1),
@@ -484,6 +518,10 @@ internal sealed class SearchQualityMonitor
             TopQueries = BuildFallbackTopQueries(tenantId, window),
             Trend = BuildFallbackTrendPoints(tenantId),
         };
+
+        ApplySelfServeMetrics(metrics, selfServeSignals);
+
+        return metrics;
     }
 
     private async Task<IReadOnlyList<SearchQualityLowQualityRow>> LoadLowQualityResultsAsync(
@@ -758,6 +796,232 @@ internal sealed class SearchQualityMonitor
         return points;
     }
 
+    private async Task<IReadOnlyList<SelfServeSignalEvent>> LoadSelfServeSignalEventsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        TimeSpan window,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var days = Math.Max(1, (int)Math.Ceiling(window.TotalDays));
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_options.ConnectionString))
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await using var conn = new NpgsqlConnection(_options.ConnectionString);
+                await conn.OpenAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return await LoadSelfServeSignalEventsAsync(conn, tenantId, days, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug(ex, "Failed to load self-serve signal events from database.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return BuildFallbackSelfServeSignalEvents(tenantId, window);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IReadOnlyList<SelfServeSignalEvent>> LoadSelfServeSignalEventsAsync(
+        NpgsqlConnection conn,
+        string tenantId,
+        int days,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var events = new List<SelfServeSignalEvent>();
+        await using var cmd = new NpgsqlCommand(@"
+            SELECT
+                COALESCE(session_id, ''),
+                event_type,
+                query,
+                answer_status,
+                created_at,
+                event_id::text
+            FROM advisoryai.search_events
+            WHERE tenant_id = @tenant_id
+              AND created_at > now() - make_interval(days => @days)
+              AND event_type IN ('answer_frame', 'reformulation', 'rescue_action', 'click')
+            ORDER BY created_at ASC, event_id ASC", conn);
+        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("tenant_id", tenantId);
+        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("days", days);
+
+        await using var reader = await cmd.ExecuteReaderAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        while (await reader.ReadAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false))
+        {
+            events.Add(new SelfServeSignalEvent(
+                SessionId: reader.IsDBNull(0) ? null : NullIfEmpty(reader.GetString(0)),
+                EventType: reader.GetString(1),
+                Query: reader.GetString(2),
+                AnswerStatus: reader.IsDBNull(3) ? null : reader.GetString(3),
+                CreatedAt: new DateTimeOffset(reader.GetDateTime(4), TimeSpan.Zero),
+                OrderKey: reader.GetString(5)));
+        }
+
+        return events;
+    }
+
+    private IReadOnlyList<SelfServeSignalEvent> BuildFallbackSelfServeSignalEvents(string tenantId, TimeSpan window)
+    {
+        return _analyticsService.GetFallbackEventsSnapshot(tenantId, window)
+            .Where(static item =>
+                item.Event.EventType.Equals("answer_frame", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                item.Event.EventType.Equals("reformulation", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                item.Event.EventType.Equals("rescue_action", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                item.Event.EventType.Equals("click", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            .Select((item, index) => new SelfServeSignalEvent(
+                SessionId: item.Event.SessionId,
+                EventType: item.Event.EventType,
+                Query: item.Event.Query,
+                AnswerStatus: item.Event.AnswerStatus,
+                CreatedAt: item.RecordedAt,
+                OrderKey: index.ToString("D8", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)))
+            .ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static void ApplySelfServeMetrics(SearchQualityMetricsEntry metrics, IReadOnlyList<SelfServeSignalEvent> signals)
+    {
+        var totalAnswerFrames = signals.Count(static evt =>
+            evt.EventType.Equals("answer_frame", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        var fallbackAnswers = signals.Count(IsFallbackAnswerEvent);
+        var clarifyAnswers = signals.Count(static evt =>
+            evt.EventType.Equals("answer_frame", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+            string.Equals(evt.AnswerStatus, "clarify", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        var insufficientAnswers = signals.Count(static evt =>
+            evt.EventType.Equals("answer_frame", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+            string.Equals(evt.AnswerStatus, "insufficient", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+        metrics.FallbackAnswerRate = totalAnswerFrames == 0
+            ? 0d
+            : Math.Round((double)fallbackAnswers / totalAnswerFrames * 100d, 1);
+        metrics.ClarifyRate = totalAnswerFrames == 0
+            ? 0d
+            : Math.Round((double)clarifyAnswers / totalAnswerFrames * 100d, 1);
+        metrics.InsufficientRate = totalAnswerFrames == 0
+            ? 0d
+            : Math.Round((double)insufficientAnswers / totalAnswerFrames * 100d, 1);
+        metrics.ReformulationCount = signals.Count(static evt =>
+            evt.EventType.Equals("reformulation", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        metrics.RescueActionCount = signals.Count(static evt =>
+            evt.EventType.Equals("rescue_action", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        metrics.AbandonedFallbackCount = GetAbandonedFallbackSessions(signals).Count;
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyList<AlertCandidate> BuildFallbackLoopCandidates(IReadOnlyList<SelfServeSignalEvent> events)
+    {
+        var rawCandidates = new List<AlertCandidate>();
+        foreach (var group in events
+            .Where(static evt => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(evt.SessionId))
+            .GroupBy(static evt => evt.SessionId!, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+        {
+            var ordered = OrderSessionEvents(group);
+            var fallbackFrames = ordered.Where(IsFallbackAnswerEvent).ToArray();
+            if (fallbackFrames.Length < FallbackLoopAlertThreshold)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var first = fallbackFrames[0];
+            var last = fallbackFrames[^1];
+            rawCandidates.Add(new AlertCandidate(last.Query, fallbackFrames.Length, first.CreatedAt, last.CreatedAt));
+        }
+
+        return rawCandidates
+            .GroupBy(static candidate => candidate.Query, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .Select(group => new AlertCandidate(
+                group.Key,
+                group.Sum(static candidate => candidate.OccurrenceCount),
+                group.Min(static candidate => candidate.FirstSeen),
+                group.Max(static candidate => candidate.LastSeen)))
+            .OrderByDescending(static candidate => candidate.OccurrenceCount)
+            .ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyList<AlertCandidate> BuildAbandonedFallbackCandidates(IReadOnlyList<SelfServeSignalEvent> events)
+    {
+        return GetAbandonedFallbackSessions(events)
+            .GroupBy(static candidate => candidate.Query, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .Select(group => new AlertCandidate(
+                group.Key,
+                group.Sum(static candidate => candidate.OccurrenceCount),
+                group.Min(static candidate => candidate.FirstSeen),
+                group.Max(static candidate => candidate.LastSeen)))
+            .Where(static candidate => candidate.OccurrenceCount >= AbandonedFallbackAlertThreshold)
+            .OrderByDescending(static candidate => candidate.OccurrenceCount)
+            .ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyList<AlertCandidate> GetAbandonedFallbackSessions(IReadOnlyList<SelfServeSignalEvent> events)
+    {
+        var candidates = new List<AlertCandidate>();
+        foreach (var group in events
+            .Where(static evt => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(evt.SessionId))
+            .GroupBy(static evt => evt.SessionId!, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+        {
+            var ordered = OrderSessionEvents(group);
+            var lastFallbackIndex = -1;
+            for (var index = ordered.Length - 1; index >= 0; index--)
+            {
+                if (IsFallbackAnswerEvent(ordered[index]))
+                {
+                    lastFallbackIndex = index;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (lastFallbackIndex < 0)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var lastFallback = ordered[lastFallbackIndex];
+            var recovered = false;
+            for (var index = lastFallbackIndex + 1; index < ordered.Length; index++)
+            {
+                if (IsRecoveryEvent(ordered[index]))
+                {
+                    recovered = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (recovered)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            candidates.Add(new AlertCandidate(lastFallback.Query, 1, lastFallback.CreatedAt, lastFallback.CreatedAt));
+        }
+
+        return candidates;
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsFallbackAnswerEvent(SelfServeSignalEvent evt)
+    {
+        return evt.EventType.Equals("answer_frame", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            && (string.Equals(evt.AnswerStatus, "clarify", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || string.Equals(evt.AnswerStatus, "insufficient", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsRecoveryEvent(SelfServeSignalEvent evt)
+    {
+        return evt.EventType.Equals("click", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || evt.EventType.Equals("reformulation", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || evt.EventType.Equals("rescue_action", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || (evt.EventType.Equals("answer_frame", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && string.Equals(evt.AnswerStatus, "grounded", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    }
+
+    private static SelfServeSignalEvent[] OrderSessionEvents(IEnumerable<SelfServeSignalEvent> events)
+    {
+        return events
+            .OrderBy(static evt => evt.CreatedAt)
+            .ThenBy(static evt => evt.OrderKey, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static string? NullIfEmpty(string value)
+    {
+        return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? null : value;
+    }
+
     private async Task<IReadOnlyList<AlertCandidate>> LoadZeroResultCandidatesAsync(
         string tenantId,
         TimeSpan window,
@@ -1170,12 +1434,26 @@ internal sealed class SearchQualityMetricsEntry
     public double ZeroResultRate { get; set; }
     public double AvgResultCount { get; set; }
     public double FeedbackScore { get; set; }
+    public double FallbackAnswerRate { get; set; }
+    public double ClarifyRate { get; set; }
+    public double InsufficientRate { get; set; }
+    public int ReformulationCount { get; set; }
+    public int RescueActionCount { get; set; }
+    public int AbandonedFallbackCount { get; set; }
     public string Period { get; set; } = "7d";
     public IReadOnlyList<SearchQualityLowQualityRow> LowQualityResults { get; set; } = [];
     public IReadOnlyList<SearchQualityTopQueryRow> TopQueries { get; set; } = [];
     public IReadOnlyList<SearchQualityTrendPoint> Trend { get; set; } = [];
 }
 
+internal sealed record SelfServeSignalEvent(
+    string? SessionId,
+    string EventType,
+    string Query,
+    string? AnswerStatus,
+    DateTimeOffset CreatedAt,
+    string OrderKey);
+
 internal sealed class SearchQualityLowQualityRow
 {
     public string EntityKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/UnifiedSearch/UnifiedSearchService.cs

@@ -107,18 +107,23 @@ internal sealed class UnifiedSearchService : IUnifiedSearchService
             return EmptyResponse(string.Empty, request.K, "empty");
         }
 
-        if (query.Length > _unifiedOptions.MaxQueryLength)
-        {
-            return EmptyResponse(query, request.K, "query_too_long", request.Ambient);
-        }
-
         var tenantId = request.Filters?.Tenant ?? "global";
         var userId = request.Filters?.UserId ?? "anonymous";
+
+        if (query.Length > _unifiedOptions.MaxQueryLength)
+        {
+            var earlyResponse = EmptyResponse(query, request.K, "query_too_long", request.Ambient);
+            await RecordAnswerFrameAnalyticsAsync(tenantId, userId, request, plan: null, earlyResponse, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return earlyResponse;
+        }
+
         var tenantFlags = ResolveTenantFeatureFlags(tenantId);
 
         if (!_options.Enabled || !IsSearchEnabledForTenant(tenantFlags) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_options.ConnectionString))
         {
-            return EmptyResponse(query, request.K, "disabled", request.Ambient);
+            var earlyResponse = EmptyResponse(query, request.K, "disabled", request.Ambient);
+            await RecordAnswerFrameAnalyticsAsync(tenantId, userId, request, plan: null, earlyResponse, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return earlyResponse;
         }
 
         if (request.Ambient?.ResetSession == true &&
@@ -321,6 +326,7 @@ internal sealed class UnifiedSearchService : IUnifiedSearchService
             refinements,
             contextAnswer);
 
+        await RecordAnswerFrameAnalyticsAsync(tenantId, userId, request, plan, response, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         EmitTelemetry(plan, response, tenantId);
         return response;
     }
@@ -1858,4 +1864,40 @@ internal sealed class UnifiedSearchService : IUnifiedSearchService
             HasSuggestions: response.Suggestions is { Count: > 0 },
             HasRefinements: response.Refinements is { Count: > 0 }));
     }
+
+    private async Task RecordAnswerFrameAnalyticsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string userId,
+        UnifiedSearchRequest request,
+        QueryPlan? plan,
+        UnifiedSearchResponse response,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(response.Query))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var contextAnswer = response.ContextAnswer;
+        if (contextAnswer is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var domain = ResolveContextDomain(plan, response.Cards, request.Ambient)
+            ?? response.Cards.FirstOrDefault()?.Domain
+            ?? request.Filters?.Domains?.FirstOrDefault();
+
+        await _analyticsService.RecordEventAsync(new SearchAnalyticsEvent(
+            TenantId: tenantId,
+            EventType: "answer_frame",
+            Query: response.Query,
+            UserId: userId,
+            SessionId: request.Ambient?.SessionId,
+            Domain: domain,
+            ResultCount: response.Cards.Count,
+            DurationMs: (int)Math.Min(int.MaxValue, Math.Max(0, response.Diagnostics.DurationMs)),
+            AnswerStatus: contextAnswer.Status,
+            AnswerCode: contextAnswer.Code), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
 }

src/AdvisoryAI/__Tests/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Tests/Integration/UnifiedSearchSprintIntegrationTests.cs

@@ -1511,6 +1511,12 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchSprintIntegrationTests : IDisposable
             "zero-result rate must be computed from raw zero_result analytics events");
         metrics.AvgResultCount.Should().BeApproximately(2.0, 0.2);
         metrics.FeedbackScore.Should().BeApproximately(50.0, 0.2);
+        metrics.FallbackAnswerRate.Should().Be(0);
+        metrics.ClarifyRate.Should().Be(0);
+        metrics.InsufficientRate.Should().Be(0);
+        metrics.ReformulationCount.Should().Be(0);
+        metrics.RescueActionCount.Should().Be(0);
+        metrics.AbandonedFallbackCount.Should().Be(0);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -1579,6 +1585,74 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchSprintIntegrationTests : IDisposable
             .Should().BeTrue("low-quality rows should include repeated negative feedback entities");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task G10_SelfServeMetrics_IncludeFallbackReformulationAndRescueSignals()
+    {
+        var tenant = $"selfserve-metrics-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+        using var writer = CreateAuthenticatedClient(tenant);
+        using var admin = CreateAdminClient(tenant);
+
+        var analyticsResponse = await writer.PostAsJsonAsync("/v1/advisory-ai/search/analytics", new SearchAnalyticsApiRequest
+        {
+            Events =
+            [
+                new SearchAnalyticsApiEvent
+                {
+                    EventType = "query",
+                    Query = "database connectivity",
+                    ResultCount = 0
+                },
+                new SearchAnalyticsApiEvent
+                {
+                    EventType = "answer_frame",
+                    Query = "database connectivity",
+                    SessionId = "session-selfserve-1",
+                    Domain = "knowledge",
+                    AnswerStatus = "clarify",
+                    AnswerCode = "query_needs_scope"
+                },
+                new SearchAnalyticsApiEvent
+                {
+                    EventType = "reformulation",
+                    Query = "postgresql connectivity",
+                    SessionId = "session-selfserve-1",
+                    Domain = "knowledge"
+                },
+                new SearchAnalyticsApiEvent
+                {
+                    EventType = "answer_frame",
+                    Query = "postgresql connectivity",
+                    SessionId = "session-selfserve-1",
+                    Domain = "knowledge",
+                    AnswerStatus = "insufficient",
+                    AnswerCode = "no_grounded_evidence"
+                },
+                new SearchAnalyticsApiEvent
+                {
+                    EventType = "rescue_action",
+                    Query = "postgresql connectivity",
+                    SessionId = "session-selfserve-1",
+                    Domain = "knowledge"
+                }
+            ]
+        });
+
+        analyticsResponse.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);
+
+        var metricsResponse = await admin.GetAsync("/v1/advisory-ai/search/quality/metrics?period=7d");
+        metricsResponse.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+        var metrics = await metricsResponse.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<SearchQualityMetricsDto>();
+        metrics.Should().NotBeNull();
+        metrics!.FallbackAnswerRate.Should().BeApproximately(100.0, 0.2);
+        metrics.ClarifyRate.Should().BeApproximately(50.0, 0.2);
+        metrics.InsufficientRate.Should().BeApproximately(50.0, 0.2);
+        metrics.ReformulationCount.Should().Be(1);
+        metrics.RescueActionCount.Should().Be(1);
+        metrics.AbandonedFallbackCount.Should().Be(0,
+            "a rescue action in the same session means the fallback flow was not abandoned");
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task G10_AnalyticsEndpoint_ValidBatch_ReturnsNoContent()
     {
@@ -1624,6 +1698,7 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchSprintIntegrationTests : IDisposable
             EventType: "query",
             Query: query,
             UserId: userId,
+            SessionId: "session-privacy-1",
             ResultCount: 1));
 
         var events = analyticsService.GetFallbackEventsSnapshot(tenant, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
@@ -1634,6 +1709,7 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchSprintIntegrationTests : IDisposable
         stored.Query.Should().NotContain("alice", "raw query text must not be stored in analytics events");
         stored.UserId.Should().Be(SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashUserId(tenant, userId));
         stored.UserId.Should().NotBe(userId, "user identifiers must be pseudonymized before persistence");
+        stored.SessionId.Should().Be(SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashSessionId(tenant, "session-privacy-1"));
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -1862,6 +1938,76 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchSprintIntegrationTests : IDisposable
             .Should().BeTrue("five repeated zero-result events should create a zero_result quality alert");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task G10_FallbackLoopSessions_CreateQualityAlert()
+    {
+        var tenant = $"fallback-loop-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+        using var scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        var analytics = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SearchAnalyticsService>();
+        var monitor = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SearchQualityMonitor>();
+
+        await analytics.RecordEventsAsync(
+        [
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "policy gate", SessionId: "sess-loop-1", AnswerStatus: "clarify", AnswerCode: "query_needs_scope"),
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "policy gate release", SessionId: "sess-loop-1", AnswerStatus: "clarify", AnswerCode: "query_needs_scope"),
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "policy gate release production", SessionId: "sess-loop-1", AnswerStatus: "insufficient", AnswerCode: "no_grounded_evidence")
+        ]);
+
+        await monitor.RefreshAlertsAsync(tenant);
+        var alerts = await monitor.GetAlertsAsync(tenant, status: "open", alertType: "fallback_loop");
+
+        var expectedQueryHash = SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashQuery("policy gate release production");
+        alerts.Any(alert => alert.Query.Equals(expectedQueryHash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            .Should().BeTrue("three fallback answer frames in the same session should create a fallback_loop alert");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task G10_AbandonedFallbackSessions_CreateQualityAlert()
+    {
+        var tenant = $"abandoned-fallback-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+        using var scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        var analytics = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SearchAnalyticsService>();
+        var monitor = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SearchQualityMonitor>();
+
+        await analytics.RecordEventsAsync(
+        [
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "unknown control token", SessionId: "sess-abandon-1", AnswerStatus: "insufficient", AnswerCode: "no_grounded_evidence"),
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "unknown control token", SessionId: "sess-abandon-2", AnswerStatus: "insufficient", AnswerCode: "no_grounded_evidence"),
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "unknown control token", SessionId: "sess-abandon-3", AnswerStatus: "clarify", AnswerCode: "query_needs_scope")
+        ]);
+
+        await monitor.RefreshAlertsAsync(tenant);
+        var alerts = await monitor.GetAlertsAsync(tenant, status: "open", alertType: "abandoned_fallback");
+
+        var expectedQueryHash = SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashQuery("unknown control token");
+        alerts.Any(alert => alert.Query.Equals(expectedQueryHash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            .Should().BeTrue("repeated sessions that end in fallback without recovery should create an abandoned_fallback alert");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task G10_RecoveredFallbackSessions_DoNotCountAsAbandoned()
+    {
+        var tenant = $"recovered-fallback-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+        using var scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        var analytics = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SearchAnalyticsService>();
+        var monitor = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SearchQualityMonitor>();
+
+        await analytics.RecordEventsAsync(
+        [
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "database connectivity", SessionId: "sess-recovered-1", AnswerStatus: "clarify", AnswerCode: "query_needs_scope"),
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "reformulation", "postgresql connectivity", SessionId: "sess-recovered-1"),
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "answer_frame", "postgresql connectivity", SessionId: "sess-recovered-1", AnswerStatus: "insufficient", AnswerCode: "no_grounded_evidence"),
+            new SearchAnalyticsEvent(tenant, "rescue_action", "postgresql connectivity", SessionId: "sess-recovered-1")
+        ]);
+
+        var metrics = await monitor.GetMetricsAsync(tenant, "7d");
+
+        metrics.ReformulationCount.Should().Be(1);
+        metrics.RescueActionCount.Should().Be(1);
+        metrics.AbandonedFallbackCount.Should().Be(0,
+            "a session with a reformulation and rescue action after fallback is a recovery path, not an abandonment");
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task G10_NegativeFeedbackBurst_CreatesHighNegativeFeedbackAlert()
     {

src/AdvisoryAI/__Tests/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Tests/TASKS.md

@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ Source of truth: `docs/implplan/SPRINT_20260130_002_Tools_csproj_remediation_sol
 | SPRINT_20260224_G1-004-BENCH | DONE | Semantic recall benchmark: 13 tests in `SemanticRecallBenchmarkTests.cs`, 48-query fixture (`semantic-recall-benchmark.json`), `SemanticRecallBenchmarkStore` (33 chunks), `SemanticSimulationEncoder` (40+ semantic groups). Semantic strictly outperforms hash on synonym queries. |
 
 | AI-SELF-005 | DONE | Integration coverage now asserts grounded, clarify, and insufficient contextual-answer states through the real endpoint contract. |
+| AI-SELF-004 | DONE | Targeted telemetry coverage now verifies fallback metrics, recovered-session suppression of abandoned counts, session hashing, and self-serve alert generation with xUnit v3-compatible runner commands. |
 | AI-SELF-006 | DONE | Verification includes a real local corpus rebuild and a live query assertion, not only test doubles. |

src/AdvisoryAI/__Tests/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Tests/UnifiedSearch/UnifiedSearchServiceTests.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.UnifiedSearch.Analytics;
 using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.UnifiedSearch.QueryUnderstanding;
 using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.UnifiedSearch.Synthesis;
 using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Vectorization;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -124,6 +125,101 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchServiceTests
         result.ContextAnswer.Questions!.Should().OnlyContain(question => question.Kind == "recover");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SearchAsync_records_answer_frame_analytics_for_clarify_state()
+    {
+        var analyticsOptions = Options.Create(new KnowledgeSearchOptions
+        {
+            Enabled = true,
+            ConnectionString = "Host=localhost;Database=test"
+        });
+        var analyticsService = new SearchAnalyticsService(analyticsOptions, NullLogger<SearchAnalyticsService>.Instance);
+        var qualityMonitor = new SearchQualityMonitor(analyticsOptions, NullLogger<SearchQualityMonitor>.Instance, analyticsService);
+        var service = CreateService(
+            storeMock: CreateEmptyStoreMock(),
+            analyticsService: analyticsService,
+            qualityMonitor: qualityMonitor);
+
+        var result = await service.SearchAsync(
+            new UnifiedSearchRequest(
+                "status",
+                Filters: new UnifiedSearchFilter { Tenant = "tenant-telemetry", UserId = "user-1" },
+                Ambient: new AmbientContext
+                {
+                    CurrentRoute = "/ops/operations/doctor",
+                    SessionId = "session-123"
+                }),
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.ContextAnswer.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.ContextAnswer!.Status.Should().Be("clarify");
+
+        var events = analyticsService.GetFallbackEventsSnapshot("tenant-telemetry", TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
+        events.Should().ContainSingle();
+        var answerFrame = events.Single().Event;
+        answerFrame.EventType.Should().Be("answer_frame");
+        answerFrame.AnswerStatus.Should().Be("clarify");
+        answerFrame.AnswerCode.Should().Be(result.ContextAnswer.Code);
+        answerFrame.SessionId.Should().Be(SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashSessionId("tenant-telemetry", "session-123"));
+        answerFrame.Query.Should().Be(SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashQuery("status"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SearchAsync_records_answer_frame_analytics_for_grounded_state()
+    {
+        var analyticsOptions = Options.Create(new KnowledgeSearchOptions
+        {
+            Enabled = true,
+            ConnectionString = "Host=localhost;Database=test"
+        });
+        var analyticsService = new SearchAnalyticsService(analyticsOptions, NullLogger<SearchAnalyticsService>.Instance);
+        var qualityMonitor = new SearchQualityMonitor(analyticsOptions, NullLogger<SearchQualityMonitor>.Instance, analyticsService);
+
+        var doctorRow = MakeRow(
+            "chunk-doctor-analytics",
+            "doctor_check",
+            "PostgreSQL connectivity",
+            JsonDocument.Parse("{\"domain\":\"knowledge\",\"checkCode\":\"check.core.db.connectivity\"}"));
+
+        var storeMock = new Mock<IKnowledgeSearchStore>();
+        storeMock.Setup(s => s.SearchFtsAsync(
+                It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<KnowledgeSearchFilter?>(), It.IsAny<int>(),
+                It.IsAny<TimeSpan>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>(), It.IsAny<string?>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new List<KnowledgeChunkRow> { doctorRow });
+        storeMock.Setup(s => s.LoadVectorCandidatesAsync(
+                It.IsAny<float[]>(), It.IsAny<KnowledgeSearchFilter?>(), It.IsAny<int>(),
+                It.IsAny<TimeSpan>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync([]);
+
+        var service = CreateService(
+            storeMock: storeMock,
+            analyticsService: analyticsService,
+            qualityMonitor: qualityMonitor);
+
+        var result = await service.SearchAsync(
+            new UnifiedSearchRequest(
+                "database connectivity",
+                Filters: new UnifiedSearchFilter { Tenant = "tenant-telemetry", UserId = "user-1" },
+                Ambient: new AmbientContext
+                {
+                    CurrentRoute = "/ops/operations/doctor",
+                    SessionId = "session-456"
+                }),
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.ContextAnswer.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.ContextAnswer!.Status.Should().Be("grounded");
+
+        var events = analyticsService.GetFallbackEventsSnapshot("tenant-telemetry", TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
+        events.Should().ContainSingle();
+        var answerFrame = events.Single().Event;
+        answerFrame.EventType.Should().Be("answer_frame");
+        answerFrame.AnswerStatus.Should().Be("grounded");
+        answerFrame.AnswerCode.Should().Be("retrieved_evidence");
+        answerFrame.ResultCount.Should().Be(1);
+        answerFrame.SessionId.Should().Be(SearchAnalyticsPrivacy.HashSessionId("tenant-telemetry", "session-456"));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task SearchAsync_returns_empty_when_tenant_feature_flag_disables_search()
     {
@@ -827,7 +923,9 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchServiceTests
     private static UnifiedSearchService CreateService(
         bool enabled = true,
         Mock<IKnowledgeSearchStore>? storeMock = null,
-        UnifiedSearchOptions? unifiedOptions = null)
+        UnifiedSearchOptions? unifiedOptions = null,
+        SearchAnalyticsService? analyticsService = null,
+        SearchQualityMonitor? qualityMonitor = null)
     {
         var options = Options.Create(new KnowledgeSearchOptions
         {
@@ -855,8 +953,8 @@ public sealed class UnifiedSearchServiceTests
         var weightCalculator = new DomainWeightCalculator(extractor, classifier, options);
         var planBuilder = new QueryPlanBuilder(extractor, classifier, weightCalculator);
         var synthesisEngine = new SynthesisTemplateEngine();
-        var analyticsService = new SearchAnalyticsService(options, NullLogger<SearchAnalyticsService>.Instance);
+        analyticsService ??= new SearchAnalyticsService(options, NullLogger<SearchAnalyticsService>.Instance);
-        var qualityMonitor = new SearchQualityMonitor(options, NullLogger<SearchQualityMonitor>.Instance);
+        qualityMonitor ??= new SearchQualityMonitor(options, NullLogger<SearchQualityMonitor>.Instance, analyticsService);
         var entityAliasService = new Mock<IEntityAliasService>();
         entityAliasService.Setup(s => s.ResolveAliasesAsync(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
             .ReturnsAsync(Array.Empty<(string EntityKey, string EntityType)>());