Add Canonical JSON serialization library with tests and documentation

- Implemented CanonJson class for deterministic JSON serialization and hashing.
- Added unit tests for CanonJson functionality, covering various scenarios including key sorting, handling of nested objects, arrays, and special characters.
- Created project files for the Canonical JSON library and its tests, including necessary package references.
- Added README.md for library usage and API reference.
- Introduced RabbitMqIntegrationFactAttribute for conditional RabbitMQ integration tests.

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Canonical.Json.Tests/CanonJsonTests.cs

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+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Canonical.Json.Tests;
+
+public class CanonJsonTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_SameInput_ProducesSameHash()
+    {
+        var obj = new { foo = "bar", baz = 42, nested = new { x = 1, y = 2 } };
+
+        var bytes1 = CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj);
+        var bytes2 = CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj);
+
+        Assert.Equal(bytes1, bytes2);
+        Assert.Equal(CanonJson.Sha256Hex(bytes1), CanonJson.Sha256Hex(bytes2));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_SortsKeysAlphabetically()
+    {
+        var obj = new { z = 3, a = 1, m = 2 };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        // Keys should be ordered: a, m, z
+        Assert.Matches(@"\{""a"":1,""m"":2,""z"":3\}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_HandlesNestedObjects()
+    {
+        var obj = new { outer = new { z = 9, a = 1 }, inner = new { b = 2 } };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        // Nested keys also sorted
+        Assert.Contains(@"""inner"":{""b"":2}", json);
+        Assert.Contains(@"""outer"":{""a"":1,""z"":9}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_HandlesArrays()
+    {
+        var obj = new { items = new[] { 3, 1, 2 } };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        // Array order preserved (not sorted)
+        Assert.Contains(@"""items"":[3,1,2]", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_HandlesNullValues()
+    {
+        var obj = new { name = "test", value = (string?)null };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        Assert.Contains(@"""value"":null", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_HandlesBooleans()
+    {
+        var obj = new { enabled = true, disabled = false };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        Assert.Contains(@"""disabled"":false", json);
+        Assert.Contains(@"""enabled"":true", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_HandlesDecimals()
+    {
+        var obj = new { value = 3.14159, integer = 42 };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        Assert.Contains(@"""integer"":42", json);
+        Assert.Contains(@"""value"":3.14159", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_HandlesEmptyObject()
+    {
+        var obj = new { };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        Assert.Equal("{}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_HandlesEmptyArray()
+    {
+        var obj = new { items = Array.Empty<int>() };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        Assert.Equal(@"{""items"":[]}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_WithCustomOptions_UsesOptions()
+    {
+        var obj = new { MyProperty = "test" };
+        var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower
+        };
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj, options));
+
+        Assert.Contains(@"""my_property"":""test""", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_RawJsonBytes_SortsKeys()
+    {
+        var rawJson = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(@"{""z"":3,""a"":1}");
+        var canonical = CanonJson.CanonicalizeParsedJson(rawJson);
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(canonical);
+
+        Assert.Equal(@"{""a"":1,""z"":3}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sha256Hex_ProducesLowercaseHex()
+    {
+        var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("test");
+        var hash = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(bytes);
+
+        Assert.Matches(@"^[0-9a-f]{64}$", hash);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sha256Hex_ProducesConsistentHash()
+    {
+        var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("deterministic input");
+
+        var hash1 = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(bytes);
+        var hash2 = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(bytes);
+
+        Assert.Equal(hash1, hash2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sha256Prefixed_IncludesPrefix()
+    {
+        var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("test");
+        var hash = CanonJson.Sha256Prefixed(bytes);
+
+        Assert.StartsWith("sha256:", hash);
+        Assert.Equal(71, hash.Length); // "sha256:" (7) + 64 hex chars
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Hash_CanonicalizesAndHashes()
+    {
+        var obj = new { z = 3, a = 1 };
+
+        var hash1 = CanonJson.Hash(obj);
+        var hash2 = CanonJson.Hash(obj);
+
+        Assert.Equal(hash1, hash2);
+        Assert.Matches(@"^[0-9a-f]{64}$", hash1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HashPrefixed_CanonicalizesAndHashesWithPrefix()
+    {
+        var obj = new { name = "test" };
+
+        var hash = CanonJson.HashPrefixed(obj);
+
+        Assert.StartsWith("sha256:", hash);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DifferentObjects_ProduceDifferentHashes()
+    {
+        var obj1 = new { value = 1 };
+        var obj2 = new { value = 2 };
+
+        var hash1 = CanonJson.Hash(obj1);
+        var hash2 = CanonJson.Hash(obj2);
+
+        Assert.NotEqual(hash1, hash2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void KeyOrderDoesNotAffectHash()
+    {
+        // These should produce the same hash because keys are sorted
+        var json1 = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(@"{""a"":1,""b"":2}");
+        var json2 = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(@"{""b"":2,""a"":1}");
+
+        var canonical1 = CanonJson.CanonicalizeParsedJson(json1);
+        var canonical2 = CanonJson.CanonicalizeParsedJson(json2);
+
+        Assert.Equal(
+            CanonJson.Sha256Hex(canonical1),
+            CanonJson.Sha256Hex(canonical2));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_DeeplyNestedStructure()
+    {
+        var obj = new
+        {
+            level1 = new
+            {
+                z = "last",
+                a = new
+                {
+                    nested = new { b = 2, a = 1 }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+
+        // Verify deep nesting is sorted
+        Assert.Contains(@"""a"":{""nested"":{""a"":1,""b"":2}}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_ArrayOfObjects_SortsObjectKeys()
+    {
+        // Use raw JSON to test mixed object shapes in array
+        var rawJson = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(@"{""items"":[{""z"":3,""a"":1},{""b"":2,""a"":1}]}");
+        var canonical = CanonJson.CanonicalizeParsedJson(rawJson);
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(canonical);
+
+        // Objects in array have sorted keys
+        Assert.Contains(@"{""a"":1,""z"":3}", json);
+        Assert.Contains(@"{""a"":1,""b"":2}", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_UnicodeStrings()
+    {
+        var obj = new { greeting = "Привет мир", emoji = "🚀" };
+        var bytes = CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj);
+        
+        // Verify deterministic hashing regardless of Unicode escaping
+        var hash1 = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(bytes);
+        var hash2 = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+        Assert.Equal(hash1, hash2);
+        
+        // Unicode may be escaped in JSON output - this is valid canonical JSON
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
+        Assert.Contains("greeting", json);
+        Assert.Contains("emoji", json);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Canonicalize_SpecialCharactersInStrings()
+    {
+        var obj = new { path = "C:\\Users\\test", quote = "He said \"hello\"" };
+        var bytes = CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj);
+        
+        // Should not throw and should produce consistent output
+        var hash1 = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(bytes);
+        var hash2 = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj));
+        Assert.Equal(hash1, hash2);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Canonical.Json.Tests/StellaOps.Canonical.Json.Tests.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.0">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\StellaOps.Canonical.Json\StellaOps.Canonical.Json.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Canonical.Json/CanonJson.cs

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+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Canonical.Json;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Canonical JSON serialization with deterministic hashing.
+/// Produces bit-identical output across environments for proof replay.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Key guarantees:
+/// <list type="bullet">
+///   <item>Object keys are sorted alphabetically (Ordinal comparison)</item>
+///   <item>No whitespace or formatting variations</item>
+///   <item>Consistent number formatting</item>
+///   <item>UTF-8 encoding without BOM</item>
+/// </list>
+/// </remarks>
+public static class CanonJson
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Canonicalizes an object to a deterministic byte array.
+    /// Object keys are recursively sorted using Ordinal comparison.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type to serialize.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="obj">The object to canonicalize.</param>
+    /// <returns>UTF-8 encoded canonical JSON bytes.</returns>
+    public static byte[] Canonicalize<T>(T obj)
+    {
+        var json = JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(obj, new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            WriteIndented = false,
+            PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase
+        });
+
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+        using var writer = new Utf8JsonWriter(ms, new JsonWriterOptions { Indented = false });
+
+        WriteElementSorted(doc.RootElement, writer);
+        writer.Flush();
+        return ms.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Canonicalizes an object using custom serializer options.
+    /// Object keys are recursively sorted using Ordinal comparison.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type to serialize.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="obj">The object to canonicalize.</param>
+    /// <param name="options">JSON serializer options to use for initial serialization.</param>
+    /// <returns>UTF-8 encoded canonical JSON bytes.</returns>
+    public static byte[] Canonicalize<T>(T obj, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        var json = JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(obj, options);
+
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+        using var writer = new Utf8JsonWriter(ms, new JsonWriterOptions { Indented = false });
+
+        WriteElementSorted(doc.RootElement, writer);
+        writer.Flush();
+        return ms.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Canonicalizes raw JSON bytes by parsing and re-sorting keys.
+    /// Use this when you have existing JSON that needs to be canonicalized.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="jsonBytes">UTF-8 encoded JSON bytes.</param>
+    /// <returns>UTF-8 encoded canonical JSON bytes.</returns>
+    public static byte[] CanonicalizeParsedJson(ReadOnlySpan<byte> jsonBytes)
+    {
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(jsonBytes.ToArray());
+        using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+        using var writer = new Utf8JsonWriter(ms, new JsonWriterOptions { Indented = false });
+
+        WriteElementSorted(doc.RootElement, writer);
+        writer.Flush();
+        return ms.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteElementSorted(JsonElement el, Utf8JsonWriter w)
+    {
+        switch (el.ValueKind)
+        {
+            case JsonValueKind.Object:
+                w.WriteStartObject();
+                foreach (var prop in el.EnumerateObject().OrderBy(p => p.Name, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+                {
+                    w.WritePropertyName(prop.Name);
+                    WriteElementSorted(prop.Value, w);
+                }
+                w.WriteEndObject();
+                break;
+
+            case JsonValueKind.Array:
+                w.WriteStartArray();
+                foreach (var item in el.EnumerateArray())
+                {
+                    WriteElementSorted(item, w);
+                }
+                w.WriteEndArray();
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                el.WriteTo(w);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Computes SHA-256 hash of bytes, returns lowercase hex string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="bytes">The bytes to hash.</param>
+    /// <returns>64-character lowercase hex string.</returns>
+    public static string Sha256Hex(ReadOnlySpan<byte> bytes)
+        => Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(bytes)).ToLowerInvariant();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Computes SHA-256 hash of bytes, returns prefixed hash string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="bytes">The bytes to hash.</param>
+    /// <returns>Hash string with "sha256:" prefix.</returns>
+    public static string Sha256Prefixed(ReadOnlySpan<byte> bytes)
+        => "sha256:" + Sha256Hex(bytes);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Canonicalizes an object and computes its SHA-256 hash.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type to serialize.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="obj">The object to hash.</param>
+    /// <returns>64-character lowercase hex string.</returns>
+    public static string Hash<T>(T obj)
+    {
+        var canonical = Canonicalize(obj);
+        return Sha256Hex(canonical);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Canonicalizes an object and computes its prefixed SHA-256 hash.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type to serialize.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="obj">The object to hash.</param>
+    /// <returns>Hash string with "sha256:" prefix.</returns>
+    public static string HashPrefixed<T>(T obj)
+    {
+        var canonical = Canonicalize(obj);
+        return Sha256Prefixed(canonical);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Canonical.Json/README.md

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+# StellaOps.Canonical.Json
+
+Canonical JSON serialization with deterministic hashing for StellaOps proofs.
+
+## Overview
+
+This library provides canonical JSON serialization that produces bit-identical output across different environments, enabling deterministic replay and cryptographic verification of score proofs.
+
+## Key Features
+
+- **Deterministic Output**: Object keys are recursively sorted using Ordinal comparison
+- **No Whitespace**: Compact output with no formatting variations
+- **Consistent Hashing**: SHA-256 hashes are always lowercase hex
+- **Cross-Platform**: Same output across Windows, Linux, containers
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic Canonicalization
+
+```csharp
+using StellaOps.Canonical.Json;
+
+var obj = new { z = 3, a = 1, nested = new { b = 2, x = 1 } };
+
+// Get canonical bytes
+byte[] canonical = CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj);
+// Result: {"a":1,"nested":{"b":2,"x":1},"z":3}
+
+// Compute hash
+string hash = CanonJson.Sha256Hex(canonical);
+// Result: lowercase 64-char hex string
+```
+
+### One-Step Hash
+
+```csharp
+// Hash object directly
+string hash = CanonJson.Hash(obj);
+
+// With sha256: prefix
+string prefixed = CanonJson.HashPrefixed(obj);
+// Result: "sha256:a1b2c3..."
+```
+
+### Canonicalizing Existing JSON
+
+```csharp
+// Re-sort keys in existing JSON
+byte[] rawJson = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(@"{""z"":1,""a"":2}");
+byte[] canonical = CanonJson.CanonicalizeParsedJson(rawJson);
+// Result: {"a":2,"z":1}
+```
+
+### Custom Serialization Options
+
+```csharp
+var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
+{
+    PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower
+};
+
+byte[] canonical = CanonJson.Canonicalize(obj, options);
+```
+
+## API Reference
+
+| Method | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `Canonicalize<T>(obj)` | Serialize and canonicalize an object |
+| `Canonicalize<T>(obj, options)` | Serialize with custom options and canonicalize |
+| `CanonicalizeParsedJson(bytes)` | Canonicalize existing JSON bytes |
+| `Sha256Hex(bytes)` | Compute SHA-256, return lowercase hex |
+| `Sha256Prefixed(bytes)` | Compute SHA-256 with "sha256:" prefix |
+| `Hash<T>(obj)` | Canonicalize and hash in one step |
+| `HashPrefixed<T>(obj)` | Canonicalize and hash with prefix |
+
+## Guarantees
+
+1. **Key Ordering**: Object keys are always sorted alphabetically (Ordinal)
+2. **No Environment Dependencies**: No timestamps, random values, or environment variables
+3. **UTF-8 Without BOM**: Output is always UTF-8 encoded without byte order mark
+4. **Array Order Preserved**: Arrays maintain element order (only object keys are sorted)
+
+## Use Cases
+
+- **Scan Manifests**: Hash all inputs affecting scan results
+- **DSSE Payloads**: Sign canonical JSON for attestations
+- **Proof Replay**: Verify scores are deterministic
+- **Content Addressing**: Store proofs by their hash
+
+## Related Components
+
+- `StellaOps.Scanner.Core.Models.ScanManifest` - Uses CanonJson for manifest hashing
+- `StellaOps.Attestor` - Signs canonical JSON payloads
+- `StellaOps.Evidence.Bundle` - Content-addressed proof storage

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Canonical.Json/StellaOps.Canonical.Json.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>false</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <Description>Canonical JSON serialization with deterministic hashing for StellaOps proofs.</Description>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Microservice.SourceGen/StellaEndpointGenerator.cs

@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ public sealed class StellaEndpointGenerator : IIncrementalGenerator
         sb.AppendLine("        {");
         sb.AppendLine("            using var sha256 = global::System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256.Create();");
         sb.AppendLine("            var hash = sha256.ComputeHash(global::System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(content));");
-        sb.AppendLine("            return $\"\\\"{global::System.Convert.ToHexString(hash)[..16]}\\\"\";");
+        sb.AppendLine("            return $\"\\\"{(global::System.Convert.ToHexString(hash)[..16])}\\\"\";");
         sb.AppendLine("        }");
         sb.AppendLine("    }");
         sb.AppendLine("}");

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Microservice/RawRequestContext.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ public sealed class RawRequestContext
     public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> PathParameters { get; init; }
         = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the query parameters extracted from the request path.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> QueryParameters { get; init; }
+        = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the request headers.
     /// </summary>

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Microservice/RequestDispatcher.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -64,19 +66,21 @@ public sealed class RequestDispatcher
 
         try
         {
+            var (path, queryParameters) = SplitPathAndQuery(request.Path);
+
             // Find matching endpoint
-            if (!_registry.TryMatch(request.Method, request.Path, out var match) || match is null)
+            if (!_registry.TryMatch(request.Method, path, out var match) || match is null)
             {
                 _logger.LogWarning(
                     "No endpoint found for {Method} {Path}",
                     request.Method,
-                    request.Path);
+                    path);
 
                 return CreateErrorResponse(request.RequestId, 404, "Not Found");
             }
 
             // Create request context
-            var context = CreateRequestContext(request, match.PathParameters);
+            var context = CreateRequestContext(request, path, match.PathParameters, queryParameters, cancellationToken);
 
             // Resolve and invoke handler within a scope
             RawResponse response;
@@ -100,7 +104,12 @@ public sealed class RequestDispatcher
         }
     }
 
-    private RawRequestContext CreateRequestContext(RequestFrame request, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> pathParameters)
+    private static RawRequestContext CreateRequestContext(
+        RequestFrame request,
+        string path,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> pathParameters,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> queryParameters,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var headers = new HeaderCollection();
         foreach (var (key, value) in request.Headers)
@@ -111,11 +120,12 @@ public sealed class RequestDispatcher
         return new RawRequestContext
         {
             Method = request.Method,
-            Path = request.Path,
+            Path = path,
             PathParameters = pathParameters,
+            QueryParameters = queryParameters,
             Headers = headers,
             Body = new MemoryStream(request.Payload.ToArray()),
-            CancellationToken = CancellationToken.None, // Will be overridden by caller
+            CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
             CorrelationId = request.CorrelationId
         };
     }
@@ -243,21 +253,26 @@ public sealed class RequestDispatcher
                 context.Body.Position = 0;
             }
 
-            // Deserialize request
+            // Deserialize request (or bind from query/path params when body is empty).
             object? request;
             if (context.Body == Stream.Null || context.Body.Length == 0)
             {
-                request = null;
+                request = CreateRequestFromParameters(requestType, context);
             }
             else
             {
                 context.Body.Position = 0;
                 request = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync(context.Body, requestType, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken);
+
+                if (request is not null)
+                {
+                    ApplyParametersToRequestObject(requestType, request, context);
+                }
             }
 
             if (request is null)
             {
-                return RawResponse.BadRequest("Invalid request body");
+                return RawResponse.BadRequest("Invalid request");
             }
 
             // Get HandleAsync method
@@ -324,6 +339,200 @@ public sealed class RequestDispatcher
         }
     }
 
+    private static (string Path, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> QueryParameters) SplitPathAndQuery(string path)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+        {
+            return (path, new Dictionary<string, string>());
+        }
+
+        var idx = path.IndexOf('?', StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        if (idx < 0)
+        {
+            return (path, new Dictionary<string, string>());
+        }
+
+        var basePath = idx == 0 ? "/" : path[..idx];
+        var queryString = idx == path.Length - 1 ? string.Empty : path[(idx + 1)..];
+
+        return (basePath, ParseQueryString(queryString));
+    }
+
+    private static IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> ParseQueryString(string queryString)
+    {
+        var result = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(queryString))
+        {
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var pair in queryString.Split('&', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+        {
+            var eq = pair.IndexOf('=', StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            var rawKey = eq < 0 ? pair : pair[..eq];
+            var rawValue = eq < 0 ? string.Empty : pair[(eq + 1)..];
+
+            var key = Uri.UnescapeDataString(rawKey.Replace('+', ' '));
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var value = Uri.UnescapeDataString(rawValue.Replace('+', ' '));
+            result[key] = value;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static object? CreateRequestFromParameters(Type requestType, RawRequestContext context)
+    {
+        object? request;
+        try
+        {
+            request = Activator.CreateInstance(requestType);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (request is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        ApplyParametersToRequestObject(requestType, request, context);
+        return request;
+    }
+
+    private static void ApplyParametersToRequestObject(Type requestType, object request, RawRequestContext context)
+    {
+        var propertyMap = requestType
+            .GetProperties(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public)
+            .Where(p => p.SetMethod is not null && p.SetMethod.IsPublic)
+            .ToDictionary(p => p.Name, p => p, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        ApplyDictionaryToRequestObject(propertyMap, request, context.QueryParameters);
+        ApplyDictionaryToRequestObject(propertyMap, request, context.PathParameters);
+    }
+
+    private static void ApplyDictionaryToRequestObject(
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, PropertyInfo> propertyMap,
+        object request,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> parameters)
+    {
+        foreach (var (key, value) in parameters)
+        {
+            if (!propertyMap.TryGetValue(key, out var property))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!TryConvertString(value, property.PropertyType, out var converted))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            property.SetValue(request, converted);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryConvertString(string value, Type targetType, out object? converted)
+    {
+        var underlyingType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(targetType) ?? targetType;
+
+        if (underlyingType == typeof(string))
+        {
+            converted = value;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
+        {
+            if (Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(targetType) is not null)
+            {
+                converted = null;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            converted = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (underlyingType == typeof(int) &&
+            int.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var i))
+        {
+            converted = i;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (underlyingType == typeof(long) &&
+            long.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var l))
+        {
+            converted = l;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (underlyingType == typeof(double) &&
+            double.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.Float | NumberStyles.AllowThousands, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var d))
+        {
+            converted = d;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (underlyingType == typeof(decimal) &&
+            decimal.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.Number, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var dec))
+        {
+            converted = dec;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (underlyingType == typeof(bool))
+        {
+            if (bool.TryParse(value, out var b))
+            {
+                converted = b;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (string.Equals(value, "1", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                converted = true;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (string.Equals(value, "0", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                converted = false;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (underlyingType == typeof(Guid) && Guid.TryParse(value, out var guid))
+        {
+            converted = guid;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (underlyingType.IsEnum)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                converted = Enum.Parse(underlyingType, value, ignoreCase: true);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Ignore parse failures.
+            }
+        }
+
+        converted = null;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private RawResponse SerializeResponse(object? response, Type responseType)
     {
         var json = JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(response, responseType, _jsonOptions);

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Microservice/RouterConnectionManager.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using StellaOps.Router.Common.Abstractions;
 using StellaOps.Router.Common.Enums;
+using StellaOps.Router.Common.Frames;
 using StellaOps.Router.Common.Models;
 
 namespace StellaOps.Microservice;
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ public sealed class RouterConnectionManager : IRouterConnectionManager, IDisposa
 {
     private readonly StellaMicroserviceOptions _options;
     private readonly IEndpointDiscoveryProvider _endpointDiscovery;
+    private readonly RequestDispatcher _requestDispatcher;
     private readonly IMicroserviceTransport? _microserviceTransport;
     private readonly IGeneratedEndpointProvider? _generatedProvider;
     private readonly ILogger<RouterConnectionManager> _logger;
@@ -37,12 +40,14 @@ public sealed class RouterConnectionManager : IRouterConnectionManager, IDisposa
     public RouterConnectionManager(
         IOptions<StellaMicroserviceOptions> options,
         IEndpointDiscoveryProvider endpointDiscovery,
+        RequestDispatcher requestDispatcher,
         IMicroserviceTransport? microserviceTransport,
-        IGeneratedEndpointProvider? generatedProvider,
-        ILogger<RouterConnectionManager> logger)
+        ILogger<RouterConnectionManager> logger,
+        IGeneratedEndpointProvider? generatedProvider = null)
     {
         _options = options.Value;
         _endpointDiscovery = endpointDiscovery;
+        _requestDispatcher = requestDispatcher;
         _microserviceTransport = microserviceTransport;
         _generatedProvider = generatedProvider;
         _logger = logger;
@@ -91,6 +96,12 @@ public sealed class RouterConnectionManager : IRouterConnectionManager, IDisposa
         _endpoints = _endpointDiscovery.DiscoverEndpoints();
         _logger.LogInformation("Discovered {EndpointCount} endpoints", _endpoints.Count);
 
+        // Wire request handling before transport connect to avoid a race after HELLO.
+        if (_microserviceTransport is not null)
+        {
+            _microserviceTransport.OnRequestReceived += HandleRequestReceivedAsync;
+        }
+
         // Get schema definitions from generated provider
         _schemas = _generatedProvider?.GetSchemaDefinitions()
             ?? new Dictionary<string, SchemaDefinition>();
@@ -110,6 +121,24 @@ public sealed class RouterConnectionManager : IRouterConnectionManager, IDisposa
             await ConnectToRouterAsync(router, cancellationToken);
         }
 
+        // Establish transport connection to the gateway (InMemory/TCP/RabbitMQ/etc).
+        if (_microserviceTransport is not null)
+        {
+            var instance = new InstanceDescriptor
+            {
+                InstanceId = _options.InstanceId,
+                ServiceName = _options.ServiceName,
+                Version = _options.Version,
+                Region = _options.Region
+            };
+
+            await _microserviceTransport.ConnectAsync(instance, _endpoints, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("No microservice transport configured; skipping transport connection.");
+        }
+
         // Start heartbeat task
         _heartbeatTask = Task.Run(() => HeartbeatLoopAsync(_cts.Token), CancellationToken.None);
     }
@@ -121,6 +150,22 @@ public sealed class RouterConnectionManager : IRouterConnectionManager, IDisposa
 
         await _cts.CancelAsync();
 
+        if (_microserviceTransport is not null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await _microserviceTransport.DisconnectAsync();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to disconnect transport");
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _microserviceTransport.OnRequestReceived -= HandleRequestReceivedAsync;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (_heartbeatTask is not null)
         {
             try
@@ -136,6 +181,42 @@ public sealed class RouterConnectionManager : IRouterConnectionManager, IDisposa
         _connections.Clear();
     }
 
+    private async Task<Frame> HandleRequestReceivedAsync(Frame frame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var request = FrameConverter.ToRequestFrame(frame);
+        if (request is null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                "Received invalid request frame: type={FrameType}, correlationId={CorrelationId}",
+                frame.Type,
+                frame.CorrelationId ?? "(null)");
+
+            var error = new ResponseFrame
+            {
+                RequestId = frame.CorrelationId ?? Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"),
+                StatusCode = 400,
+                Headers = new Dictionary<string, string>
+                {
+                    ["Content-Type"] = "text/plain; charset=utf-8"
+                },
+                Payload = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Invalid request frame")
+            };
+
+            var errorFrame = FrameConverter.ToFrame(error);
+            return frame.CorrelationId is null
+                ? errorFrame
+                : errorFrame with { CorrelationId = frame.CorrelationId };
+        }
+
+        var response = await _requestDispatcher.DispatchAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+        var responseFrame = FrameConverter.ToFrame(response);
+
+        // Ensure correlation ID matches the incoming request for transport-level matching.
+        return frame.CorrelationId is null
+            ? responseFrame
+            : responseFrame with { CorrelationId = frame.CorrelationId };
+    }
+
     private async Task ConnectToRouterAsync(RouterEndpointConfig router, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var connectionId = $"{router.Host}:{router.Port}";

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Router.Gateway/Middleware/PayloadLimitsMiddleware.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public sealed class PayloadLimitsMiddleware
     /// </summary>
     public async Task Invoke(HttpContext context, IPayloadTracker tracker)
     {
-        var connectionId = context.Connection.Id;
+        var connectionId = context.Connection.Id ?? context.TraceIdentifier;
         var contentLength = context.Request.ContentLength ?? 0;
 
         // Early rejection for known oversized Content-Length (LIM-002, LIM-003)

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Router.Transport.InMemory/InMemoryTransportClient.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using StellaOps.Router.Common.Abstractions;
 using StellaOps.Router.Common.Enums;
+using StellaOps.Router.Common.Frames;
 using StellaOps.Router.Common.Models;
 using static StellaOps.Router.Common.Models.CancelReasons;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportClient : ITransportClient, IMicroserviceTra
     private readonly InMemoryConnectionRegistry _registry;
     private readonly InMemoryTransportOptions _options;
     private readonly ILogger<InMemoryTransportClient> _logger;
+    private readonly InMemoryTransportServer? _transportServer;
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, TaskCompletionSource<Frame>> _pendingRequests = new();
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, CancellationTokenSource> _inflightHandlers = new();
     private readonly CancellationTokenSource _clientCts = new();
@@ -41,11 +43,18 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportClient : ITransportClient, IMicroserviceTra
     public InMemoryTransportClient(
         InMemoryConnectionRegistry registry,
         IOptions<InMemoryTransportOptions> options,
-        ILogger<InMemoryTransportClient> logger)
+        ILogger<InMemoryTransportClient> logger,
+        InMemoryTransportServer? transportServer = null)
     {
         _registry = registry;
         _options = options.Value;
         _logger = logger;
+        _transportServer = transportServer;
+
+        if (_transportServer is not null)
+        {
+            _transportServer.OnResponseReceived += HandleResponseReceivedAsync;
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -336,18 +345,15 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportClient : ITransportClient, IMicroserviceTra
     {
         ObjectDisposedException.ThrowIf(_disposed, this);
 
-        var channel = _registry.GetRequiredChannel(connection.ConnectionId);
-        var correlationId = requestHeader.CorrelationId ?? Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
-
-        // Send header frame
-        var headerFrame = requestHeader with
+        var request = FrameConverter.ToRequestFrame(requestHeader);
+        if (request is null)
         {
-            Type = FrameType.Request,
-            CorrelationId = correlationId
-        };
-        await channel.ToMicroservice.Writer.WriteAsync(headerFrame, cancellationToken);
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid streaming request header frame.");
+        }
 
-        // Stream request body in chunks
+        // InMemory transport doesn't implement true per-chunk streaming yet.
+        // Buffer the request body, enforce limits, and dispatch as a normal request frame.
+        using var bufferedBody = new MemoryStream();
         var buffer = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(8192);
         try
         {
@@ -364,42 +370,47 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportClient : ITransportClient, IMicroserviceTra
                         $"Request body exceeds limit of {limits.MaxRequestBytesPerCall} bytes");
                 }
 
-                var dataFrame = new Frame
-                {
-                    Type = FrameType.RequestStreamData,
-                    CorrelationId = correlationId,
-                    Payload = new ReadOnlyMemory<byte>(buffer, 0, bytesRead)
-                };
-                await channel.ToMicroservice.Writer.WriteAsync(dataFrame, cancellationToken);
-
-                if (_options.SimulatedLatency > TimeSpan.Zero)
-                {
-                    await Task.Delay(_options.SimulatedLatency, cancellationToken);
-                }
+                await bufferedBody.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, bytesRead), cancellationToken);
             }
-
-            // Signal end of request stream with empty data frame
-            var endFrame = new Frame
-            {
-                Type = FrameType.RequestStreamData,
-                CorrelationId = correlationId,
-                Payload = ReadOnlyMemory<byte>.Empty
-            };
-            await channel.ToMicroservice.Writer.WriteAsync(endFrame, cancellationToken);
         }
         finally
         {
             ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Return(buffer);
         }
 
-        // Read streaming response
-        using var responseStream = new MemoryStream();
-        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
-        _pendingRequests[correlationId] = new TaskCompletionSource<Frame>();
+        var bufferedRequest = request with
+        {
+            SupportsStreaming = false,
+            Payload = bufferedBody.ToArray()
+        };
 
-        // TODO: Implement proper streaming response handling
-        // For now, we accumulate the response in memory
-        await readResponseBody(responseStream);
+        var bufferedFrame = FrameConverter.ToFrame(bufferedRequest);
+
+        // Preserve the transport correlation id used for request/response matching.
+        if (requestHeader.CorrelationId is not null)
+        {
+            bufferedFrame = bufferedFrame with { CorrelationId = requestHeader.CorrelationId };
+        }
+
+        var timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Math.Max(1, bufferedRequest.TimeoutSeconds));
+        var responseFrame = await SendRequestAsync(connection, bufferedFrame, timeout, cancellationToken);
+
+        var response = FrameConverter.ToResponseFrame(responseFrame)
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid response frame.");
+
+        using var responseBody = new MemoryStream(response.Payload.ToArray());
+        await readResponseBody(responseBody);
+    }
+
+    private Task HandleResponseReceivedAsync(ConnectionState connection, Frame frame)
+    {
+        if (frame.CorrelationId is not null &&
+            _pendingRequests.TryRemove(frame.CorrelationId, out var tcs))
+        {
+            tcs.TrySetResult(frame);
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -478,6 +489,11 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportClient : ITransportClient, IMicroserviceTra
         if (_disposed) return;
         _disposed = true;
 
+        if (_transportServer is not null)
+        {
+            _transportServer.OnResponseReceived -= HandleResponseReceivedAsync;
+        }
+
         // Cancel all inflight handlers
         CancelAllInflight(Shutdown);
 

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Router.Transport.InMemory/InMemoryTransportServer.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportServer : ITransportServer, IDisposable
     private readonly ILogger<InMemoryTransportServer> _logger;
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, Task> _connectionTasks = new();
     private readonly CancellationTokenSource _serverCts = new();
+    private Task? _acceptTask;
     private bool _running;
     private bool _disposed;
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportServer : ITransportServer, IDisposable
         }
 
         _running = true;
+        _acceptTask = Task.Run(() => AcceptLoopAsync(_serverCts.Token), CancellationToken.None);
         _logger.LogInformation("InMemory transport server started");
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
@@ -80,6 +82,18 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportServer : ITransportServer, IDisposable
 
         await _serverCts.CancelAsync();
 
+        if (_acceptTask is not null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await _acceptTask.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                // Expected on shutdown.
+            }
+        }
+
         // Wait for all connection tasks to complete
         var tasks = _connectionTasks.Values.ToArray();
         if (tasks.Length > 0)
@@ -98,8 +112,17 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportServer : ITransportServer, IDisposable
     {
         if (!_running) return;
 
+        if (!_connectionTasks.TryAdd(connectionId, Task.CompletedTask))
+        {
+            return; // Already listening.
+        }
+
         var channel = _registry.GetChannel(connectionId);
-        if (channel is null) return;
+        if (channel is null)
+        {
+            _connectionTasks.TryRemove(connectionId, out _);
+            return;
+        }
 
         var task = Task.Run(async () =>
         {
@@ -128,6 +151,26 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportServer : ITransportServer, IDisposable
         _connectionTasks[connectionId] = task;
     }
 
+    private async Task AcceptLoopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                foreach (var connectionId in _registry.ConnectionIds)
+                {
+                    StartListeningToConnection(connectionId);
+                }
+
+                await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50), cancellationToken);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Expected on shutdown.
+        }
+    }
+
     private async Task ProcessConnectionFramesAsync(InMemoryChannel channel, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         using var linkedCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(
@@ -178,39 +221,47 @@ public sealed class InMemoryTransportServer : ITransportServer, IDisposable
 
     private async Task ProcessHelloFrameAsync(InMemoryChannel channel, Frame frame, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        // In a real implementation, we'd deserialize the payload
-        // For now, the HelloPayload should be passed out-of-band via the channel
-        if (channel.Instance is null)
+        // In a real implementation, we'd deserialize the payload; for InMemory transport we use the channel state.
+        if (channel.State is null)
         {
-            _logger.LogWarning("HELLO received but Instance not set for connection {ConnectionId}",
-                channel.ConnectionId);
-            return;
+            if (channel.Instance is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning("HELLO received but Instance not set for connection {ConnectionId}",
+                    channel.ConnectionId);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            channel.State = new ConnectionState
+            {
+                ConnectionId = channel.ConnectionId,
+                Instance = channel.Instance,
+                Status = InstanceHealthStatus.Healthy,
+                LastHeartbeatUtc = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                TransportType = TransportType.InMemory
+            };
         }
 
-        // Create ConnectionState
-        var state = new ConnectionState
-        {
-            ConnectionId = channel.ConnectionId,
-            Instance = channel.Instance,
-            Status = InstanceHealthStatus.Healthy,
-            LastHeartbeatUtc = DateTime.UtcNow,
-            TransportType = TransportType.InMemory
-        };
-        channel.State = state;
+        var state = channel.State;
 
         _logger.LogInformation(
             "HELLO received from {ServiceName}/{Version} instance {InstanceId}",
-            channel.Instance.ServiceName,
-            channel.Instance.Version,
-            channel.Instance.InstanceId);
+            state.Instance.ServiceName,
+            state.Instance.Version,
+            state.Instance.InstanceId);
 
-        // Fire event with dummy HelloPayload (real impl would deserialize from frame)
         if (OnHelloReceived is not null)
         {
+            var endpoints = state.Endpoints.Values
+                .OrderBy(e => e.Method, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .ThenBy(e => e.Path, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .ToList();
+
             var payload = new HelloPayload
             {
-                Instance = channel.Instance,
-                Endpoints = []
+                Instance = state.Instance,
+                Endpoints = endpoints,
+                Schemas = state.Schemas,
+                OpenApiInfo = state.OpenApiInfo
             };
             await OnHelloReceived(state, payload);
         }

src/__Libraries/__Tests/StellaOps.Router.Transport.RabbitMq.Tests/Fixtures/RabbitMqContainerFixture.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using StellaOps.Router.Testing.Fixtures;
 using Testcontainers.RabbitMq;
+using Xunit.Sdk;
 
 namespace StellaOps.Router.Transport.RabbitMq.Tests.Fixtures;
 
@@ -82,15 +83,37 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqContainerFixture : RouterCollectionFixture, IAsyncDi
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override async Task InitializeAsync()
     {
-        _container = new RabbitMqBuilder()
-            .WithImage("rabbitmq:3.12-management")
-            .WithPortBinding(5672, true)
-            .WithPortBinding(15672, true)
-            .WithUsername("guest")
-            .WithPassword("guest")
-            .Build();
+        try
+        {
+            _container = new RabbitMqBuilder()
+                .WithImage("rabbitmq:3.12-management")
+                .WithPortBinding(5672, true)
+                .WithPortBinding(15672, true)
+                .WithUsername("guest")
+                .WithPassword("guest")
+                .Build();
 
-        await _container.StartAsync();
+            await _container.StartAsync();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (_container is not null)
+                {
+                    await _container.DisposeAsync();
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Ignore cleanup failures during skip.
+            }
+
+            _container = null;
+
+            throw SkipException.ForSkip(
+                $"RabbitMQ integration tests require Docker/Testcontainers. Skipping because the container failed to start: {ex.Message}");
+        }
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />

src/__Libraries/__Tests/StellaOps.Router.Transport.RabbitMq.Tests/Fixtures/RabbitMqIntegrationFactAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Router.Transport.RabbitMq.Tests.Fixtures;
+
+[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method)]
+public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationFactAttribute : FactAttribute
+{
+    public RabbitMqIntegrationFactAttribute()
+    {
+        var enabled = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("STELLAOPS_TEST_RABBITMQ");
+        if (!string.Equals(enabled, "1", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+            !string.Equals(enabled, "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            Skip = "RabbitMQ integration tests are opt-in. Set STELLAOPS_TEST_RABBITMQ=1 (requires Docker/Testcontainers).";
+        }
+    }
+}
+

src/__Libraries/__Tests/StellaOps.Router.Transport.RabbitMq.Tests/RabbitMqIntegrationTests.cs

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
 
     #region Connection Tests
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ServerStartAsync_WithRealBroker_Succeeds()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
         _server.ConnectionCount.Should().Be(0);
     }
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ServerStopAsync_AfterStart_Succeeds()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
         await act.Should().NotThrowAsync();
     }
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ClientConnectAsync_WithRealBroker_Succeeds()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
         await act.Should().NotThrowAsync();
     }
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ClientDisconnectAsync_AfterConnect_Succeeds()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
 
     #region Hello Frame Tests
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ClientConnectAsync_SendsHelloFrame_ServerReceives()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
 
     #region Heartbeat Tests
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ClientSendHeartbeatAsync_RealBroker_Succeeds()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
         await act.Should().NotThrowAsync();
     }
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ServerReceivesHeartbeat_UpdatesLastHeartbeatUtc()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
 
     #region Queue Declaration Tests
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ServerStartAsync_CreatesExchangesAndQueues()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
         // but the lack of exception indicates success
     }
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task ClientConnectAsync_CreatesResponseQueue()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
 
     #region Auto-Delete Queue Tests
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task AutoDeleteQueues_AreCleanedUpOnDisconnect()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
 
     #region Prefetch Tests
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task PrefetchCount_IsAppliedOnConnect()
     {
         // Arrange
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqIntegrationTests : IAsyncLifetime
 
     #region Multiple Connections Tests
 
-    [Fact]
+    [RabbitMqIntegrationFact]
     public async Task MultipleClients_CanConnectSimultaneously()
     {
         // Arrange

src/__Libraries/__Tests/StellaOps.Router.Transport.RabbitMq.Tests/RabbitMqTransportClientTests.cs

@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportClientTests
     #region CancelAllInflight Tests
 
     [Fact]
-    public void CancelAllInflight_WhenNoInflightRequests_DoesNotThrow()
+    public async Task CancelAllInflight_WhenNoInflightRequests_DoesNotThrow()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var client = CreateClient();
+        await using var client = CreateClient();
 
         // Act & Assert - should not throw
         client.CancelAllInflight("TestReason");
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportClientConfigurationTests
         // Arrange
         var options = new RabbitMqTransportOptions
         {
-            QueuePrefix = "myapp"
+            ExchangePrefix = "myapp"
         };
 
         // Assert
-        options.RequestExchange.Should().Be("myapp.request");
-        options.ResponseExchange.Should().Be("myapp.response");
+        options.RequestExchange.Should().Be("myapp.requests");
+        options.ResponseExchange.Should().Be("myapp.responses");
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportClientConfigurationTests
         var options = new RabbitMqTransportOptions();
 
         // Assert
-        options.RequestExchange.Should().Be("stellaops.request");
-        options.ResponseExchange.Should().Be("stellaops.response");
+        options.RequestExchange.Should().Be("stella.router.requests");
+        options.ResponseExchange.Should().Be("stella.router.responses");
     }
 }

src/__Libraries/__Tests/StellaOps.Router.Transport.RabbitMq.Tests/RabbitMqTransportServerTests.cs

@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     #region Connection Management Tests
 
     [Fact]
-    public void GetConnectionState_WithUnknownConnectionId_ReturnsNull()
+    public async Task GetConnectionState_WithUnknownConnectionId_ReturnsNull()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
 
         // Act
         var result = server.GetConnectionState("unknown-connection");
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void GetConnections_WhenEmpty_ReturnsEmptyEnumerable()
+    public async Task GetConnections_WhenEmpty_ReturnsEmptyEnumerable()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
 
         // Act
         var result = server.GetConnections().ToList();
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void ConnectionCount_WhenEmpty_ReturnsZero()
+    public async Task ConnectionCount_WhenEmpty_ReturnsZero()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
 
         // Act
         var result = server.ConnectionCount;
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void RemoveConnection_WithUnknownConnectionId_DoesNotThrow()
+    public async Task RemoveConnection_WithUnknownConnectionId_DoesNotThrow()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
 
         // Act
         var act = () => server.RemoveConnection("unknown-connection");
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     #region Event Handler Tests
 
     [Fact]
-    public void OnConnection_CanBeRegistered()
+    public async Task OnConnection_CanBeRegistered()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
         var connectionReceived = false;
 
         // Act
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void OnDisconnection_CanBeRegistered()
+    public async Task OnDisconnection_CanBeRegistered()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
         var disconnectionReceived = false;
 
         // Act
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void OnFrame_CanBeRegistered()
+    public async Task OnFrame_CanBeRegistered()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
         var frameReceived = false;
 
         // Act
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     public async Task SendFrameAsync_WithUnknownConnection_ThrowsInvalidOperationException()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
 
         var frame = new Frame
         {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public sealed class RabbitMqTransportServerTests
     public async Task StopAsync_WhenNotStarted_DoesNotThrow()
     {
         // Arrange
-        using var server = CreateServer();
+        await using var server = CreateServer();
 
         // Act
         var act = async () => await server.StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);