chore: merge main into e2e prerequisites

2026-08-22 20:36:38 +00:00 · 2026-08-23 03:07:45 +08:00
parent 1deb589077 2d7120460b
commit 6e26e4bed3
35 changed files with 2890 additions and 958 deletions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-sha256-darwin=b4ae71aa894e5c7795ae3eb8116f1777a7601d0f5db3898be2e48faf3329bd9b
-sha256-linux=433debd9d9defa832986269abdf0f1d131597b2d7a417ce930e17c1fd47d85ba
+sha256-darwin=9f767b37ed8b1c82da62ea441462d75487785c8086e56f08fb6f6cd89c6e2e52
+sha256-linux=fbdaf42b220958d4b1e8880e0f8b5a7992d38e21051bb60596dd4538424757d6
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ script-tests: ## Run shell script tests
 	./scripts/test_manual_transition_runbooks.sh
 	./scripts/check_embedded_secrets.sh --self-test
 	python3 ./scripts/check_test_wiring.py --self-test
+	python3 ./scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py --self-test
 	python3 ./scripts/s3-tests/test_report_compat.py
 	bash -n ./scripts/validate_object_data_cache_cold_stampede.sh
 	python3 ./scripts/check_object_data_cache_follower_samples.py --self-test
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@

 name: "Schedule Failure Issue"
 description: >-
-  Open (or update) a tracking issue when a scheduled workflow run fails.
+  Open (or update) a tracking issue when a scheduled workflow run fails or
+  does not complete normally.
  Dedupes by workflow name: if an open issue titled
-  "[scheduled-failure] <workflow name>" already exists, the failure is
+  "[scheduled-failure] <workflow name>" already exists, the result is
  appended as a comment; otherwise a new issue is created. This is the
  single alerting mechanism for all scheduled pipelines (backlog#1149 ci-8).

@@ -38,6 +39,30 @@ inputs:
      Set to an empty string to skip labeling.
    required: false
    default: "infrastructure"
+  source-run-id:
+    description: "Run ID to report. Defaults to the current workflow run."
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.run_id }}
+  source-run-attempt:
+    description: "Run attempt to report. Defaults to the current attempt."
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.run_attempt }}
+  source-event:
+    description: "Trigger event of the run being reported."
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.event_name }}
+  source-ref-name:
+    description: "Ref name of the run being reported."
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  source-sha:
+    description: "Commit SHA of the run being reported."
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.sha }}
+  details-file:
+    description: "Optional Markdown file appended to the issue body."
+    required: false
+    default: ""

 runs:
  using: "composite"
@@ -48,17 +73,22 @@ runs:
        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
        WORKFLOW_NAME: ${{ inputs.workflow-name }}
        ISSUE_LABEL: ${{ inputs.label }}
+        SOURCE_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.source-run-id }}
+        SOURCE_RUN_ATTEMPT: ${{ inputs.source-run-attempt }}
+        SOURCE_EVENT: ${{ inputs.source-event }}
+        SOURCE_REF_NAME: ${{ inputs.source-ref-name }}
+        SOURCE_SHA: ${{ inputs.source-sha }}
+        DETAILS_FILE: ${{ inputs.details-file }}
      run: |
        set -euo pipefail

        title="[scheduled-failure] ${WORKFLOW_NAME}"
-        run_url="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"
+        run_url="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${SOURCE_RUN_ID}"

-        # Failed job names for this run attempt. The alert job runs while the
-        # run as a whole is still in progress, so inspect the jobs that have
-        # already completed with a non-success conclusion.
+        # Inspect the reported run attempt. It can be the current in-workflow
+        # failure or a completed run observed by the external watchdog.
        failed_jobs="$(gh api \
-          "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/attempts/${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}/jobs" \
+          "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${SOURCE_RUN_ID}/attempts/${SOURCE_RUN_ATTEMPT}/jobs" \
          --paginate \
          --jq '.jobs[]
                | select(.conclusion == "failure" or .conclusion == "timed_out" or .conclusion == "cancelled")
@@ -67,15 +97,26 @@ runs:
          failed_jobs="- (failed job not recorded yet — see the run page)"
        fi

+        details=""
+        if [ -n "${DETAILS_FILE}" ]; then
+          if [ -f "${DETAILS_FILE}" ]; then
+            details="$(cat "${DETAILS_FILE}")"
+          else
+            details="Details file was not available: \`${DETAILS_FILE}\`"
+          fi
+        fi
+
        body="$(cat <<EOF
-        Scheduled run of **${WORKFLOW_NAME}** failed.
+        Run of **${WORKFLOW_NAME}** did not complete successfully.

-        - Run: ${run_url} (attempt ${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT})
-        - Event: \`${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}\`
-        - Ref: \`${GITHUB_REF_NAME}\` @ \`${GITHUB_SHA}\`
+        - Run: ${run_url} (attempt ${SOURCE_RUN_ATTEMPT})
+        - Event: \`${SOURCE_EVENT}\`
+        - Ref: \`${SOURCE_REF_NAME}\` @ \`${SOURCE_SHA}\`

-        Failed jobs:
+        Non-success jobs:
        ${failed_jobs}
+
+        ${details}
        EOF
        )"

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/audit.yml", "max_age_hours": 36 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/build.yml", "max_age_hours": 192 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/ci.yml", "max_age_hours": 192 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/coverage.yml", "max_age_hours": 192 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/e2e-replication-nightly.yml", "max_age_hours": 36 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/e2e-s3tests.yml", "max_age_hours": 192 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/fuzz.yml", "max_age_hours": 36 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/mint.yml", "max_age_hours": 192 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/minio-interop.yml", "max_age_hours": 36 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/nightly-gnu.yml", "max_age_hours": 36 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/performance-ab.yml", "max_age_hours": 36 },
+  { "workflow": ".github/workflows/runner-hygiene.yml", "max_age_hours": 792 }
+]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ on:
    # advisory could sit unnoticed for seven days. The check list is unchanged —
    # splitting it into a light daily advisories-only run and a weekly full run
    # would create runs where sources/bans/licenses go unverified.
-    - cron: '0 3 * * *' # Daily 03:00 UTC (staggered after the midnight ci/build crons)
+    - cron: '23 3 * * *' # Daily 03:23 UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

 permissions:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ on:
      - ".dockerignore"
      - "flake.lock"
  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 1 * * 0" # Weekly on Sunday 01:00 UTC (staggered after the ci.yml midnight cron)
+    - cron: "13 1 * * 0" # Weekly on Sunday 01:13 UTC
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      build_docker:
@@ -1032,3 +1032,23 @@ jobs:

          echo "🎉 Released $TAG successfully!"
          echo "📄 Release URL: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_url }}"
+
+  alert-on-failure:
+    name: Alert on scheduled failure
+    needs: [build-check, prepare-platform-matrix, build-rustfs, build-summary]
+    if: >-
+      always() && github.event_name == 'schedule' &&
+      (contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled'))
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Open or update failure-tracking issue
+        uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ concurrency:

 env:
  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  # Swatinem/rust-cache hashes every RUST* variable. Keep this aligned with
+  # ci.yml or the writer and readers use disjoint cache keys.
+  RUST_BACKTRACE: 1

 jobs:
  # Readers: test-and-lint, test-ilm-integration-serial, build-rustfs-debug-binary,
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
  warm-ci-dev:
    name: Warm ci-dev
    runs-on: sm-standard-4
-    timeout-minutes: 90
+    timeout-minutes: 120
    env:
      FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
    steps:
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
  warm-ci-feat-rio:
    name: Warm ci-feat-rio
    runs-on: sm-standard-4
-    timeout-minutes: 90
+    timeout-minutes: 120
    env:
      FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
    steps:
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
  warm-ci-feat-proto:
    name: Warm ci-feat-proto
    runs-on: sm-standard-4
-    timeout-minutes: 90
+    timeout-minutes: 120
    env:
      FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
    steps:
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ jobs:
        run: ./scripts/check_embedded_secrets.sh

      - name: Check test wiring
-        run: python3 ./scripts/check_test_wiring.py
+        run: |
+          python3 ./scripts/check_test_wiring.py --self-test
+          python3 ./scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py --self-test
+          python3 ./scripts/check_test_wiring.py

      - name: Check no planning docs committed
        run: ./scripts/check_no_planning_docs.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ on:
  merge_group:
    types: [ checks_requested ]
  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * 0" # Weekly on Sunday at midnight UTC
+    - cron: "11 0 * * 0" # Weekly on Sunday 00:11 UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

 permissions:
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ jobs:
        run: ./scripts/check_embedded_secrets.sh

      - name: Check test wiring
-        run: python3 ./scripts/check_test_wiring.py
+        run: |
+          python3 ./scripts/check_test_wiring.py --self-test
+          python3 ./scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py --self-test
+          python3 ./scripts/check_test_wiring.py

      - name: Check no planning docs committed
        run: ./scripts/check_no_planning_docs.sh
@@ -1059,3 +1062,37 @@ jobs:
          path: artifacts/s3tests-single/**
          if-no-files-found: ignore
          retention-days: 3
+
+  alert-on-failure:
+    name: Alert on scheduled failure
+    needs:
+      - typos
+      - quick-checks
+      - test-and-lint
+      - test-ilm-integration-serial
+      - test-and-lint-rio-v2
+      - test-and-lint-protocols
+      - build-rustfs-debug-binary
+      - build-rustfs-debug-binary-rio-v2
+      - uring-integration
+      - e2e-tests
+      - e2e-full
+      - e2e-tests-rio-v2
+      - s3-implemented-tests
+      - s3-lifecycle-behavior-tests
+    if: >-
+      always() && github.event_name == 'schedule' &&
+      (contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled'))
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Open or update failure-tracking issue
+        uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ on:
    # build (01:00), e2e-s3tests (02:00), audit (03:00), nix-flake-update
    # (05:00), mint (06:00), and the daily fuzz (02:00), minio-interop (03:17),
    # e2e-replication-nightly (04:00) and performance-ab (06:00) lanes.
-    - cron: "0 7 * * 0"
+    - cron: "43 7 * * 0"

 # Only alert-on-failure needs more than read access; it declares its own
 # job-level `issues: write`.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ on:
  schedule:
    # 04:00 UTC nightly — staggered clear of fuzz/e2e-s3tests (02:00),
    # stale (01:30) and performance-ab (06:00).
-    - cron: "0 4 * * *"
+    - cron: "29 4 * * *"

 # Only alert-on-failure needs more than read access; it declares its own
 # job-level `issues: write`.
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ jobs:
          cache-save-if: 'false'
          install-build-packaging-tools: 'false'

+      - name: Verify protocol socket oracle
+        run: ss -tn state CLOSE-WAIT >/dev/null
+
      # The suite owns fixed protocol ports and serializes its internal cases.
      - name: Verify protocol e2e membership
        env:
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@ on:
        description: "Optional pytest -m expression"
        required: false
        default: ""
+      testexpr:
+        description: "Optional pytest -k expression"
+        required: false
+        default: ""
  schedule:
    # Weekly full sweep (Sunday 02:00 UTC): full suite, run against BOTH the
    # single-node and the 4-node distributed topologies (matrix below).
-    - cron: "0 2 * * 0"
+    - cron: "19 2 * * 0"

 env:
  # main user
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ env:
  XDIST: ${{ github.event.inputs.xdist || '4' }}
  MAXFAIL: ${{ github.event.inputs.maxfail || '0' }}
  MARKEXPR: ${{ github.event.inputs.markexpr || '' }}
+  TESTEXPR: ${{ github.event.inputs.testexpr || '' }}
  S3_SHARD_COUNT: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '4' || github.event.inputs.shard-count || '1' }}
  TEST_TIMEOUT: "300"

@@ -269,14 +274,20 @@ jobs:
          EOF

          cat > haproxy.cfg <<'EOF'
+          global
+            log stdout format raw local0 info
+
          defaults
            mode http
+            log global
+            log-format '%ci:%cp [%tr] %ft %b/%s %TR/%Tw/%Tc/%Tr/%Ta %ST %B %tsc %HM %HP'
            timeout connect 5s
            timeout client  30s
            timeout server  30s

          frontend fe_s3
            bind *:9000
+            option http-buffer-request
            default_backend be_s3

          backend be_s3
@@ -314,6 +325,7 @@ jobs:
          XDIST="${XDIST}" \
          MAXFAIL="${MAXFAIL}" \
          MARKEXPR="${MARKEXPR}" \
+          TESTEXPR="${TESTEXPR}" \
          ./scripts/s3-tests/run.sh

      - name: Publish compatibility report
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ on:
      - "Cargo.lock"
      - ".github/workflows/fuzz.yml"
  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 2 * * *"
+    - cron: "17 2 * * *"
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      profile:
@@ -121,3 +121,21 @@ jobs:
          cargo nextest run --run-ignored ignored-only --no-tests=fail \
            -p "$INTEROP_PACKAGE" --features "$INTEROP_FEATURES" \
            -E "$INTEROP_FILTER"
+
+  alert-on-failure:
+    name: Alert on scheduled failure
+    needs: [minio-interop]
+    if: always() && github.event_name == 'schedule' && contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Open or update failure-tracking issue
+        uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@
 # docker-capable self-hosted `dind-sm-standard-2` label was the alternative but
 # has fewer cores and reintroduces fleet-state risk for no reliability gain.

-# DISABLED. This workflow is switched off in the repository's Actions settings
-# (state: disabled_manually) and does not run on any trigger, including its cron
-# and workflow_dispatch. That state lives in GitHub's UI and is invisible when
-# reading this file, which has already misled at least one audit — hence this
-# banner. Re-enabling is a UI action; anyone doing so should first check that the
-# workflow still matches the current CI layout. See rustfs/backlog#1603.
-#
 name: mint

 on:
@@ -70,13 +63,13 @@ on:
          - core
          - full
      mint-image:
-        description: "Mint image reference"
+        description: "Mint image reference (empty = pinned default)"
        required: false
-        default: "minio/mint:edge"
+        default: ""
  schedule:
    # Weekly, after the Sunday s3-tests full sweep (starts 02:00 UTC, up to
    # 3h) has finished, so the two never contend for the same runner pool.
-    - cron: "0 6 * * 0"
+    - cron: "41 6 * * 0"

 env:
  S3_ACCESS_KEY: rustfsadmin-ci
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ name: Nightly GNU Build

 on:
  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+    - cron: "7 0 * * *"
      timezone: "Asia/Shanghai"
  workflow_dispatch:

@@ -194,3 +194,23 @@ jobs:

      - name: Run HA leader failover live checks (three-node Raft cluster in Docker)
        run: bash scripts/test/vault_ha_kms_live.sh
+
+  alert-on-failure:
+    name: Alert on scheduled failure
+    needs: [build, kms-vault-lane, kms-vault-ha-failover]
+    if: >-
+      always() && github.event_name == 'schedule' &&
+      (contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled'))
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Open or update failure-tracking issue
+        uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -22,22 +22,15 @@
 # correctness cost (e.g. the #4221 fsync durability fix) is recorded, not
 # blocked (rustfs/backlog#935 correction 1).

-# DISABLED. This workflow is switched off in the repository's Actions settings
-# (state: disabled_manually) and does not run on any trigger, including its cron
-# and workflow_dispatch. That state lives in GitHub's UI and is invisible when
-# reading this file, which has already misled at least one audit — hence this
-# banner. Re-enabling is a UI action; anyone doing so should first check that the
-# workflow still matches the current CI layout. See rustfs/backlog#1603.
-#
 name: Performance A/B

 on:
  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 6 * * *" # 06:00 UTC nightly, against main
+    - cron: "31 6 * * *" # 06:31 UTC nightly, against main
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      duration:
-        description: "warp duration per round (short by default to fit the double-build budget)"
+        description: "warp duration per round"
        required: false
        default: "12s"
        type: string
@@ -46,12 +39,8 @@ on:
        required: false
        default: false
        type: boolean
-  push:
-    # Every main commit pre-builds and caches its release binary (perf-3) so the
-    # nightly A/B restores a ready baseline instead of paying the double build.
-    branches: [main]
-
 permissions:
+  actions: read
  contents: read

 env:
@@ -59,83 +48,19 @@ env:
  RUST_BACKTRACE: 1

 jobs:
-  # perf-3: on every push to main, build the release binary once and cache it
-  # keyed by commit SHA (rustfs-baseline-<sha>). The warp-ab measurements
-  # restore this instead of paying the ~32min-per-side source
-  # build. That double build is what pushed the expanded 24-cell nightly past its
-  # ceiling — 2026-07-11..07-14 all cancelled on the 120min timeout. Incremental
-  # builds off the shared cargo cache keep each push cheap, and building on the
-  # same sm-standard-2 runner the A/B measures on guarantees the cached binary is
-  # ABI-identical. Do NOT source this from build.yml's per-merge artifact: those
-  # are cancelled ~7/8 of the time and are not a reliable baseline.
-  build-baseline-cache:
-    name: Build + cache baseline binary
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    runs-on: sm-standard-2
-    # Latest-wins: consumers only ever restore the binary for the *current*
-    # origin/main tip, so when pushes land faster than the ~65min build, a
-    # superseded build's output is dead weight — cancel it instead of stacking
-    # hour-long jobs on the shared runner pool. A skipped intermediate SHA at
-    # most costs one same-commit self-heal in the A/B job.
-    concurrency:
-      group: perf-baseline-build-main
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    # #4806 put thin LTO + codegen-units=1 on [profile.release], pushing a
-    # single release build past 60min on this runner — every cache build on
-    # 2026-07-15 died on the old 60min ceiling ("exceeded the maximum execution
-    # time of 1h0m0s") and the cache never populated. The measured binary must
-    # keep the production profile, so the budget absorbs the build instead.
-    timeout-minutes: 100
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - name: Setup Rust environment
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
-        with:
-          rust-version: stable
-          cache-shared-key: warp-ab-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-          cache-save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
-
-      - name: Build release rustfs
-        run: cargo build --release --bin rustfs
-
-      - name: Stage binary for cache
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          mkdir -p baseline-bin
-          cp target/release/rustfs baseline-bin/rustfs
-
-      - name: Cache baseline binary by SHA
-        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6
-        with:
-          path: baseline-bin/rustfs
-          key: rustfs-baseline-${{ github.sha }}
-
  warp-ab:
    name: Warp A/B budget gate
-    # Always run on schedule / manual dispatch. Never on push — that event only
-    # feeds build-baseline-cache above.
-    if: >-
-      github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
    runs-on: sm-standard-2
-    # With perf-3's cached baseline binary the common (cache-hit) nightly is
-    # measurement-only and finishes well under 50min. This ceiling stays
-    # generous only to absorb the same-commit cache-miss self-heal (~65min
-    # single build with the post-#4806 LTO profile + measurement). A timeout
-    # surfaces via the alert-on-failure job (it fires on cancelled/timed-out,
-    # not just failure). perf-6 recalibrates the budget once the noise study
-    # lands.
-    timeout-minutes: 120
+    # A normal nightly restores the last successful binary and builds only the
+    # candidate; daily access keeps that cache warm. A cache miss may build both
+    # and needs room for the A/B run plus artifact and cache publication.
+    timeout-minutes: 180
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
        with:
          persist-credentials: false
-          fetch-depth: 0 # baseline is built from origin/main
+          fetch-depth: 0 # baseline may be an earlier successful scheduled head

      - name: Setup Rust environment
        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
@@ -163,24 +88,55 @@ jobs:
          fi
          echo "allow_regression=$allow" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"

-      # perf-3: resolve the commits so the cache can be keyed by SHA. The
-      # baseline is origin/main; the candidate is the checked-out ref. On the
-      # nightly (checkout == main) they are the same commit, so one cached binary
-      # serves both phases and the run does zero source builds.
+      # A failed regression run must keep comparing against the last known-good
+      # scheduled head. Otherwise the next nightly would absorb the regression
+      # into its baseline and turn green without a fix.
+      - name: Find last successful scheduled baseline
+        id: scheduled_baseline
+        if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        with:
+          result-encoding: string
+          script: |
+            const { data } = await github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRuns({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              workflow_id: "performance-ab.yml",
+              event: "schedule",
+              status: "success",
+              per_page: 1,
+            });
+            return data.workflow_runs[0]?.head_sha ?? "";
+
+      # Manual runs compare a selected ref with current main. Scheduled runs
+      # compare current main with the last successful scheduled head. With no
+      # history, the first run measures the candidate against itself and seeds
+      # that head only if the complete rig succeeds.
      - name: Resolve baseline / candidate commits
        id: commits
+        env:
+          SCHEDULED_BASELINE_SHA: ${{ steps.scheduled_baseline.outputs.result }}
        run: |
          set -euo pipefail
-          baseline_sha="$(git rev-parse origin/main)"
          candidate_sha="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "schedule" ]]; then
+            baseline_sha="${SCHEDULED_BASELINE_SHA:-$candidate_sha}"
+            if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor "$baseline_sha" "$candidate_sha"; then
+              echo "::error::scheduled baseline $baseline_sha is not an ancestor of candidate $candidate_sha" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          else
+            baseline_sha="$(git rev-parse origin/main)"
+          fi
+          git cat-file -e "${baseline_sha}^{commit}"
          echo "baseline_sha=$baseline_sha" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          echo "candidate_sha=$candidate_sha" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          echo "baseline commit: $baseline_sha"
          echo "candidate commit: $candidate_sha"

-      # Exact-key restore of the baseline binary built by build-baseline-cache
-      # when origin/main last landed. A miss (binary evicted or not built yet)
-      # leaves cache-hit unset and the rig falls back to a source build.
+      # Exact-key restore of the candidate binary saved by its successful
+      # scheduled run. A miss leaves cache-hit unset and falls back to a source
+      # build of that known-good head.
      - name: Restore cached baseline binary
        id: baseline_cache
        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6
@@ -270,11 +226,11 @@ jobs:
            elif [[ "$selfheal_built" == "true" ]]; then
              base_src="source build (cache self-heal, saved as rustfs-baseline-$baseline_sha)"
            else
-              base_src="isolated origin/main source build (saved as rustfs-baseline-$baseline_sha)"
+              base_src="isolated baseline source build (saved as rustfs-baseline-$baseline_sha)"
            fi
            if [[ "$candidate_sha" == "$baseline_sha" ]]; then
-              # Nightly on main: the candidate is the same commit as the baseline,
-              # so reuse the one binary for both phases and skip all builds.
+              # No commits landed since the last successful baseline, so reuse
+              # the one binary for both phases and measure only rig drift.
              args+=(--candidate-bin "$base_bin")
              cand_src="same binary as baseline (same commit)"
            elif [[ "$candidate_built" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -362,6 +318,23 @@ jobs:
            fi
          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"

+      - name: Stage successful candidate baseline
+        if: >-
+          steps.ab.outputs.status == '0' &&
+          steps.commits.outputs.baseline_sha != steps.commits.outputs.candidate_sha
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cp candidate-bin/rustfs baseline-bin/rustfs
+
+      - name: Cache successful candidate baseline
+        if: >-
+          steps.ab.outputs.status == '0' &&
+          steps.commits.outputs.baseline_sha != steps.commits.outputs.candidate_sha
+        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6
+        with:
+          path: baseline-bin/rustfs
+          key: rustfs-baseline-${{ steps.commits.outputs.candidate_sha }}
+
      # Scheduled failure alerting is handled by the alert-on-failure job below
      # (perf-2 consuming ci-8's schedule-failure-issue composite action).

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ name: Runner Hygiene

 on:
  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 6 1 * *" # Monthly, 1st at 06:00 UTC (after the daily audit cron)
+    - cron: "37 6 1 * *" # Monthly, 1st at 06:37 UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

 permissions:
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright 2024 RustFS Team
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Scheduled Validation Freshness
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "47 23 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: scheduled-validation-freshness
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  check-freshness:
+    name: Check scheduled validation freshness
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Check latest scheduled runs
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          python3 scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py \
+            --report "${RUNNER_TEMP}/scheduled-validation-freshness.md"
+          status=$?
+          cat "${RUNNER_TEMP}/scheduled-validation-freshness.md" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+          exit "${status}"
+      - name: Open or update freshness issue
+        if: failure()
+        uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          details-file: ${{ runner.temp }}/scheduled-validation-freshness.md
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright 2024 RustFS Team
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: Scheduled Validation Watchdog
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows:
+      - "Security Audit"
+      - "Build and Release"
+      - "Continuous Integration"
+      - "coverage"
+      - "e2e-nightly"
+      - "e2e-s3tests"
+      - "Fuzz"
+      - "mint"
+      - "minio-interop"
+      - "Nightly GNU Build"
+      - "Performance A/B"
+      - "Runner Hygiene"
+    types: [completed]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  alert-on-incomplete-run:
+    name: Alert on incomplete scheduled run
+    if: >-
+      github.event.workflow_run.event == 'schedule' &&
+      github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'success' &&
+      github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'failure'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Open or update incomplete-run issue
+        uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          workflow-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}
+          source-run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
+          source-run-attempt: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.run_attempt }}
+          source-event: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.event }}
+          source-ref-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}
+          source-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ mod kms_edge_cases_test;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod kms_fault_recovery_test;

-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test_runner;
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod bucket_default_encryption_test;

@@ -1,499 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2024 RustFS Team
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-//! Unified KMS test suite runner
-//!
-//! This module provides a unified interface for running KMS tests with categorization,
-//! filtering, and comprehensive reporting capabilities.
-
-use crate::common::init_logging;
-use std::time::Instant;
-use tokio::time::{Duration, sleep};
-use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
-
-/// Test category for organization and filtering
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub enum TestCategory {
-    CoreFunctionality,
-    MultipartEncryption,
-    EdgeCases,
-    FaultRecovery,
-    Comprehensive,
-    Performance,
-}
-
-impl TestCategory {
-    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
-        match self {
-            TestCategory::CoreFunctionality => "core-functionality",
-            TestCategory::MultipartEncryption => "multipart-encryption",
-            TestCategory::EdgeCases => "edge-cases",
-            TestCategory::FaultRecovery => "fault-recovery",
-            TestCategory::Comprehensive => "comprehensive",
-            TestCategory::Performance => "performance",
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Test definition with metadata
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct TestDefinition {
-    pub name: String,
-    pub description: String,
-    pub category: TestCategory,
-    pub estimated_duration: Duration,
-    pub is_critical: bool,
-}
-
-impl TestDefinition {
-    pub fn new(
-        name: impl Into<String>,
-        description: impl Into<String>,
-        category: TestCategory,
-        estimated_duration: Duration,
-        is_critical: bool,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            name: name.into(),
-            description: description.into(),
-            category,
-            estimated_duration,
-            is_critical,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Test execution result
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct TestResult {
-    pub test_name: String,
-    pub category: TestCategory,
-    pub success: bool,
-    pub duration: Duration,
-    pub error_message: Option<String>,
-}
-
-impl TestResult {
-    pub fn success(test_name: String, category: TestCategory, duration: Duration) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            test_name,
-            category,
-            success: true,
-            duration,
-            error_message: None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn failure(test_name: String, category: TestCategory, duration: Duration, error: String) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            test_name,
-            category,
-            success: false,
-            duration,
-            error_message: Some(error),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Comprehensive test suite configuration
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct TestSuiteConfig {
-    pub categories: Vec<TestCategory>,
-    pub include_critical_only: bool,
-    pub max_duration: Option<Duration>,
-    pub parallel_execution: bool,
-}
-
-impl Default for TestSuiteConfig {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            categories: vec![
-                TestCategory::CoreFunctionality,
-                TestCategory::MultipartEncryption,
-                TestCategory::EdgeCases,
-                TestCategory::FaultRecovery,
-                TestCategory::Comprehensive,
-            ],
-            include_critical_only: false,
-            max_duration: None,
-            parallel_execution: false,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Unified KMS test suite runner
-pub struct KMSTestSuite {
-    tests: Vec<TestDefinition>,
-    config: TestSuiteConfig,
-}
-
-impl KMSTestSuite {
-    /// Create a new test suite with default configuration
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let tests = vec![
-            // Core Functionality Tests
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_local_kms_end_to_end",
-                "End-to-end KMS test with all encryption types",
-                TestCategory::CoreFunctionality,
-                Duration::from_secs(60),
-                true,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_local_kms_key_isolation",
-                "Test KMS key isolation and security",
-                TestCategory::CoreFunctionality,
-                Duration::from_secs(45),
-                true,
-            ),
-            // Multipart Encryption Tests
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_local_kms_multipart_upload",
-                "Test large file multipart upload with encryption",
-                TestCategory::MultipartEncryption,
-                Duration::from_secs(120),
-                true,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_step1_basic_single_file_encryption",
-                "Basic single file encryption test",
-                TestCategory::MultipartEncryption,
-                Duration::from_secs(30),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_step2_basic_multipart_upload_without_encryption",
-                "Basic multipart upload without encryption",
-                TestCategory::MultipartEncryption,
-                Duration::from_secs(45),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_step3_multipart_upload_with_sse_s3",
-                "Multipart upload with SSE-S3 encryption",
-                TestCategory::MultipartEncryption,
-                Duration::from_secs(60),
-                true,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_step4_large_multipart_upload_with_encryption",
-                "Large file multipart upload with encryption",
-                TestCategory::MultipartEncryption,
-                Duration::from_secs(90),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_step5_all_encryption_types_multipart",
-                "All encryption types multipart test",
-                TestCategory::MultipartEncryption,
-                Duration::from_secs(120),
-                true,
-            ),
-            // Edge Cases Tests
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_zero_byte_file_encryption",
-                "Test encryption of zero-byte files",
-                TestCategory::EdgeCases,
-                Duration::from_secs(20),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_single_byte_file_encryption",
-                "Test encryption of single-byte files",
-                TestCategory::EdgeCases,
-                Duration::from_secs(20),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_multipart_boundary_conditions",
-                "Test multipart upload boundary conditions",
-                TestCategory::EdgeCases,
-                Duration::from_secs(45),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_invalid_key_scenarios",
-                "Test invalid key scenarios",
-                TestCategory::EdgeCases,
-                Duration::from_secs(30),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_concurrent_encryption",
-                "Test concurrent encryption operations",
-                TestCategory::EdgeCases,
-                Duration::from_secs(60),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_key_validation_security",
-                "Test key validation security",
-                TestCategory::EdgeCases,
-                Duration::from_secs(30),
-                false,
-            ),
-            // Fault Recovery Tests
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_key_directory_unavailable",
-                "Test KMS when key directory is unavailable",
-                TestCategory::FaultRecovery,
-                Duration::from_secs(45),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_corrupted_key_files",
-                "Test KMS with corrupted key files",
-                TestCategory::FaultRecovery,
-                Duration::from_secs(30),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_multipart_upload_interruption",
-                "Test multipart upload interruption recovery",
-                TestCategory::FaultRecovery,
-                Duration::from_secs(60),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_kms_resource_constraints",
-                "Test KMS under resource constraints",
-                TestCategory::FaultRecovery,
-                Duration::from_secs(90),
-                false,
-            ),
-            // Comprehensive Tests
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_comprehensive_kms_full_workflow",
-                "Full KMS workflow comprehensive test",
-                TestCategory::Comprehensive,
-                Duration::from_secs(300),
-                true,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_comprehensive_stress_test",
-                "KMS stress test with large datasets",
-                TestCategory::Comprehensive,
-                Duration::from_secs(400),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_comprehensive_key_isolation",
-                "Comprehensive key isolation test",
-                TestCategory::Comprehensive,
-                Duration::from_secs(180),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_comprehensive_concurrent_operations",
-                "Comprehensive concurrent operations test",
-                TestCategory::Comprehensive,
-                Duration::from_secs(240),
-                false,
-            ),
-            TestDefinition::new(
-                "test_comprehensive_performance_benchmark",
-                "KMS performance benchmark test",
-                TestCategory::Comprehensive,
-                Duration::from_secs(360),
-                false,
-            ),
-        ];
-
-        Self {
-            tests,
-            config: TestSuiteConfig::default(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Configure the test suite
-    pub fn with_config(mut self, config: TestSuiteConfig) -> Self {
-        self.config = config;
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Filter tests based on category
-    pub fn filter_by_category(&self, category: &TestCategory) -> Vec<&TestDefinition> {
-        self.tests.iter().filter(|test| &test.category == category).collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Filter tests based on criticality
-    pub fn filter_critical_tests(&self) -> Vec<&TestDefinition> {
-        self.tests.iter().filter(|test| test.is_critical).collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Get test summary by category
-    pub fn get_category_summary(&self) -> std::collections::HashMap<TestCategory, Vec<&TestDefinition>> {
-        let mut summary = std::collections::HashMap::new();
-        for test in &self.tests {
-            summary.entry(test.category.clone()).or_insert_with(Vec::new).push(test);
-        }
-        summary
-    }
-
-    /// Run the complete test suite
-    pub async fn run_test_suite(&self) -> Vec<TestResult> {
-        init_logging();
-        info!("🚀 Starting unified KMS test suite");
-
-        let start_time = Instant::now();
-        let mut results = Vec::new();
-
-        // Filter tests based on configuration
-        let tests_to_run: Vec<&TestDefinition> = self
-            .tests
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|test| self.config.categories.contains(&test.category))
-            .filter(|test| !self.config.include_critical_only || test.is_critical)
-            .collect();
-
-        info!("📊 Test plan: {} test(s) scheduled", tests_to_run.len());
-        for (i, test) in tests_to_run.iter().enumerate() {
-            info!("  {}. {} ({})", i + 1, test.name, test.category.as_str());
-        }
-
-        // Execute tests
-        for (i, test_def) in tests_to_run.iter().enumerate() {
-            info!("🧪 Running test {}/{}: {}", i + 1, tests_to_run.len(), test_def.name);
-            info!("   📝 Description: {}", test_def.description);
-            info!("   🏷️  Category: {}", test_def.category.as_str());
-            info!("   ⏱️  Estimated duration: {:?}", test_def.estimated_duration);
-
-            let test_start = Instant::now();
-            let result = self.run_single_test(test_def).await;
-            let test_duration = test_start.elapsed();
-
-            match result {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    info!("✅ Test passed: {} ({:.2}s)", test_def.name, test_duration.as_secs_f64());
-                    results.push(TestResult::success(test_def.name.clone(), test_def.category.clone(), test_duration));
-                }
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!("❌ Test failed: {} ({:.2}s): {}", test_def.name, test_duration.as_secs_f64(), e);
-                    results.push(TestResult::failure(
-                        test_def.name.clone(),
-                        test_def.category.clone(),
-                        test_duration,
-                        e.to_string(),
-                    ));
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Add delay between tests to avoid resource conflicts
-            if i < tests_to_run.len() - 1 {
-                debug!("⏸️  Waiting two seconds before the next test...");
-                sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
-            }
-        }
-
-        let total_duration = start_time.elapsed();
-        self.print_test_summary(&results, total_duration);
-
-        results
-    }
-
-    /// Run a single test by dispatching to the appropriate test function
-    async fn run_single_test(&self, test_def: &TestDefinition) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-        // This is a placeholder for test dispatch logic
-        // In a real implementation, this would dispatch to actual test functions
-        warn!("⚠️  Test '{}' is not implemented in the unified runner; skipping", test_def.name);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Print comprehensive test summary
-    fn print_test_summary(&self, results: &[TestResult], total_duration: Duration) {
-        info!("📊 KMS test suite summary");
-        info!("⏱️  Total duration: {:.2} seconds", total_duration.as_secs_f64());
-        info!("📈 Total tests: {}", results.len());
-
-        let passed = results.iter().filter(|r| r.success).count();
-        let failed = results.iter().filter(|r| !r.success).count();
-
-        info!("✅ Passed: {}", passed);
-        info!("❌ Failed: {}", failed);
-        info!("📊 Success rate: {:.1}%", (passed as f64 / results.len() as f64) * 100.0);
-
-        // Summary by category
-        let mut category_summary: std::collections::HashMap<TestCategory, (usize, usize)> = std::collections::HashMap::new();
-        for result in results {
-            let (total, passed_count) = category_summary.entry(result.category.clone()).or_insert((0, 0));
-            *total += 1;
-            if result.success {
-                *passed_count += 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        info!("📊 Category summary:");
-        for (category, (total, passed_count)) in category_summary {
-            info!(
-                "  🏷️  {}: {}/{} ({:.1}%)",
-                category.as_str(),
-                passed_count,
-                total,
-                (passed_count as f64 / total as f64) * 100.0
-            );
-        }
-
-        // List failed tests
-        if failed > 0 {
-            warn!("❌ Failing tests:");
-            for result in results.iter().filter(|r| !r.success) {
-                warn!("  - {}: {}", result.test_name, result.error_message.as_deref().unwrap_or("Unknown error"));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Quick test suite for critical tests only
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn test_kms_critical_suite() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let config = TestSuiteConfig {
-        categories: vec![TestCategory::CoreFunctionality, TestCategory::MultipartEncryption],
-        include_critical_only: true,
-        max_duration: Some(Duration::from_secs(600)), // 10 minutes max
-        parallel_execution: false,
-    };
-
-    let suite = KMSTestSuite::new().with_config(config);
-    let results = suite.run_test_suite().await;
-
-    let failed_count = results.iter().filter(|r| !r.success).count();
-    if failed_count > 0 {
-        return Err(format!("Critical test suite failed: {failed_count} tests failed").into());
-    }
-
-    info!("✅ All critical tests passed");
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Full comprehensive test suite
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn test_kms_full_suite() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let suite = KMSTestSuite::new();
-    let results = suite.run_test_suite().await;
-
-    let total_tests = results.len();
-    let failed_count = results.iter().filter(|r| !r.success).count();
-    let success_rate = ((total_tests - failed_count) as f64 / total_tests as f64) * 100.0;
-
-    info!("📊 Full suite success rate: {:.1}%", success_rate);
-
-    // Allow up to 10% failure rate for non-critical tests
-    if success_rate < 90.0 {
-        return Err(format!("Test suite success rate too low: {success_rate:.1}%").into());
-    }
-
-    info!("✅ Full test suite succeeded");
-    Ok(())
-}
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use crate::common::{RustFSTestClusterEnvironment, RustFSTestEnvironment, init_lo
 use aws_sdk_s3::primitives::ByteStream;
 use http::header::{CONTENT_TYPE, HOST};
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
+use rustfs_config::{ENV_DRIVE_ACTIVE_CHECK_INTERVAL_SECS, ENV_NOTIFY_ENABLE};
 use rustfs_signer::pre_sign_v4;
 use rustfs_utils::egress::ENV_OUTBOUND_ALLOW_ORIGINS;
 use s3s::Body;
@@ -976,7 +977,8 @@ async fn test_get_object_lambda_rejects_disabled_target() -> Result<(), Box<dyn
    init_logging();

    let mut env = RustFSTestEnvironment::new().await?;
-    env.start_rustfs_server(vec![]).await?;
+    env.start_rustfs_server_with_env(vec![], &[(ENV_NOTIFY_ENABLE, "true")])
+        .await?;

    let bucket = "object-lambda-e2e-disabled-target";
    let key = "input.txt";
@@ -992,17 +994,24 @@ async fn test_get_object_lambda_rejects_disabled_target() -> Result<(), Box<dyn
        .send()
        .await?;

-    configure_webhook_target_with_key_values(
-        &env,
-        "transformer",
-        vec![
-            ("endpoint", "http://127.0.0.1:9/transform".to_string()),
-            ("auth_token", "secret-token".to_string()),
-            ("enable", "off".to_string()),
-        ],
+    let queue_dir = format!("{}/disabled-target-queue", env.temp_dir);
+    tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&queue_dir).await?;
+    let config_url = format!("{}/rustfs/admin/v3/set-config-kv", env.url);
+    let directive = format!(
+        "notify_webhook:transformer enable=off endpoint=\"http://127.0.0.1:9/transform\" auth_token=\"secret-token\" queue_dir=\"{queue_dir}\""
+    );
+    let disable_response = signed_request(
+        http::Method::PUT,
+        &config_url,
+        &env.access_key,
+        &env.secret_key,
+        Some(directive.into_bytes()),
+        Some("text/plain"),
    )
    .await?;
-    wait_for_target_visibility(&env, "transformer").await?;
+    let disable_status = disable_response.status();
+    let disable_body = disable_response.text().await?;
+    assert_eq!(disable_status, StatusCode::OK, "failed to disable target: {disable_body}");

    let lambda_url = format!("{}/{}/{}?lambdaArn={}", env.url, bucket, key, urlencoding::encode(lambda_arn));
    let response = signed_request(http::Method::GET, &lambda_url, &env.access_key, &env.secret_key, None, None).await?;
@@ -1021,7 +1030,8 @@ async fn test_configure_object_lambda_target_rejects_invalid_endpoint() -> Resul
    init_logging();

    let mut env = RustFSTestEnvironment::new().await?;
-    env.start_rustfs_server(vec![]).await?;
+    env.start_rustfs_server_with_env(vec![], &[(ENV_NOTIFY_ENABLE, "true")])
+        .await?;

    let bucket = "object-lambda-e2e-invalid-endpoint";

@@ -1064,7 +1074,8 @@ async fn test_configure_object_lambda_notify_webhook_rejects_response_header_tim
    init_logging();

    let mut env = RustFSTestEnvironment::new().await?;
-    env.start_rustfs_server(vec![]).await?;
+    env.start_rustfs_server_with_env(vec![], &[(ENV_NOTIFY_ENABLE, "true")])
+        .await?;

    let response = send_configure_webhook_target_request(
        &env,
@@ -1173,6 +1184,8 @@ async fn test_listen_notification_fans_in_remote_node_events() -> Result<(), Box
    init_logging();

    let mut cluster = RustFSTestClusterEnvironment::new(2).await?;
+    cluster.set_env(ENV_NOTIFY_ENABLE, "true");
+    cluster.set_env(ENV_DRIVE_ACTIVE_CHECK_INTERVAL_SECS, "1");
    cluster.start().await?;

    let bucket = "listen-notification-cluster";
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 use crate::common::{RustFSTestClusterEnvironment, init_logging};
 use aws_sdk_s3::error::SdkError;
 use aws_sdk_s3::primitives::ByteStream;
-use aws_sdk_s3::types::CompletedMultipartUpload;
 use tokio::time::{Duration, sleep};
 use tracing::info;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -43,32 +42,18 @@ async fn list_parts_reports_missing_upload(
    }
 }

-async fn complete_reports_missing_upload(
+async fn multipart_listing_reports_missing_upload(
    client: &aws_sdk_s3::Client,
    bucket: &str,
    key: &str,
    upload_id: &str,
 ) -> Result<bool, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let result = client
-        .complete_multipart_upload()
-        .bucket(bucket)
-        .key(key)
-        .upload_id(upload_id)
-        .multipart_upload(CompletedMultipartUpload::builder().build())
-        .send()
-        .await;
-    match result {
-        Ok(_) => Ok(false),
-        Err(SdkError::ServiceError(err)) => {
-            let code = err.err().meta().code().unwrap_or("");
-            if code == "NoSuchUpload" {
-                Ok(true)
-            } else {
-                Err(format!("unexpected complete_multipart_upload service error: code={code}, err={err:?}").into())
-            }
-        }
-        Err(err) => Err(format!("unexpected complete_multipart_upload error: {err:?}").into()),
-    }
+    let result = client.list_multipart_uploads().bucket(bucket).prefix(key).send().await?;
+
+    Ok(!result
+        .uploads()
+        .iter()
+        .any(|upload| upload.key() == Some(key) && upload.upload_id() == Some(upload_id)))
 }

 async fn wait_for_cleanup_on_all_nodes(
@@ -81,8 +66,8 @@ async fn wait_for_cleanup_on_all_nodes(
        let mut all_cleaned = true;
        for (idx, client) in clients.iter().enumerate() {
            let list_parts_missing = list_parts_reports_missing_upload(client, bucket, key, upload_id).await?;
-            let complete_missing = complete_reports_missing_upload(client, bucket, key, upload_id).await?;
-            if !(list_parts_missing && complete_missing) {
+            let listing_missing = multipart_listing_reports_missing_upload(client, bucket, key, upload_id).await?;
+            if !(list_parts_missing && listing_missing) {
                info!("stale multipart still visible on node {} at attempt {}", idx, attempt + 1);
                all_cleaned = false;
                break;
@@ -146,6 +131,10 @@ async fn test_stale_multipart_cleanup_removes_incomplete_upload_across_cluster()
        1,
        "multipart upload should be visible before background cleanup"
    );
+    assert!(
+        !multipart_listing_reports_missing_upload(&clients[2], CLEANUP_BUCKET, &key, &upload_id).await?,
+        "multipart upload listing should contain the upload before background cleanup"
+    );

    wait_for_cleanup_on_all_nodes(&clients, CLEANUP_BUCKET, &key, &upload_id).await?;

@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ pub struct InstanceContext {
    /// workers (scanner/heal/tier/lifecycle) without touching another instance.
    /// Replaces the process-global cancel-token static.
    background_cancel_token: OnceLock<CancellationToken>,
+    /// Serializes decommission data-movement operations with cancellation and
+    /// a subsequent restart. Readers are held across one object side effect;
+    /// the transition path takes the writer after cancelling the routine.
+    decommission_operation_gate: Arc<RwLock<()>>,
    /// Resolves object-encryption material at the application boundary.
    object_encryption_resolver: OnceLock<Arc<dyn ObjectEncryptionResolver>>,
    tier_delete_journal_recovery_stores: std::sync::Mutex<HashSet<Uuid>>,
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ impl InstanceContext {
            local_disk_set_drives: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Vec::new())),
            bucket_metadata_sys: std::sync::Mutex::new(None),
            background_cancel_token: OnceLock::new(),
+            decommission_operation_gate: Arc::new(RwLock::new(())),
            object_encryption_resolver: OnceLock::new(),
            tier_delete_journal_recovery_stores: std::sync::Mutex::new(HashSet::new()),
            transition_transaction_recovery_stores: std::sync::Mutex::new(HashSet::new()),
@@ -218,6 +223,10 @@ impl InstanceContext {
        self.lock_manager.clone()
    }

+    pub(crate) fn decommission_operation_gate(&self) -> Arc<RwLock<()>> {
+        Arc::clone(&self.decommission_operation_gate)
+    }
+
    /// Install the application-owned object-encryption resolver once.
    pub fn set_object_encryption_resolver(
        &self,
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@ fn lifecycle_delete_all_test_failure(phase: crate::object_api::LifecycleDeleteAl
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
    use super::*;
+    use crate::bucket::replication::{ReplicationStatusType, VersionPurgeStatusType};
    use crate::config::storageclass::{CLASS_RRS, CLASS_STANDARD, lookup_config_for_pools_without_env};
    use crate::disk::error::DiskError;
    use crate::layout::endpoint::Endpoint;
@@ -1423,6 +1424,14 @@ mod tests {
        }
    }

+    fn object_info_with_identity(unix_ts: i64, delete_marker: bool, version_id: Uuid, etag: Option<String>) -> ObjectInfo {
+        ObjectInfo {
+            version_id: Some(version_id),
+            etag,
+            ..object_info_with_mod_time(unix_ts, delete_marker)
+        }
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_returns_latest_delete_marker() {
        let candidates = vec![
@@ -1446,7 +1455,7 @@ mod tests {
    }

    #[test]
-    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_prefers_higher_pool_idx_on_equal_mod_time() {
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_prefers_higher_pool_idx_on_equal_mod_time_for_equivalent_candidates() {
        let candidates = vec![
            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
                info: Some(object_info_with_mod_time(10, false)),
@@ -1466,6 +1475,382 @@ mod tests {
        assert_eq!(idx, 1);
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_keeps_index_fallback_for_fully_equivalent_identities() {
+        let candidates = vec![
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()))),
+                idx: 2,
+                err: None,
+            },
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()))),
+                idx: 7,
+                err: None,
+            },
+        ];
+
+        let (info, idx) = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(candidates, "bucket", "object", &ObjectOptions::default())
+            .expect("equivalent replicas must resolve deterministically");
+
+        assert_eq!(idx, 7);
+        assert_eq!(info.version_id, Some(Uuid::from_u128(1)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_equal_time_version_id_conflict() {
+        let candidates = vec![
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()))),
+                idx: 0,
+                err: None,
+            },
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(2), Some("etag-a".to_string()))),
+                idx: 1,
+                err: None,
+            },
+        ];
+
+        let err = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(candidates, "bucket", "object", &ObjectOptions::default())
+            .expect_err("divergent version ids must not silently resolve to the higher pool index");
+
+        assert_eq!(err, Error::ErasureReadQuorum);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_equal_time_etag_conflict() {
+        let candidates = vec![
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-old".to_string()))),
+                idx: 0,
+                err: None,
+            },
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-new".to_string()))),
+                idx: 1,
+                err: None,
+            },
+        ];
+
+        let err = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(candidates, "bucket", "object", &ObjectOptions::default())
+            .expect_err("divergent etags must not silently resolve to the higher pool index");
+
+        assert_eq!(err, Error::ErasureReadQuorum);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_equal_time_delete_marker_conflict() {
+        let candidates = vec![
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), None)),
+                idx: 0,
+                err: None,
+            },
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, true, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()))),
+                idx: 1,
+                err: None,
+            },
+        ];
+
+        let err = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(candidates, "bucket", "object", &ObjectOptions::default())
+            .expect_err("a delete marker tied with a live version must not be masked by the pool index");
+
+        assert_eq!(err, Error::ErasureReadQuorum);
+    }
+
+    fn assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(left: ObjectInfo, right: ObjectInfo) {
+        let err = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(
+            vec![
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(left),
+                    idx: 0,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(right),
+                    idx: 1,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+            ],
+            "bucket",
+            "object",
+            &ObjectOptions::default(),
+        )
+        .expect_err("equal-time identity divergence must fail closed");
+
+        assert_eq!(err, Error::ErasureReadQuorum);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_equal_time_payload_identity_conflicts() {
+        let base = object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+
+        let mut data_dir = base.clone();
+        data_dir.data_dir = Some(Uuid::from_u128(2));
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(base.clone(), data_dir);
+
+        let mut size = base.clone();
+        size.size = 1;
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(base.clone(), size);
+
+        let mut actual_size = base.clone();
+        actual_size.actual_size = 1;
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(base.clone(), actual_size);
+
+        let mut checksum = base.clone();
+        checksum.checksum = Some(bytes::Bytes::from_static(b"checksum"));
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(base.clone(), checksum);
+
+        let mut parts = base.clone();
+        parts.parts = std::sync::Arc::new(vec![rustfs_filemeta::ObjectPartInfo {
+            etag: "part-etag".to_string(),
+            number: 1,
+            size: 1,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }]);
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(base.clone(), parts);
+
+        let mut transition = base;
+        transition.transitioned_object.tier = "tier-a".to_string();
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(
+            object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string())),
+            transition,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_accepts_internal_metadata_aliases() {
+        let base = object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+        let mut rustfs_alias = base.clone();
+        rustfs_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+            "x-rustfs-internal-compression".to_string(),
+            "zstd".to_string(),
+        )]));
+        let mut minio_alias = base.clone();
+        minio_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+            "X-MINIO-INTERNAL-COMPRESSION".to_string(),
+            "zstd".to_string(),
+        )]));
+
+        let (_, idx) = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(
+            vec![
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(rustfs_alias),
+                    idx: 0,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(minio_alias),
+                    idx: 1,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+            ],
+            "bucket",
+            "object",
+            &ObjectOptions::default(),
+        )
+        .expect("same-value internal aliases should resolve");
+        assert_eq!(idx, 1);
+
+        let mut dual_alias = base.clone();
+        dual_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([
+            ("x-rustfs-internal-compression".to_string(), "zstd".to_string()),
+            ("x-minio-internal-compression".to_string(), "zstd".to_string()),
+        ]));
+        let mut single_alias = base;
+        single_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+            "x-rustfs-internal-compression".to_string(),
+            "zstd".to_string(),
+        )]));
+
+        let (_, idx) = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(
+            vec![
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(dual_alias),
+                    idx: 0,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(single_alias),
+                    idx: 1,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+            ],
+            "bucket",
+            "object",
+            &ObjectOptions::default(),
+        )
+        .expect("dual-key and single-key internal metadata should resolve");
+        assert_eq!(idx, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_different_internal_metadata_alias_values() {
+        let base = object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+        let mut rustfs_alias = base.clone();
+        rustfs_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+            "x-rustfs-internal-compression".to_string(),
+            "zstd".to_string(),
+        )]));
+        let mut minio_alias = base;
+        minio_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+            "x-minio-internal-compression".to_string(),
+            "snappy".to_string(),
+        )]));
+
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(rustfs_alias, minio_alias);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_preserves_dynamic_internal_metadata_identity_case() {
+        for suffix_prefix in ["replication-reset-", "replication-delete-marker-version-"] {
+            let base = object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+            let mut rustfs_alias = base.clone();
+            rustfs_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+                format!(
+                    "X-RUSTFS-INTERNAL-{}{suffix}",
+                    suffix_prefix.to_uppercase(),
+                    suffix = "arn:aws:s3:::Bucket"
+                ),
+                "value".to_string(),
+            )]));
+            let mut minio_alias = base.clone();
+            minio_alias.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+                format!("x-minio-internal-{suffix_prefix}arn:aws:s3:::Bucket"),
+                "value".to_string(),
+            )]));
+
+            let (_, idx) = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(
+                vec![
+                    LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                        info: Some(rustfs_alias.clone()),
+                        idx: 0,
+                        err: None,
+                    },
+                    LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                        info: Some(minio_alias),
+                        idx: 1,
+                        err: None,
+                    },
+                ],
+                "bucket",
+                "object",
+                &ObjectOptions::default(),
+            )
+            .expect("dynamic internal aliases with the same target should resolve");
+            assert_eq!(idx, 1);
+
+            let mut different_target_case = base;
+            different_target_case.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+                format!("x-minio-internal-{suffix_prefix}arn:aws:s3:::bucket"),
+                "value".to_string(),
+            )]));
+
+            assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(rustfs_alias, different_target_case);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_conflicting_internal_metadata_aliases_in_one_candidate() {
+        let base = object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+        let mut first = base.clone();
+        first.user_defined = std::sync::Arc::new(std::collections::HashMap::from([
+            ("x-rustfs-internal-compression".to_string(), "zstd".to_string()),
+            ("x-minio-internal-compression".to_string(), "snappy".to_string()),
+        ]));
+        let mut second = base;
+        second.user_defined = first.user_defined.clone();
+
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(first, second);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_replication_identity_conflict() {
+        let base = object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+
+        let mut replication = base.clone();
+        replication.replication_status_internal = Some("PENDING".to_string());
+        replication.replication_status = ReplicationStatusType::Pending;
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(base.clone(), replication);
+
+        let mut purge = base.clone();
+        purge.version_purge_status_internal = Some("PENDING".to_string());
+        purge.version_purge_status = VersionPurgeStatusType::Pending;
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(base.clone(), purge);
+
+        let mut decision = base;
+        decision.replication_decision = "replicate".to_string();
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(
+            object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string())),
+            decision,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_rejects_none_vs_unix_epoch_mod_time() {
+        let mut without_mod_time = object_info_with_identity(0, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+        without_mod_time.mod_time = None;
+        let with_unix_epoch = object_info_with_identity(0, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()));
+
+        assert_equal_time_identity_conflict(without_mod_time, with_unix_epoch);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_ignores_older_identity_conflicts() {
+        let latest = object_info_with_identity(20, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-latest".to_string()));
+        let mut older = object_info_with_identity(10, true, Uuid::from_u128(2), Some("etag-old".to_string()));
+        older.data_dir = Some(Uuid::from_u128(2));
+
+        let (info, idx) = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(
+            vec![
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(latest),
+                    idx: 0,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+                LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                    info: Some(older),
+                    idx: 9,
+                    err: None,
+                },
+            ],
+            "bucket",
+            "object",
+            &ObjectOptions::default(),
+        )
+        .expect("older identity divergence must not affect the latest candidate");
+
+        assert_eq!(idx, 0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            info.mod_time,
+            Some(OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(20).expect("operation should succeed"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_ignores_not_found_pools_when_resolving() {
+        let candidates = vec![
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: Some(object_info_with_identity(10, false, Uuid::from_u128(1), Some("etag-a".to_string()))),
+                idx: 0,
+                err: None,
+            },
+            LatestObjectInfoCandidate {
+                info: None,
+                idx: 1,
+                err: Some(Error::ObjectNotFound("bucket".to_string(), "object".to_string())),
+            },
+        ];
+
+        let (info, idx) = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(candidates, "bucket", "object", &ObjectOptions::default())
+            .expect("not-found pools must not block resolution of found candidates");
+
+        assert_eq!(idx, 0);
+        assert_eq!(info.version_id, Some(Uuid::from_u128(1)));
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates_returns_non_not_found_error() {
        let err = resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.

-use std::cmp::Ordering;
+use std::collections::HashMap;

 use crate::error::{Error, Result, StorageError, is_err_object_not_found, is_err_version_not_found};
 use crate::object_api::{ObjectInfo, ObjectOptions};
+use rustfs_utils::http::metadata_compat::{
+    SUFFIX_REPLICATION_DELETE_MARKER_VERSION_ARN_PREFIX, SUFFIX_REPLICATION_RESET_ARN_PREFIX,
+    strip_internal_prefix_preserving_case,
+};
 use rustfs_utils::path::decode_dir_object;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;

@@ -137,37 +141,158 @@ pub(super) fn rebalance_disk_set_lookup_error(pool_idx: usize, set_idx: usize, p
    ))
 }

+fn latest_candidate_mod_time(candidate: &LatestObjectInfoCandidate) -> Option<OffsetDateTime> {
+    candidate
+        .info
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|info| info.mod_time.unwrap_or(OffsetDateTime::UNIX_EPOCH))
+}
+
+fn same_transition_identity(left: &ObjectInfo, right: &ObjectInfo) -> bool {
+    left.transition_version_state == right.transition_version_state
+        && left.transitioned_object.name == right.transitioned_object.name
+        && left.transitioned_object.version_id == right.transitioned_object.version_id
+        && left.transitioned_object.tier == right.transitioned_object.tier
+        && left.transitioned_object.free_version == right.transitioned_object.free_version
+        && left.transitioned_object.status == right.transitioned_object.status
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct LatestUserDefinedIdentity {
+    internal: HashMap<String, String>,
+    other: HashMap<String, String>,
+}
+
+fn normalize_internal_identity_suffix(key: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let suffix = strip_internal_prefix_preserving_case(key)?;
+
+    for dynamic_prefix in [
+        SUFFIX_REPLICATION_RESET_ARN_PREFIX,
+        SUFFIX_REPLICATION_DELETE_MARKER_VERSION_ARN_PREFIX,
+    ] {
+        let prefix_len = dynamic_prefix.len();
+        if let (Some(prefix), Some(remainder)) = (suffix.get(..prefix_len), suffix.get(prefix_len..))
+            && prefix.eq_ignore_ascii_case(dynamic_prefix)
+        {
+            return Some(format!("{dynamic_prefix}{remainder}"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Some(suffix.to_lowercase())
+}
+
+fn normalize_user_defined_identity(user_defined: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Option<LatestUserDefinedIdentity> {
+    let mut identity = LatestUserDefinedIdentity {
+        internal: HashMap::with_capacity(user_defined.len()),
+        other: HashMap::with_capacity(user_defined.len()),
+    };
+
+    for (key, value) in user_defined {
+        if let Some(suffix) = normalize_internal_identity_suffix(key) {
+            if identity
+                .internal
+                .insert(suffix, value.clone())
+                .is_some_and(|previous| previous != *value)
+            {
+                return None;
+            }
+        } else {
+            identity.other.insert(key.clone(), value.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    Some(identity)
+}
+
+fn same_user_defined_identity(left: &ObjectInfo, right: &ObjectInfo) -> bool {
+    match (
+        normalize_user_defined_identity(&left.user_defined),
+        normalize_user_defined_identity(&right.user_defined),
+    ) {
+        (Some(left), Some(right)) => left == right,
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Pool-specific erasure geometry is intentionally excluded: `get_object_info`
+/// returns each pool's own `data_blocks`/`parity_blocks`, so those values can
+/// differ for the same object version while the selected winner still carries
+/// the chosen pool's layout. `put_object_reader` is also intentionally
+/// excluded because it is a transient request handle that `ObjectInfo::clone`
+/// drops. Every other ObjectInfo field is part of the production-visible
+/// identity and must agree before the pool index can provide a deterministic
+/// tie-break.
+fn same_latest_object_info_identity(left: &ObjectInfo, right: &ObjectInfo) -> bool {
+    left.bucket == right.bucket
+        && left.name == right.name
+        && left.storage_class == right.storage_class
+        && left.mod_time == right.mod_time
+        && left.size == right.size
+        && left.actual_size == right.actual_size
+        && left.is_dir == right.is_dir
+        && same_user_defined_identity(left, right)
+        && left.user_tags == right.user_tags
+        && left.version_id == right.version_id
+        && left.data_dir == right.data_dir
+        && left.delete_marker == right.delete_marker
+        && same_transition_identity(left, right)
+        && left.restore_ongoing == right.restore_ongoing
+        && left.restore_expires == right.restore_expires
+        && left.parts == right.parts
+        && left.is_latest == right.is_latest
+        && left.content_type == right.content_type
+        && left.content_encoding == right.content_encoding
+        && left.expires == right.expires
+        && left.num_versions == right.num_versions
+        && left.successor_mod_time == right.successor_mod_time
+        && left.etag == right.etag
+        && left.inlined == right.inlined
+        && left.metadata_only == right.metadata_only
+        && left.version_only == right.version_only
+        && left.replication_status_internal == right.replication_status_internal
+        && left.replication_status == right.replication_status
+        && left.version_purge_status_internal == right.version_purge_status_internal
+        && left.version_purge_status == right.version_purge_status
+        && left.replication_decision == right.replication_decision
+        && left.checksum == right.checksum
+}
+
 pub(super) fn resolve_latest_object_info_candidates(
-    mut candidates: Vec<LatestObjectInfoCandidate>,
+    candidates: Vec<LatestObjectInfoCandidate>,
    bucket: &str,
    object: &str,
    opts: &ObjectOptions,
 ) -> Result<(ObjectInfo, usize)> {
-    candidates.sort_by(|a, b| {
-        let a_mod = if let Some(info) = &a.info {
-            info.mod_time.unwrap_or(OffsetDateTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
-        } else {
-            OffsetDateTime::UNIX_EPOCH
+    let latest_mod_time = candidates.iter().filter_map(latest_candidate_mod_time).max();
+
+    if let Some(latest_mod_time) = latest_mod_time {
+        let mut latest_candidates = candidates
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|candidate| latest_candidate_mod_time(candidate) == Some(latest_mod_time))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        latest_candidates.sort_by(|left, right| right.idx.cmp(&left.idx));
+
+        let Some(winner) = latest_candidates.first() else {
+            return Err(Error::ErasureReadQuorum);
+        };
+        let Some(winner_info) = winner.info.as_ref() else {
+            return Err(Error::ErasureReadQuorum);
        };

-        let b_mod = if let Some(info) = &b.info {
-            info.mod_time.unwrap_or(OffsetDateTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
-        } else {
-            OffsetDateTime::UNIX_EPOCH
-        };
-
-        if a_mod == b_mod {
-            return if a.idx < b.idx { Ordering::Greater } else { Ordering::Less };
+        if latest_candidates.iter().skip(1).any(|candidate| {
+            candidate
+                .info
+                .as_ref()
+                .is_none_or(|info| !same_latest_object_info_identity(winner_info, info))
+        }) {
+            return Err(Error::ErasureReadQuorum);
        }

-        b_mod.cmp(&a_mod)
-    });
+        return Ok((winner_info.clone(), winner.idx));
+    }

    for candidate in candidates {
-        if let Some(info) = candidate.info {
-            return Ok((info, candidate.idx));
-        }
-
        if let Some(err) = candidate.err
            && !is_err_object_not_found(&err)
            && !is_err_version_not_found(&err)
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ pub struct BucketPolicyArgs<'a> {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Default, Debug)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct BucketPolicy {
-    #[serde(default, rename = "Id", skip_serializing_if = "ID::is_empty")]
+    // RUSTFS_COMPAT_TODO(rustfs-6339): accept bucket policies persisted with the legacy "ID" key. Remove after migration tooling rewrites every retained legacy bucket policy.
+    #[serde(default, rename = "Id", alias = "ID", skip_serializing_if = "ID::is_empty")]
    pub id: ID,
    #[serde(rename = "Version")]
    pub version: String,
@@ -2786,7 +2787,7 @@ mod test {
        let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("Should parse");

        // Verify empty fields are omitted
-        assert!(!parsed.as_object().unwrap().contains_key("ID"), "Empty ID should be omitted");
+        assert!(parsed.get("Id").is_none(), "Empty ID should be omitted");

        let statement = &parsed["Statement"][0];
        assert!(!statement.as_object().unwrap().contains_key("Sid"), "Empty Sid should be omitted");
@@ -2809,6 +2810,43 @@ mod test {
        assert_eq!(statement["Principal"]["AWS"], "*");
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn test_bucket_policy_deserializes_legacy_id() {
+        let legacy_policy = br#"{"ID":"","Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Sid":"","Effect":"Allow","Principal":{"AWS":["*"]},"Action":["s3:GetObject"],"NotAction":[],"Resource":["arn:aws:s3:::bucket/*"],"NotResource":[],"Condition":{}}]}"#;
+
+        let policy: BucketPolicy =
+            serde_json::from_slice(legacy_policy).expect("bucket policy with legacy ID should deserialize");
+        assert!(policy.id.is_empty());
+        policy.is_valid().expect("legacy bucket policy should remain valid");
+
+        let policy: BucketPolicy = serde_json::from_str(r#"{"ID":"legacy-policy","Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[]}"#)
+            .expect("non-empty legacy ID should deserialize");
+        assert_eq!(policy.id.0, "legacy-policy");
+
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_value(&policy).expect("bucket policy should serialize");
+        assert_eq!(serialized["Id"], "legacy-policy");
+        assert!(serialized.get("ID").is_none(), "legacy ID spelling should not be serialized");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bucket_policy_legacy_id_alias_remains_strict() {
+        let unknown_field = r#"{"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[],"Unexpected":true}"#;
+        let error =
+            serde_json::from_str::<BucketPolicy>(unknown_field).expect_err("unrelated unknown fields should remain rejected");
+        assert!(
+            error.to_string().contains("unknown field `Unexpected`"),
+            "unexpected deserialization error: {error}"
+        );
+
+        let duplicate_id = r#"{"Id":"current-policy","ID":"legacy-policy","Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[]}"#;
+        let error = serde_json::from_str::<BucketPolicy>(duplicate_id)
+            .expect_err("canonical and legacy ID fields should not be accepted together");
+        assert!(
+            error.to_string().contains("duplicate field `Id`"),
+            "unexpected deserialization error: {error}"
+        );
+    }
+
    #[test]
    fn test_existing_object_tag_condition_helpers() {
        let identity_policy = Policy::parse_config(
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ for later deletion.

 ## Open Items

+- `rustfs-6339` legacy bucket policy ID casing: earlier RustFS releases persisted the top-level policy identifier as "ID", while current writes use the S3-compatible "Id" spelling. Readers accept both spellings so retained bucket metadata remains usable after upgrade. Remove the legacy alias after migration tooling has rewritten every retained bucket policy using "ID".
 - `table-publication-fence-v1` table publication fencing: nodes that predate table and table-bucket publication fences can mutate live files while a new node is publishing a catalog pointer. New nodes retain exact object guards until the operator confirms that every serving node uses the new fences. Fleet confirmation also requires non-overlapping active warehouse prefixes and lifecycle workers that exclude table buckets. Remove the exact live-file fallback and the fleet-confirmation gate after the minimum supported RustFS release acquires table fences for registered-table mutations and table-bucket fences for unresolved-prefix mutations.
 - `table-catalog-strong-snapshot-v1` durable strong catalog snapshot compatibility: version 1 writes continue during mixed-version rollout until operators confirm that every serving node reads version 2, and version 1 table/view identifier collisions remain available only for cleanup. Remove version 1 writes and collision cleanup after the minimum supported RustFS release reads version 2 and every retained durable strong snapshot is collision-free and has been upgraded to version 2.
 - `table-catalog-migration-fence-v1` durable strong migration fence compatibility: version 1 "PREPARING" fences did not distinguish a known-absent global strong snapshot from an unknown baseline, so retries read them but fail closed if the global snapshot is missing. Version 2 preserves the same JSON shape and records the pre-migration global snapshot ETag in the existing target_snapshot_etag field while the fence is "PREPARING". Remove version 1 reads after every supported direct-upgrade source writes version 2 fences and operators have completed or cancelled every older in-progress backing migration.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 | heal_erasure_disk_rebuild_test | 4 | 🌙 |
 | inline_fast_path_cluster_test | 16 |  |
 | internode_rpc_signature_e2e_test | 5 |  |
-| kms | 48 |  |
+| kms | 46 |  |
 | leading_slash_key_test | 2 | ✅ |
 | lifecycle_regression_test | 4 |  |
 | list_buckets_auth_test | 1 | ✅ |
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@
 | tls_hot_reload_test | 1 | ✅ |
 | version_id_regression_test | 10 | ✅ |

-**Total listed: 577 tests across 82 modules · PR smoke: 163 tests / 36 modules · merge/main full: 455 tests / 73 modules · nightly replication: 55 tests · nightly cluster faults: 28 tests / 7 modules · nightly protocols: 16 tests** · updated 2026-08-21.
+**Total listed: 575 tests across 82 modules · PR smoke: 163 tests / 36 modules · merge/main full: 453 tests / 73 modules · nightly replication: 55 tests · nightly cluster faults: 28 tests / 7 modules · nightly protocols: 16 tests** · updated 2026-08-23.
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Fail when a critical scheduled validation has not started recently."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+from urllib.parse import quote, urlencode
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+
+
+def load_validations(path: Path) -> list[tuple[str, int]]:
+    data = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    if not isinstance(data, list) or not data:
+        raise ValueError("scheduled validation config must be a non-empty list")
+
+    validations: list[tuple[str, int]] = []
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    for item in data:
+        if not isinstance(item, dict):
+            raise ValueError("scheduled validation entries must be objects")
+        workflow = item.get("workflow")
+        max_age_hours = item.get("max_age_hours")
+        if not isinstance(workflow, str) or not re.fullmatch(
+            r"\.github/workflows/[a-z0-9-]+\.yml", workflow
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(f"invalid scheduled validation workflow: {workflow!r}")
+        if workflow in seen:
+            raise ValueError(f"duplicate scheduled validation workflow: {workflow}")
+        if (
+            not isinstance(max_age_hours, int)
+            or isinstance(max_age_hours, bool)
+            or max_age_hours <= 0
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(f"invalid max_age_hours for {workflow}: {max_age_hours!r}")
+        seen.add(workflow)
+        validations.append((workflow, max_age_hours))
+    return validations
+
+
+def parse_timestamp(value: object) -> datetime:
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise ValueError(f"invalid run timestamp: {value!r}")
+    parsed = datetime.fromisoformat(value.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+    if parsed.tzinfo is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"run timestamp has no timezone: {value!r}")
+    return parsed.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+
+
+def stale_reason(
+    run: dict[str, object] | None, now: datetime, max_age_hours: int
+) -> str | None:
+    if run is None:
+        return "no scheduled run has been recorded"
+    created_at = parse_timestamp(run.get("created_at"))
+    age = now - created_at
+    if age > timedelta(hours=max_age_hours):
+        return f"last scheduled run is {age.total_seconds() / 3600:.1f}h old"
+    return None
+
+
+def fetch_latest_scheduled_run(
+    repository: str, workflow: str, token: str, api_url: str
+) -> dict[str, object] | None:
+    owner, repo = repository.split("/", 1)
+    workflow_name = Path(workflow).name
+    endpoint = (
+        f"{api_url.rstrip('/')}/repos/{quote(owner, safe='')}/{quote(repo, safe='')}"
+        f"/actions/workflows/{quote(workflow_name, safe='')}/runs?"
+        + urlencode({"event": "schedule", "per_page": 1})
+    )
+    request = Request(
+        endpoint,
+        headers={
+            "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+            "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
+        },
+    )
+    with urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
+        payload = json.load(response)
+    runs = payload.get("workflow_runs")
+    if not isinstance(runs, list):
+        raise ValueError(f"GitHub returned no workflow_runs list for {workflow}")
+    if not runs:
+        return None
+    if not isinstance(runs[0], dict):
+        raise ValueError(f"GitHub returned an invalid workflow run for {workflow}")
+    return runs[0]
+
+
+def write_report(path: Path, failures: list[tuple[str, int, str, str]]) -> None:
+    lines = ["## Scheduled validation freshness"]
+    if not failures:
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append("All critical scheduled validations have a recent scheduled run.")
+    else:
+        lines.extend(
+            [
+                "",
+                "The following critical validations are stale or could not be inspected:",
+                "",
+                "| Workflow | Limit | Result | Last run |",
+                "| --- | ---: | --- | --- |",
+            ]
+        )
+        for workflow, max_age_hours, reason, run_url in failures:
+            link = f"[open]({run_url})" if run_url else "—"
+            lines.append(f"| `{workflow}` | {max_age_hours}h | {reason} | {link} |")
+    path.write_text("\n".join(lines) + "\n")
+
+
+def check_freshness(
+    config: Path, report: Path, repository: str, token: str, api_url: str
+) -> int:
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    failures: list[tuple[str, int, str, str]] = []
+    for workflow, max_age_hours in load_validations(config):
+        try:
+            run = fetch_latest_scheduled_run(repository, workflow, token, api_url)
+            reason = stale_reason(run, now, max_age_hours)
+            if reason is not None:
+                run_url = str(run.get("html_url", "")) if run else ""
+                failures.append((workflow, max_age_hours, reason, run_url))
+        except Exception as error:
+            failures.append(
+                (workflow, max_age_hours, f"inspection failed: {error}", "")
+            )
+    write_report(report, failures)
+    return 1 if failures else 0
+
+
+class SelfTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    NOW = datetime(2026, 8, 22, 12, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+    def test_freshness_boundaries(self) -> None:
+        at_limit = {"created_at": "2026-08-21T00:00:00Z"}
+        past_limit = {"created_at": "2026-08-20T23:59:59Z"}
+        self.assertIsNone(stale_reason(at_limit, self.NOW, 36))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(stale_reason(past_limit, self.NOW, 36))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(stale_reason(None, self.NOW, 36))
+
+    def test_config_rejects_duplicate_and_invalid_entries(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            path = Path(tmp) / "validations.json"
+            path.write_text(
+                json.dumps(
+                    [
+                        {"workflow": ".github/workflows/ci.yml", "max_age_hours": 36},
+                        {"workflow": ".github/workflows/ci.yml", "max_age_hours": 0},
+                    ]
+                )
+            )
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                load_validations(path)
+            path.write_text(
+                json.dumps(
+                    [{"workflow": ".github/workflows/ci.yml", "max_age_hours": 0}]
+                )
+            )
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                load_validations(path)
+
+    def test_check_reports_missing_runs(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            root = Path(tmp)
+            config = root / "validations.json"
+            report = root / "report.md"
+            config.write_text(
+                json.dumps(
+                    [
+                        {"workflow": ".github/workflows/ci.yml", "max_age_hours": 36},
+                        {"workflow": ".github/workflows/fuzz.yml", "max_age_hours": 36},
+                        {"workflow": ".github/workflows/mint.yml", "max_age_hours": 36},
+                    ]
+                )
+            )
+            with mock.patch(
+                __name__ + ".fetch_latest_scheduled_run",
+                side_effect=[
+                    {"created_at": "2999-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
+                    None,
+                    RuntimeError("API unavailable"),
+                ],
+            ):
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    check_freshness(
+                        config,
+                        report,
+                        "rustfs/rustfs",
+                        "token",
+                        "https://api.github.test",
+                    ),
+                    1,
+                )
+            contents = report.read_text()
+            self.assertIn(".github/workflows/fuzz.yml", contents)
+            self.assertIn("inspection failed: API unavailable", contents)
+            self.assertNotIn(".github/workflows/ci.yml`", contents)
+
+            config.write_text(
+                json.dumps(
+                    [{"workflow": ".github/workflows/ci.yml", "max_age_hours": 36}]
+                )
+            )
+            with mock.patch(
+                __name__ + ".fetch_latest_scheduled_run",
+                return_value={"created_at": "2999-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
+            ):
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    check_freshness(
+                        config,
+                        report,
+                        "rustfs/rustfs",
+                        "token",
+                        "https://api.github.test",
+                    ),
+                    0,
+                )
+            self.assertIn("All critical scheduled validations", report.read_text())
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--config", type=Path, default=ROOT / ".github/scheduled-validations.json"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--report", type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.self_test:
+        load_validations(args.config)
+        suite = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase(SelfTests)
+        return (
+            0 if unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite).wasSuccessful() else 1
+        )
+    if args.report is None:
+        parser.error("--report is required unless --self-test is used")
+
+    repository = os.environ.get("GITHUB_REPOSITORY", "")
+    token = os.environ.get("GH_TOKEN", "")
+    api_url = os.environ.get("GITHUB_API_URL", "https://api.github.com")
+    if not re.fullmatch(r"[^/\s]+/[^/\s]+", repository):
+        parser.error("GITHUB_REPOSITORY must be owner/repository")
+    if not token:
+        parser.error("GH_TOKEN is required")
+    return check_freshness(args.config, args.report, repository, token, api_url)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import tomllib
 import unittest
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from unittest import mock
 from pathlib import Path
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo, ZoneInfoNotFoundError


 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+SCHEDULED_ALERT_WORKFLOWS = tuple(
+    item["workflow"]
+    for item in json.loads((ROOT / ".github/scheduled-validations.json").read_text())
+)


 def words(value: str) -> set[str]:
@@ -252,6 +258,292 @@ def check_profile_definitions(root: Path) -> list[str]:
    return errors


+def yaml_block(lines: list[str], key: str, indent: int) -> list[str] | None:
+    try:
+        start = lines.index(f"{' ' * indent}{key}:") + 1
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+    end = next(
+        (
+            index
+            for index in range(start, len(lines))
+            if lines[index].strip()
+            and not lines[index].lstrip().startswith("#")
+            and len(lines[index]) - len(lines[index].lstrip()) <= indent
+        ),
+        len(lines),
+    )
+    return lines[start:end]
+
+
+def workflow_step_block(job_lines: list[str], action: str) -> tuple[int, list[str]] | None:
+    uses_index = next(
+        (
+            index
+            for index, line in enumerate(job_lines)
+            if (
+                line.split("#", 1)[0].strip() == f"- uses: {action}"
+                and len(line) - len(line.lstrip()) == 6
+            )
+            or (
+                line.split("#", 1)[0].strip() == f"uses: {action}"
+                and len(line) - len(line.lstrip()) == 8
+            )
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+    if uses_index is None:
+        return None
+    start = next(
+        (
+            index
+            for index in range(uses_index, -1, -1)
+            if job_lines[index].lstrip().startswith("- ")
+        ),
+        uses_index,
+    )
+    indent = len(job_lines[start]) - len(job_lines[start].lstrip())
+    end = next(
+        (
+            index
+            for index in range(start + 1, len(job_lines))
+            if len(job_lines[index]) - len(job_lines[index].lstrip()) == indent
+            and job_lines[index].lstrip().startswith("- ")
+        ),
+        len(job_lines),
+    )
+    return start, job_lines[start:end]
+
+
+def alert_step_errors(
+    job_lines: list[str],
+    expected_action_if: str | None,
+    required_permissions: tuple[str, ...],
+    required_action_tokens: tuple[str, ...],
+) -> list[str]:
+    checkout = workflow_step_block(job_lines, "actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0")
+    action = workflow_step_block(job_lines, "./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue")
+    errors: list[str] = []
+    permissions = yaml_block(job_lines, "permissions", 4)
+    permission_text = "\n".join(line.split("#", 1)[0] for line in permissions or [])
+    missing_permissions = [token for token in required_permissions if token not in permission_text]
+    if missing_permissions:
+        errors.append("alert job permissions missing " + ", ".join(missing_permissions))
+    if checkout is None:
+        errors.append("checkout step is missing")
+    if action is None:
+        errors.append("local alert action step is missing")
+    if checkout is None or action is None:
+        return errors
+
+    if checkout[0] >= action[0]:
+        errors.append("checkout must run before the local alert action")
+    checkout_ifs = [line.strip() for line in checkout[1] if line.strip().startswith("if:")]
+    if checkout_ifs:
+        errors.append("checkout step must not be conditional")
+    action_ifs = [line.strip() for line in action[1] if line.strip().startswith("if:")]
+    expected_ifs = [] if expected_action_if is None else [expected_action_if]
+    if action_ifs != expected_ifs:
+        errors.append("alert action has an invalid step condition")
+    action_text = "\n".join(line.split("#", 1)[0] for line in action[1])
+    missing_action_tokens = [token for token in required_action_tokens if token not in action_text]
+    if missing_action_tokens:
+        errors.append("alert action inputs missing " + ", ".join(missing_action_tokens))
+    return errors
+
+
+def schedule_utc_slots(hour: int, minute: int, timezone_name: str | None) -> set[tuple[int, int]]:
+    if timezone_name is None:
+        return {(hour, minute)}
+    zone = ZoneInfo(timezone_name)
+    return {
+        (utc.hour, utc.minute)
+        for year in (2025, 2026)
+        for month in range(1, 13)
+        for utc in [datetime(year, month, 1, hour, minute, tzinfo=zone).astimezone(timezone.utc)]
+    }
+
+
+def check_scheduled_alerts(root: Path) -> list[str]:
+    errors: list[str] = []
+    schedule_slots: dict[tuple[int, int], list[str]] = {}
+    for relative in SCHEDULED_ALERT_WORKFLOWS:
+        path = root / relative
+        try:
+            lines = path.read_text().splitlines()
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            errors.append(f"{relative}: missing scheduled validation workflow")
+            continue
+
+        on_block = yaml_block(lines, "on", 0)
+        schedule_block = yaml_block(on_block or [], "schedule", 2)
+        schedule_lines = schedule_block or []
+        cron_indices = [index for index, line in enumerate(schedule_lines) if re.match(r"^\s*-\s+cron:", line)]
+        if not cron_indices:
+            errors.append(f"{relative}: missing simple numeric schedule")
+        else:
+            for position, cron_index in enumerate(cron_indices):
+                cron_line = schedule_lines[cron_index]
+                schedule = re.match(r"^\s*-\s+cron:\s*[\"']?(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+", cron_line)
+                if not schedule:
+                    errors.append(f"{relative}: missing simple numeric schedule")
+                    continue
+                minute, hour = map(int, schedule.groups())
+                if minute == 0:
+                    errors.append(f"{relative}: scheduled validation must avoid minute zero")
+                entry_end = cron_indices[position + 1] if position + 1 < len(cron_indices) else len(schedule_lines)
+                entry = "\n".join(schedule_lines[cron_index + 1 : entry_end])
+                timezone_match = re.search(r"^\s*timezone:\s*[\"']?([^\"'\s]+)", entry, re.MULTILINE)
+                timezone_name = timezone_match.group(1) if timezone_match else None
+                try:
+                    utc_slots = schedule_utc_slots(hour, minute, timezone_name)
+                except ZoneInfoNotFoundError:
+                    errors.append(f"{relative}: unknown schedule timezone {timezone_name}")
+                    continue
+                for slot in utc_slots:
+                    schedule_slots.setdefault(slot, []).append(relative)
+
+        job_lines = yaml_block(lines, "alert-on-failure", 2)
+        if job_lines is None:
+            errors.append(f"{relative}: missing alert-on-failure job")
+            continue
+        job = "\n".join(line.split("#", 1)[0] for line in job_lines)
+        required = (
+            "always()",
+            "github.event_name == 'schedule'",
+            "contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')",
+            "issues: write",
+            "uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0",
+            "uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue",
+            "github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}",
+        )
+        missing = [token for token in required if token not in job]
+        if missing:
+            errors.append(f"{relative}: alert-on-failure missing {', '.join(missing)}")
+        else:
+            errors.extend(
+                f"{relative}: {error}"
+                for error in alert_step_errors(job_lines, None, ("issues: write",), ("github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}",))
+            )
+
+    for (hour, minute), workflows in schedule_slots.items():
+        if len(workflows) > 1:
+            errors.append(
+                f"scheduled validations share {hour:02d}:{minute:02d} UTC: {', '.join(workflows)}"
+            )
+
+    watchdog_path = root / ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-watchdog.yml"
+    try:
+        watchdog_lines = watchdog_path.read_text().splitlines()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        errors.append(".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-watchdog.yml: missing completion watchdog")
+        return errors
+    watchdog_on = yaml_block(watchdog_lines, "on", 0)
+    watchdog_run = yaml_block(watchdog_on or [], "workflow_run", 2)
+    watchdog_workflows = yaml_block(watchdog_run or [], "workflows", 4)
+    if watchdog_workflows is None:
+        errors.append(".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-watchdog.yml: missing workflow_run workflows")
+        return errors
+    watchdog_sources = "\n".join(line.split("#", 1)[0] for line in watchdog_workflows)
+    for relative in SCHEDULED_ALERT_WORKFLOWS:
+        path = root / relative
+        if not path.is_file():
+            continue
+        source = path.read_text()
+        match = re.search(r"^name:\s*[\"']?([^\"'\n]+)", source, re.MULTILINE)
+        if not match:
+            errors.append(f"{relative}: missing workflow name")
+        elif f'- "{match.group(1).strip()}"' not in watchdog_sources:
+            errors.append(f"{relative}: missing from scheduled completion watchdog")
+    watchdog_job_lines = yaml_block(watchdog_lines, "alert-on-incomplete-run", 2)
+    if watchdog_job_lines is None:
+        errors.append(".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-watchdog.yml: missing alert-on-incomplete-run job")
+        return errors
+    watchdog_job = "\n".join(line.split("#", 1)[0] for line in watchdog_job_lines)
+    required = (
+        "github.event.workflow_run.event == 'schedule'",
+        "github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'success'",
+        "github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'failure'",
+        "actions: read",
+        "issues: write",
+        "uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0",
+        "uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue",
+        "github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}",
+        "workflow-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}",
+        "source-run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}",
+        "source-run-attempt: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.run_attempt }}",
+        "source-event: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.event }}",
+        "source-ref-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}",
+        "source-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}",
+    )
+    missing = [token for token in required if token not in watchdog_job]
+    if missing:
+        errors.append(
+            ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-watchdog.yml: missing " + ", ".join(missing)
+        )
+    else:
+        errors.extend(
+            ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-watchdog.yml: " + error
+            for error in alert_step_errors(
+                watchdog_job_lines,
+                None,
+                ("actions: read", "issues: write"),
+                (
+                    "github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}",
+                    "workflow-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}",
+                    "source-run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}",
+                    "source-run-attempt: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.run_attempt }}",
+                    "source-event: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.event }}",
+                    "source-ref-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}",
+                    "source-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}",
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+
+    freshness_path = root / ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-freshness.yml"
+    try:
+        freshness_lines = freshness_path.read_text().splitlines()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        errors.append(".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-freshness.yml: missing freshness check")
+        return errors
+    freshness_job_lines = yaml_block(freshness_lines, "check-freshness", 2)
+    if freshness_job_lines is None:
+        errors.append(".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-freshness.yml: missing check-freshness job")
+        return errors
+    freshness_job = "\n".join(line.split("#", 1)[0] for line in freshness_job_lines)
+    required = (
+        "python3 scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py",
+        "actions: read",
+        "issues: write",
+        "if: failure()",
+        "uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0",
+        "uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue",
+        "github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}",
+        "details-file: ${{ runner.temp }}/scheduled-validation-freshness.md",
+    )
+    missing = [token for token in required if token not in freshness_job]
+    if missing:
+        errors.append(
+            ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-freshness.yml: missing " + ", ".join(missing)
+        )
+    else:
+        errors.extend(
+            ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-freshness.yml: " + error
+            for error in alert_step_errors(
+                freshness_job_lines,
+                "if: failure()",
+                ("actions: read", "issues: write"),
+                (
+                    "github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}",
+                    "details-file: ${{ runner.temp }}/scheduled-validation-freshness.md",
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+    if not (root / "scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py").is_file():
+        errors.append("scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py: missing freshness checker")
+    return errors
+
+
 def check_profile_listing(root: Path, profile: str, listing: Path) -> list[str]:
    try:
        expected_digest = profile_selection(root, profile)
@@ -281,6 +573,7 @@ def validate(root: Path) -> list[str]:
    errors.extend(check_runner_selection(root))
    errors.extend(check_s3_tests_runner(root))
    errors.extend(check_profile_definitions(root))
+    errors.extend(check_scheduled_alerts(root))
    return errors


@@ -363,6 +656,7 @@ class SelfTests(unittest.TestCase):
                mock.patch(__name__ + ".check_fuzz_targets", return_value=[]),
                mock.patch(__name__ + ".check_runner_selection", return_value=[]),
                mock.patch(__name__ + ".check_profile_definitions", return_value=[]),
+                mock.patch(__name__ + ".check_scheduled_alerts", return_value=[]),
            ):
                self.assertEqual(len(validate(root)), 1)

@@ -413,6 +707,272 @@ class SelfTests(unittest.TestCase):
            with mock.patch.object(sys, "platform", "linux"):
                self.assertEqual(len(check_profile_listing(root, "e2e-full", listing)), 1)

+    def test_scheduled_alerts_require_completion_watchdog(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            root = Path(tmp)
+            alert = (
+                "  alert-on-failure:\n"
+                "    if: always() && github.event_name == 'schedule' && "
+                "contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')\n"
+                "    permissions:\n"
+                "      issues: write\n"
+                "    steps:\n"
+                "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                "        with:\n"
+                "          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n"
+            )
+            names: list[str] = []
+            for index, relative in enumerate(SCHEDULED_ALERT_WORKFLOWS, start=1):
+                path = root / relative
+                path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                names.append(path.stem)
+                path.write_text(
+                    f'name: "{path.stem}"\n'
+                    f'on:\n  schedule:\n    - cron: "{index} {index} * * *"\n'
+                    f'jobs:\n{alert}'
+                )
+            watchdog = root / ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-watchdog.yml"
+            watchdog.write_text(
+                "on:\n  workflow_run:\n    workflows:\n"
+                + "\n".join(f'      - "{name}"' for name in names)
+                + "\njobs:\n"
+                + "  alert-on-incomplete-run:\n"
+                + "    github.event.workflow_run.event == 'schedule'\n"
+                + "    github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'success'\n"
+                + "    github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'failure'\n"
+                + "    permissions:\n"
+                + "      actions: read\n"
+                + "      issues: write\n"
+                + "    steps:\n"
+                + "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                + "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                + "        with:\n"
+                + "          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n"
+                + "          workflow-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}\n"
+                + "          source-run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}\n"
+                + "          source-run-attempt: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.run_attempt }}\n"
+                + "          source-event: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.event }}\n"
+                + "          source-ref-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}\n"
+                + "          source-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}\n"
+            )
+            freshness = root / ".github/workflows/scheduled-validation-freshness.yml"
+            freshness.write_text(
+                "jobs:\n"
+                "  check-freshness:\n"
+                "    permissions:\n"
+                "      actions: read\n"
+                "      issues: write\n"
+                "    steps:\n"
+                "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                "      - run: python3 scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py\n"
+                "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                "        if: failure()\n"
+                "        with:\n"
+                "          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n"
+                "          details-file: ${{ runner.temp }}/scheduled-validation-freshness.md\n"
+            )
+            checker = root / "scripts/check_scheduled_validation_freshness.py"
+            checker.parent.mkdir()
+            checker.write_text("")
+            self.assertEqual(check_scheduled_alerts(root), [])
+
+            first = root / SCHEDULED_ALERT_WORKFLOWS[0]
+            mutations = (
+                ("contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')", "false"),
+                ("issues: write", "issues: read"),
+                (
+                    "uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0",
+                    "uses: actions/checkout@missing",
+                ),
+                (
+                    "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n",
+                    "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                    "        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'\n",
+                ),
+                (
+                    "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n",
+                    "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                    "        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'\n",
+                ),
+                ("uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue", "uses: actions/checkout@v7"),
+                ("github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}", "github-token: missing"),
+            )
+            for required, replacement in mutations:
+                original = first.read_text()
+                first.write_text(original.replace(required, replacement))
+                self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+                first.write_text(original)
+
+            first_original = first.read_text()
+            real_steps = (
+                "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                "        with:\n"
+                "          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n"
+            )
+            first.write_text(
+                first_original.replace(
+                    real_steps,
+                    "      - run: |\n"
+                    "          : <<'MARKER'\n"
+                    "          uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                    "          MARKER\n"
+                    "      - run: |\n"
+                    "          : <<'MARKER'\n"
+                    "          uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                    "          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n"
+                    "          MARKER\n",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(check_scheduled_alerts(root))
+            first.write_text(
+                first_original.replace(
+                    real_steps,
+                    "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                    "        with:\n"
+                    "          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\n"
+                    "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            first.write_text(first_original)
+
+            watchdog_mutations = (
+                ("actions: read", "actions: none"),
+                ("issues: write", "issues: read"),
+                (
+                    "uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0",
+                    "uses: actions/checkout@missing",
+                ),
+                (
+                    "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n",
+                    "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                    "        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'\n",
+                ),
+                (
+                    "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n",
+                    "      - uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue\n"
+                    "        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'\n",
+                ),
+                ("uses: ./.github/actions/schedule-failure-issue", "uses: actions/checkout@v7"),
+                ("github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}", "github-token: missing"),
+                ("source-event: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.event }}", "source-event: watchdog"),
+                (
+                    "source-ref-name: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}",
+                    "source-ref-name: main",
+                ),
+                ("source-sha: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}", "source-sha: missing"),
+            )
+            for required, replacement in watchdog_mutations:
+                original = watchdog.read_text()
+                watchdog.write_text(original.replace(required, replacement))
+                self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+                watchdog.write_text(original)
+
+            watchdog_original = watchdog.read_text()
+            watchdog.write_text(
+                watchdog_original.replace("issues: write", "issues: read")
+                + "  decoy:\n    permissions:\n      issues: write\n"
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            watchdog.write_text(watchdog_original)
+
+            first_original = first.read_text()
+            first.write_text(
+                first_original.replace('  schedule:\n    - cron: "1 1 * * *"\n', "")
+                + '  decoy:\n    strategy:\n      matrix:\n        cron:\n          - "1 1 * * *"\n'
+                + '    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    steps:\n      - run: true\n'
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            first.write_text(first_original)
+
+            first.write_text(
+                first_original.replace(
+                    '    - cron: "1 1 * * *"\n',
+                    '    - cron: "1 1 * * *"\n    - cron: "0 5 * * *"\n',
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            first.write_text(
+                first_original.replace(
+                    '    - cron: "1 1 * * *"\n',
+                    '    - cron: "1 1 * * *"\n    - cron: "2 2 * * *"\n',
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            first.write_text(first_original)
+
+            watchdog.write_text(
+                watchdog_original.replace(f'      - "{names[0]}"\n', "")
+                + f'  decoy:\n    strategy:\n      matrix:\n        workflow:\n          - "{names[0]}"\n'
+                + '    runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n    steps:\n      - run: true\n'
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            watchdog.write_text(watchdog_original)
+
+            watchdog.write_text(watchdog_original.replace(f'      - "{names[0]}"\n', ""))
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            watchdog.write_text(watchdog_original)
+            original = first.read_text()
+            first.write_text(re.sub(r'- cron: "\d+ \d+', '- cron: "0 0', original, count=1))
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            first.write_text(original)
+
+            second = root / SCHEDULED_ALERT_WORKFLOWS[1]
+            second_original = second.read_text()
+            second.write_text(re.sub(r'- cron: "\d+ \d+', '- cron: "1 1', second_original, count=1))
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            second.write_text(second_original)
+
+            first.write_text(
+                first_original.replace(
+                    '    - cron: "1 1 * * *"\n',
+                    '    - cron: "7 0 * * *"\n      timezone: "Asia/Shanghai"\n',
+                )
+            )
+            second.write_text(
+                second_original.replace(
+                    '    - cron: "2 2 * * *"\n',
+                    '    - cron: "2 2 * * *"\n    - cron: "7 16 * * *"\n',
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            first.write_text(first_original)
+            second.write_text(second_original)
+
+            freshness_original = freshness.read_text()
+            freshness.write_text(freshness_original.replace("details-file:", "report-file:"))
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            freshness.write_text(
+                freshness_original.replace("github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}", "github-token: missing")
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            freshness.write_text(
+                freshness_original.replace(
+                    "uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0",
+                    "uses: actions/checkout@missing",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            freshness.write_text(
+                freshness_original.replace(
+                    "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n",
+                    "      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0\n"
+                    "        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'\n",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            freshness.write_text(
+                freshness_original.replace("if: failure()", "if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'")
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+            freshness.write_text(
+                freshness_original.replace("issues: write", "issues: read")
+                + "  decoy:\n    permissions:\n      issues: write\n"
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(check_scheduled_alerts(root)), 1)
+
 def main() -> int:
    if sys.argv[1:] == ["--self-test"]:
        suite = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromTestCase(SelfTests)
@@ -436,7 +996,7 @@ def main() -> int:
        for error in errors:
            print(f"ERROR: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
        return 1
-    print("OK: e2e modules, runner selection, fuzz matrices, profiles, and bounded diagnostics are wired")
+    print("OK: e2e modules, runner selection, fuzz matrices, profiles, and scheduled alerts are wired")
    return 0


@@ -64,3 +64,25 @@ if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then
 fi

 echo "OK: every ./.github/actions/setup call states cache-save-if explicitly"
+
+# rust-cache hashes every CARGO*, CC*, CFLAGS*, CXX*, CMAKE*, and RUST*
+# variable that is present when the setup action runs. The dedicated writer
+# and the CI readers therefore need identical workflow-level compiler env.
+compiler_env() {
+    awk '
+        /^env:[[:space:]]*$/ { in_env = 1; next }
+        in_env && /^[^[:space:]]/ { exit }
+        in_env && /^  (CARGO|CC|CFLAGS|CXX|CMAKE|RUST)[A-Z0-9_]*:/ { print }
+    ' "$1" | sort
+}
+
+ci_env="$(compiler_env .github/workflows/ci.yml)"
+warm_env="$(compiler_env .github/workflows/cache-warm.yml)"
+
+if [ "$ci_env" != "$warm_env" ]; then
+    echo "CI and cache-warm compiler environments differ; rust-cache keys will not match:" >&2
+    diff -u <(printf '%s\n' "$ci_env") <(printf '%s\n' "$warm_env") >&2 || true
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "OK: cache-warm and CI compiler environments match"
@@ -13,8 +13,29 @@ require_absent_pattern() {
  fi
 }

+require_present_pattern() {
+  local pattern="$1"
+  local description="$2"
+
+  if ! grep -Eq -- "$pattern" "$workflow"; then
+    echo "invalid performance A/B workflow contract: $description" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 require_absent_pattern '(^|[^[:alnum:]_])pull_request(_target)?([^[:alnum:]_]|$)' "the workflow must not contain PR event handling"
 require_absent_pattern 'pull-requests[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*write' "the workflow must not receive PR write permission"
 require_absent_pattern 'permissions[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*write-all' "the workflow must not receive broad write permission"
+require_absent_pattern '^[[:space:]]*push:' "the workflow must not spend a release build on every main push"
+require_present_pattern 'listWorkflowRuns' "the scheduled baseline must come from workflow history"
+require_present_pattern 'status:[[:space:]]*"success"' "the scheduled baseline must be a successful run"
+require_present_pattern 'SCHEDULED_BASELINE_SHA' "the resolved scheduled baseline must reach the comparison"
+require_present_pattern "SCHEDULED_BASELINE_SHA:-\\\$candidate_sha" "the first scheduled run must seed from its verified candidate"
+require_present_pattern 'git merge-base --is-ancestor' "the scheduled baseline must stay on candidate history"
+require_present_pattern 'Cache successful candidate baseline' "a successful candidate must become the next cached baseline"
+if ! sed -n '/^  warp-ab:/,/^  alert-on-failure:/p' "$workflow" | grep -Eq '^    timeout-minutes:[[:space:]]*180([[:space:]]|$)'; then
+  echo "invalid performance A/B workflow contract: the cold-cache path must fit both builds, the A/B run, and evidence publication" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi

-echo "Performance A/B workflow trust boundary ok."
+echo "Performance A/B workflow contract ok."