diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/database-matching-policy.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/database-matching-policy.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3283a001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/database-matching-policy.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/**
+ * Pins the matching and ordering behavior of `DatabaseService.getMatchingPolicy`.
+ *
+ * The matcher must be deterministic across replicas: two policies in the same
+ * scope class (e.g. both fleet-wide stack-wildcard) need to resolve to the same
+ * winner regardless of SQLite row-iteration order. The chosen tiebreaker is
+ * lowest id wins, so the oldest-defined policy stays authoritative.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import { setupTestDb, cleanupTestDb } from './helpers/setupTestDb';
+
+let tmpDir: string;
+let DatabaseService: typeof import('../services/DatabaseService').DatabaseService;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+    tmpDir = await setupTestDb();
+    ({ DatabaseService } = await import('../services/DatabaseService'));
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+    cleanupTestDb(tmpDir);
+});
+
+describe('getMatchingPolicy tiebreaker', () => {
+    it('returns the lowest-id row when two policies tie on scope class', () => {
+        const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
+        const first = db.createScanPolicy({
+            name: 'first-fleet-wide',
+            node_id: null,
+            node_identity: '',
+            stack_pattern: null,
+            max_severity: 'HIGH',
+            block_on_deploy: 0,
+            enabled: 1,
+            replicated_from_control: 0,
+        });
+        const second = db.createScanPolicy({
+            name: 'second-fleet-wide',
+            node_id: null,
+            node_identity: '',
+            stack_pattern: null,
+            max_severity: 'CRITICAL',
+            block_on_deploy: 0,
+            enabled: 1,
+            replicated_from_control: 0,
+        });
+        const winner = db.getMatchingPolicy(1, 'web', 'local');
+        expect(winner?.id).toBe(first.id);
+        // Sanity: with first deleted, the next-lowest takes over.
+        db.deleteScanPolicy(first.id);
+        const next = db.getMatchingPolicy(1, 'web', 'local');
+        expect(next?.id).toBe(second.id);
+    });
+
+    it('prefers node-scoped over fleet-wide regardless of id order', () => {
+        const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
+        const fleetWide = db.createScanPolicy({
+            name: 'tie-fleet',
+            node_id: null,
+            node_identity: '',
+            stack_pattern: null,
+            max_severity: 'LOW',
+            block_on_deploy: 0,
+            enabled: 1,
+            replicated_from_control: 0,
+        });
+        const nodeScoped = db.createScanPolicy({
+            name: 'tie-node',
+            node_id: 1,
+            node_identity: 'local',
+            stack_pattern: null,
+            max_severity: 'CRITICAL',
+            block_on_deploy: 0,
+            enabled: 1,
+            replicated_from_control: 0,
+        });
+        const winner = db.getMatchingPolicy(1, 'web', 'local');
+        // Node-scoped wins by class, even though its id is higher than the fleet-wide row.
+        expect(winner?.id).toBe(nodeScoped.id);
+        db.deleteScanPolicy(fleetWide.id);
+        db.deleteScanPolicy(nodeScoped.id);
+    });
+
+    it('respects identity matching for replicated rows', () => {
+        const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
+        const otherIdentity = db.createScanPolicy({
+            name: 'replicated-other',
+            node_id: null,
+            node_identity: 'https://other.example',
+            stack_pattern: null,
+            max_severity: 'CRITICAL',
+            block_on_deploy: 0,
+            enabled: 1,
+            replicated_from_control: 1,
+        });
+        const ourIdentity = db.createScanPolicy({
+            name: 'replicated-self',
+            node_id: null,
+            node_identity: 'https://me.example',
+            stack_pattern: null,
+            max_severity: 'HIGH',
+            block_on_deploy: 0,
+            enabled: 1,
+            replicated_from_control: 1,
+        });
+        const winner = db.getMatchingPolicy(1, 'web', 'https://me.example');
+        expect(winner?.id).toBe(ourIdentity.id);
+        db.deleteScanPolicy(otherIdentity.id);
+        db.deleteScanPolicy(ourIdentity.id);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-routes.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-routes.test.ts
index cbd91aec..c2b12ac9 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-routes.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-routes.test.ts
@@ -131,3 +131,59 @@ describe('GET /api/fleet/sync-status', () => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 });
+
+describe('POST /api/fleet/sync/:resource pushedAt protocol', () => {
+  const validRow = {
+    name: 'from-control',
+    node_identity: '',
+    stack_pattern: null,
+    max_severity: 'CRITICAL' as const,
+    block_on_deploy: 0,
+    enabled: 1,
+  };
+
+  it('accepts payloads without pushedAt for back-compat with legacy controls', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/fleet/sync/scan_policies')
+      .set('Authorization', nodeProxyAuthHeader)
+      .send({ rows: [validRow], targetIdentity: 'https://me.example' });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('accepts a fresh pushedAt and persists it for stale-rejection compare', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/fleet/sync/scan_policies')
+      .set('Authorization', nodeProxyAuthHeader)
+      .send({ rows: [validRow], targetIdentity: 'https://me.example', pushedAt: 1_700_000_000_000 });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a stale pushedAt with 409 STALE_SYNC_PUSH', async () => {
+    // Send fresh, then send strictly-older.
+    await request(app)
+      .post('/api/fleet/sync/scan_policies')
+      .set('Authorization', nodeProxyAuthHeader)
+      .send({ rows: [validRow], targetIdentity: 'https://me.example', pushedAt: 1_800_000_000_000 });
+    const stale = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/fleet/sync/scan_policies')
+      .set('Authorization', nodeProxyAuthHeader)
+      .send({ rows: [validRow], targetIdentity: 'https://me.example', pushedAt: 1_700_000_000_000 });
+    expect(stale.status).toBe(409);
+    expect(stale.body.code).toBe('STALE_SYNC_PUSH');
+  });
+
+  it('returns a friendly 413 SYNC_PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE when the body exceeds the parser limit', async () => {
+    // ~6 MB of padding pushes past the 5mb route-level limit. Keeps a single
+    // valid row so any path that did parse would succeed; we want the parser
+    // to reject before the handler runs.
+    const padding = 'x'.repeat(6 * 1024 * 1024);
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/fleet/sync/scan_policies')
+      .set('Authorization', nodeProxyAuthHeader)
+      .send({ rows: [validRow], targetIdentity: 'https://me.example', pad: padding });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(413);
+    expect(res.body.code).toBe('SYNC_PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE');
+    expect(res.body.error).toMatch(/Sync payload too large/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-service.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-service.test.ts
index 326eac58..fad59036 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-service.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/fleet-sync-service.test.ts
@@ -7,22 +7,28 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 const {
   mockGetNodes,
   mockGetNode,
-  mockGetScanPolicies,
+  mockGetLocalScanPolicies,
+  mockGetLocalCveSuppressions,
   mockReplaceReplicatedScanPolicies,
   mockRecordFleetSyncSuccess,
   mockRecordFleetSyncFailure,
   mockGetSystemState,
   mockSetSystemState,
+  mockTransaction,
+  mockDispatchAlert,
   mockAxiosPost,
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   mockGetNodes: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
   mockGetNode: vi.fn(),
-  mockGetScanPolicies: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
+  mockGetLocalScanPolicies: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
+  mockGetLocalCveSuppressions: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
   mockReplaceReplicatedScanPolicies: vi.fn(),
   mockRecordFleetSyncSuccess: vi.fn(),
   mockRecordFleetSyncFailure: vi.fn(),
   mockGetSystemState: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null),
   mockSetSystemState: vi.fn(),
+  mockTransaction: vi.fn().mockImplementation((fn: () => unknown) => fn()),
+  mockDispatchAlert: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
   mockAxiosPost: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: { success: true } }),
 }));
 
@@ -30,12 +36,14 @@ vi.mock('../services/DatabaseService', () => ({
   DatabaseService: {
     getInstance: () => ({
       getNodes: mockGetNodes,
-      getScanPolicies: mockGetScanPolicies,
+      getLocalScanPolicies: mockGetLocalScanPolicies,
+      getLocalCveSuppressions: mockGetLocalCveSuppressions,
       replaceReplicatedScanPolicies: mockReplaceReplicatedScanPolicies,
       recordFleetSyncSuccess: mockRecordFleetSyncSuccess,
       recordFleetSyncFailure: mockRecordFleetSyncFailure,
       getSystemState: mockGetSystemState,
       setSystemState: mockSetSystemState,
+      transaction: mockTransaction,
     }),
   },
 }));
@@ -48,6 +56,16 @@ vi.mock('../services/NodeRegistry', () => ({
   },
 }));
 
+vi.mock('../services/NotificationService', () => ({
+  NotificationService: {
+    getInstance: () => ({ dispatchAlert: mockDispatchAlert }),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../utils/debug', () => ({
+  isDebugEnabled: () => false,
+}));
+
 vi.mock('axios', () => ({
   default: { post: mockAxiosPost },
   AxiosError: class AxiosError extends Error {
@@ -128,9 +146,9 @@ describe('FleetSyncService.pushResource', () => {
       { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://a.example', api_token: 'tokA', name: 'A' },
       { id: 3, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://b.example', api_token: 'tokB', name: 'B' },
     ]);
-    mockGetScanPolicies.mockReturnValue([
+    // getLocalScanPolicies() filters out replicated rows at SQL time.
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue([
       { id: 1, name: 'local-1', node_identity: '', replicated_from_control: 0, created_at: 1, updated_at: 1 },
-      { id: 2, name: 'mirrored', node_identity: 'https://somewhere', replicated_from_control: 1, created_at: 1, updated_at: 1 },
     ]);
     await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
 
@@ -180,3 +198,177 @@ describe('FleetSyncService.applyIncomingSync', () => {
     expect(mockSetSystemState).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('fleet_self_identity', expect.anything());
   });
 });
+
+describe('FleetSyncService payload schema', () => {
+  it('includes pushedAt and controlIdentity in every push body', async () => {
+    mockGetNodes.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://a.example', api_token: 'tokA', name: 'A' },
+    ]);
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 1, name: 'one', node_identity: '', replicated_from_control: 0, created_at: 1, updated_at: 1 },
+    ]);
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    const body = mockAxiosPost.mock.calls[0][1];
+    expect(typeof body.pushedAt).toBe('number');
+    expect(body.pushedAt).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(body).toHaveProperty('controlIdentity');
+    expect(typeof body.controlIdentity).toBe('string');
+  });
+
+  it('emits strictly increasing pushedAt across consecutive pushes', async () => {
+    mockGetNodes.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://a.example', api_token: 'tokA', name: 'A' },
+    ]);
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue([]);
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    const stamps = mockAxiosPost.mock.calls.map((c) => c[1].pushedAt);
+    expect(stamps).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(stamps[1]).toBeGreaterThan(stamps[0]);
+    expect(stamps[2]).toBeGreaterThan(stamps[1]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('FleetSyncService per-node push serialization', () => {
+  it('serializes pushes to the same node so a second push waits for the first', async () => {
+    mockGetNodes.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://a.example', api_token: 'tokA', name: 'A' },
+    ]);
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue([]);
+
+    let resolveFirst: (() => void) | null = null;
+    const firstStarted = new Promise<void>((resolveStart) => {
+      mockAxiosPost.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+        resolveStart();
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+          resolveFirst = () => resolve({ data: { success: true } });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+    mockAxiosPost.mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.resolve({ data: { success: true } }));
+
+    const first = FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    await firstStarted;
+
+    const second = FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    // After awaiting a tick, only the first push should have hit axios.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(mockAxiosPost).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    resolveFirst!();
+    await Promise.all([first, second]);
+    expect(mockAxiosPost).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('FleetSyncService row cap', () => {
+  it('truncates to MAX_SYNC_ROWS and emits a warning notification', async () => {
+    mockGetNodes.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://a.example', api_token: 'tokA', name: 'A' },
+    ]);
+    const huge = Array.from({ length: 5005 }, (_, i) => ({
+      id: i + 1,
+      name: `p${i}`,
+      node_identity: '',
+      replicated_from_control: 0,
+      created_at: 1,
+      updated_at: 1,
+    }));
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue(huge);
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    const body = mockAxiosPost.mock.calls[0][1];
+    expect(body.rows).toHaveLength(5000);
+    expect(mockDispatchAlert).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'warning',
+      'system',
+      expect.stringContaining('truncated'),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throttles repeat truncation alerts via fleet_sync_truncation_alert_at watermark', async () => {
+    mockGetNodes.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://a.example', api_token: 'tokA', name: 'A' },
+    ]);
+    const huge = Array.from({ length: 5005 }, (_, i) => ({
+      id: i + 1,
+      name: `p${i}`,
+      node_identity: '',
+      replicated_from_control: 0,
+      created_at: 1,
+      updated_at: 1,
+    }));
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue(huge);
+    // Simulate that an alert was emitted 1 minute ago (well within the cooldown).
+    mockGetSystemState.mockImplementation((key: string) => {
+      if (key === 'fleet_sync_truncation_alert_at:scan_policies') return String(Date.now() - 60_000);
+      return null;
+    });
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    expect(mockDispatchAlert).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('FleetSyncService stale-push handling', () => {
+  it('does not record a fleet sync failure for STALE_SYNC_PUSH 409 responses', async () => {
+    mockGetNodes.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://stale.example', api_token: 'tok', name: 'stale' },
+    ]);
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue([]);
+    mockAxiosPost.mockImplementation(async () => {
+      const { AxiosError } = await import('axios');
+      const err = new AxiosError('Request failed with status code 409');
+      (err as unknown as { response: unknown }).response = {
+        status: 409,
+        statusText: 'Conflict',
+        data: { error: 'stale', code: 'STALE_SYNC_PUSH' },
+      };
+      throw err;
+    });
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    expect(mockRecordFleetSyncFailure).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockRecordFleetSyncSuccess).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('still records fleet sync failure for non-STALE 409 responses', async () => {
+    mockGetNodes.mockReturnValue([
+      { id: 2, type: 'remote', api_url: 'https://other.example', api_token: 'tok', name: 'other' },
+    ]);
+    mockGetLocalScanPolicies.mockReturnValue([]);
+    mockAxiosPost.mockImplementation(async () => {
+      const { AxiosError } = await import('axios');
+      const err = new AxiosError('Request failed with status code 409');
+      (err as unknown as { response: unknown }).response = {
+        status: 409,
+        statusText: 'Conflict',
+        data: { error: 'something else', code: 'CONTROL_IDENTITY_MISMATCH' },
+      };
+      throw err;
+    });
+    await FleetSyncService.getInstance().pushResource('scan_policies');
+    expect(mockRecordFleetSyncFailure).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('FleetSyncService.applyIncomingSync transactional', () => {
+  it('runs inside DatabaseService.transaction so apply and watermark commit atomically', () => {
+    FleetSyncService.getInstance().applyIncomingSync(
+      'scan_policies',
+      [],
+      'https://me.example',
+      1_700_000_000_000,
+    );
+    expect(mockTransaction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockSetSystemState).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fleet_role', 'replica');
+    expect(mockSetSystemState).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fleet_self_identity', 'https://me.example');
+    expect(mockSetSystemState).toHaveBeenCalledWith('received_pushed_at:scan_policies', '1700000000000');
+  });
+
+  it('omits the watermark write when pushedAt is undefined (legacy back-compat)', () => {
+    FleetSyncService.getInstance().applyIncomingSync('scan_policies', [], 'https://me.example');
+    const watermarkWrites = mockSetSystemState.mock.calls.filter(
+      (c) => typeof c[0] === 'string' && c[0].startsWith('received_pushed_at:'),
+    );
+    expect(watermarkWrites).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/jsonParser.ts b/backend/src/middleware/jsonParser.ts
index ab4ff030..7154cffb 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/jsonParser.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/jsonParser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import express, { type Request, type Response, type NextFunction, type RequestHandler } from 'express';
 import { NodeRegistry } from '../services/NodeRegistry';
 import { isProxyExemptPath } from '../helpers/proxyExemptPaths';
+import { SYNC_BODY_LIMIT, SYNC_ERROR_CODES, SYNC_PATH_PREFIX } from '../services/fleetSyncConstants';
 
 // JSON body parser that also captures the raw bytes for HMAC verification.
 // `rawBody` is part of the Express.Request augmentation (see types/express.ts);
@@ -12,6 +13,16 @@ const jsonParser = express.json({
   },
 });
 
+// Larger-limit parser for the fleet sync receive endpoint. A control instance
+// can push up to MAX_SYNC_ROWS rows in a single payload; the default 100 KB
+// limit is too tight for that.
+const fleetSyncJsonParser = express.json({
+  limit: SYNC_BODY_LIMIT,
+  verify: (req, _res, buf) => {
+    (req as unknown as Request).rawBody = buf;
+  },
+});
+
 /**
  * Parse JSON on local requests but preserve the raw stream for remote proxy
  * forwarding.
@@ -33,5 +44,23 @@ export const conditionalJsonParser: RequestHandler = (req: Request, res: Respons
       return;
     }
   }
+  // Fleet sync receive endpoint accepts larger payloads (up to MAX_SYNC_ROWS).
+  // The 100 KB default would 413 long before the row-count check runs. Translate
+  // body-parser's PayloadTooLargeError into a structured response with a
+  // sync-specific code so the control's retry logic can distinguish it from
+  // generic 413s.
+  if (req.path.startsWith(SYNC_PATH_PREFIX)) {
+    fleetSyncJsonParser(req, res, (err?: unknown) => {
+      if (err && (err as { type?: string })?.type === 'entity.too.large') {
+        res.status(413).json({
+          error: 'Sync payload too large. Reduce policy or suppression count and retry.',
+          code: SYNC_ERROR_CODES.payloadTooLarge,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      next(err);
+    });
+    return;
+  }
   jsonParser(req, res, next);
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts b/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
index 65e2f336..2b54f49d 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import semver from 'semver';
 import si from 'systeminformation';
 import type Dockerode from 'dockerode';
 import { DatabaseService, type Node } from '../services/DatabaseService';
-import { FleetSyncService } from '../services/FleetSyncService';
+import { FleetSyncService, StaleSyncPushError } from '../services/FleetSyncService';
+import { MAX_SYNC_ROWS, SYNC_ERROR_CODES } from '../services/fleetSyncConstants';
 import { FleetUpdateTrackerService } from '../services/FleetUpdateTrackerService';
 import { NodeRegistry } from '../services/NodeRegistry';
 import DockerController from '../services/DockerController';
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ const UPDATE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
 const UPDATE_TIMEOUT_MSG = 'Node did not come back online within 5 minutes.';
 const EARLY_FAIL_MS = 180 * 1000; // 3 minutes before declaring a probable pull failure
 
-const MAX_SYNC_ROWS = 5000;
 const CVE_ID_RE = /^(CVE-\d{4}-\d{4,}|GHSA-[\w-]{14,})$/;
 
 const isIntFlag = (v: unknown): v is 0 | 1 => v === 0 || v === 1;
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ fleetRouter.get('/role', authMiddleware, (req: Request, res: Response): void =>
 
 // Receive a full replacement of a replicated resource from the control.
 // Restricted to node_proxy Bearer tokens so only a sibling Sencho can push.
+//
+// No requirePaid here: the control instance has already enforced its tier
+// before issuing the push. The replica trusts a valid node_proxy bearer
+// signed against THIS instance's secret and applies the payload regardless
+// of the replica's own tier.
 fleetRouter.post('/sync/:resource', authMiddleware, (req: Request, res: Response): void => {
   if (!requireNodeProxy(req, res)) return;
   const resource = req.params.resource;
@@ -308,6 +313,14 @@ fleetRouter.post('/sync/:resource', authMiddleware, (req: Request, res: Response
   const body = req.body ?? {};
   const rows = Array.isArray(body.rows) ? body.rows : null;
   const targetIdentity = typeof body.targetIdentity === 'string' ? body.targetIdentity : '';
+  // pushedAt is optional for back-compat with older controls that predate the
+  // versioning protocol. When present and strictly older than the most recent
+  // applied push for this resource, reject with 409 STALE_SYNC_PUSH so the
+  // control's retry logic can fall back to the next write. Negative or zero
+  // values are treated as absent: the sender always uses Date.now().
+  const pushedAt = typeof body.pushedAt === 'number' && Number.isFinite(body.pushedAt) && body.pushedAt > 0
+    ? body.pushedAt
+    : null;
   if (!rows) {
     res.status(400).json({ error: 'rows array is required' });
     return;
@@ -325,9 +338,21 @@ fleetRouter.post('/sync/:resource', authMiddleware, (req: Request, res: Response
     }
   }
   try {
-    FleetSyncService.getInstance().applyIncomingSync(resource, rows, targetIdentity);
+    FleetSyncService.getInstance().applyIncomingSync(
+      resource,
+      rows,
+      targetIdentity,
+      pushedAt ?? undefined,
+    );
     res.json({ success: true, applied: rows.length });
   } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof StaleSyncPushError) {
+      res.status(409).json({
+        error: error.message,
+        code: SYNC_ERROR_CODES.staleSyncPush,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
     console.error('[FleetSync] Failed to apply incoming sync:', error);
     res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to apply sync' });
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts b/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
index ab786ace..700c6643 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/DatabaseService.ts
@@ -1693,6 +1693,19 @@ export class DatabaseService {
         this.db.prepare('INSERT OR REPLACE INTO system_state (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)').run(key, value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Run `fn` inside a single SQLite transaction. better-sqlite3 promotes a
+     * nested call to a SAVEPOINT, so callers can compose this with methods
+     * that already wrap their own writes in `this.db.transaction(...)`.
+     *
+     * Used by FleetSync receive to keep the row replacement and the
+     * received_pushed_at watermark write atomic. If either step fails, both
+     * roll back.
+     */
+    public transaction<T>(fn: () => T): T {
+        return this.db.transaction(fn)();
+    }
+
     // --- Stack Alerts ---
 
     public getStackAlerts(stackName?: string): StackAlert[] {
@@ -3501,6 +3514,17 @@ export class DatabaseService {
             .all() as ScanPolicy[];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Local-only scan policies (created on this instance, not replicated from a
+     * control). Used by the fleet sync sender so it never re-replicates rows
+     * that came from a control in the first place.
+     */
+    public getLocalScanPolicies(): ScanPolicy[] {
+        return this.db
+            .prepare('SELECT * FROM scan_policies WHERE replicated_from_control = 0 ORDER BY created_at DESC')
+            .all() as ScanPolicy[];
+    }
+
     public getScanPolicy(id: number): ScanPolicy | null {
         return (
             (this.db
@@ -3620,6 +3644,11 @@ export class DatabaseService {
         stackName: string | null,
         selfIdentity: string,
     ): ScanPolicy | null {
+        // Filter on node_id at SQL: rows are eligible when fleet-wide
+        // (node_id IS NULL) or when locally scoped to this node (node_id = ?).
+        // Replicated rows always insert node_id = NULL (see
+        // replaceReplicatedScanPolicies), so identity scoping for replicated
+        // rows is enforced in `matchesIdentity` below, not in SQL.
         const policies = this.db
             .prepare(
                 'SELECT * FROM scan_policies WHERE enabled = 1 AND (node_id IS NULL OR node_id = ?)',
@@ -3651,7 +3680,11 @@ export class DatabaseService {
             if (!aNode && bNode) return 1;
             if (a.stack_pattern && !b.stack_pattern) return -1;
             if (!a.stack_pattern && b.stack_pattern) return 1;
-            return 0;
+            // Deterministic tiebreaker: lowest id wins. Two rows in the same
+            // scope class (e.g. both fleet-wide stack-wildcard) must resolve
+            // to the same policy on every replica, regardless of SQLite row
+            // iteration order.
+            return a.id - b.id;
         });
         return scoped[0];
     }
@@ -3749,6 +3782,13 @@ export class DatabaseService {
             .all() as CveSuppression[];
     }
 
+    /** Local-only CVE suppressions; mirrors `getLocalScanPolicies`. */
+    public getLocalCveSuppressions(): CveSuppression[] {
+        return this.db
+            .prepare('SELECT * FROM cve_suppressions WHERE replicated_from_control = 0 ORDER BY cve_id, pkg_name')
+            .all() as CveSuppression[];
+    }
+
     public getCveSuppression(id: number): CveSuppression | null {
         return (
             (this.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM cve_suppressions WHERE id = ?')
diff --git a/backend/src/services/FleetSyncService.ts b/backend/src/services/FleetSyncService.ts
index 80abbc8c..9256a453 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/FleetSyncService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/FleetSyncService.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 import axios, { AxiosError } from 'axios';
 import { CveSuppression, DatabaseService, Node, ScanPolicy } from './DatabaseService';
 import { NodeRegistry } from './NodeRegistry';
+import { NotificationService } from './NotificationService';
+import { isDebugEnabled } from '../utils/debug';
+import {
+    FleetResource,
+    MAX_SYNC_ROWS,
+    SYNC_ERROR_CODES,
+    SYNC_STATE_KEYS,
+    TRUNCATION_ALERT_COOLDOWN_MS,
+} from './fleetSyncConstants';
 
-export type FleetResource = 'scan_policies' | 'cve_suppressions';
+export type { FleetResource };
 
 export const FLEET_RESOURCES: readonly FleetResource[] = ['scan_policies', 'cve_suppressions'];
 
@@ -14,19 +23,63 @@ export type FleetRole = 'control' | 'replica';
 
 export const LOCAL_IDENTITY_SENTINEL = 'local';
 
+/**
+ * Wire-format payload pushed to a remote's POST /api/fleet/sync/:resource.
+ * The receiver parses individual fields with explicit type checks, so this
+ * stays internal to the sender. Both sides tolerate absent `pushedAt` and
+ * `controlIdentity` for back-compat with controls that predate the
+ * versioning protocol.
+ */
+interface FleetSyncPayload {
+    rows: unknown[];
+    pushedAt: number;
+    targetIdentity: string;
+    controlIdentity: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Thrown by `applyIncomingSync` when the incoming `pushedAt` is strictly older
+ * than the receiver's last-applied watermark for the same resource. The route
+ * handler catches this specifically and returns 409 STALE_SYNC_PUSH; any other
+ * error becomes a 500.
+ */
+export class StaleSyncPushError extends Error {
+    constructor(public readonly previous: number, public readonly incoming: number) {
+        super(`Stale sync push: pushedAt=${incoming} is older than last applied=${previous}`);
+        this.name = 'StaleSyncPushError';
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * FleetSyncService replicates security configuration from a control Sencho
  * instance to every managed remote node. Security rules live on the control's
  * SQLite database; each write triggers a push of the full table to every
  * remote that has an api_url and api_token configured.
  *
- * Push failures for a specific remote are logged and recorded on the
- * fleet_sync_status table so the UI and future retry logic can see stale
- * nodes.
+ * Per-node concurrency: pushes to the same remote are serialized via an
+ * in-memory mutex map. Sencho runs as a single Node.js process per instance,
+ * so process-local serialization is correct for the supported topology.
+ *
+ * Push failures are recorded on `fleet_sync_status` for the UI and the retry
+ * service. STALE_SYNC_PUSH 409 responses are not recorded — they are an
+ * expected protocol outcome, not a node health issue.
  */
 export class FleetSyncService {
     private static instance: FleetSyncService;
 
+    /** Tail of the most recent push promise for each node id. */
+    private inflightByNode = new Map<number, Promise<void>>();
+
+    /**
+     * Strictly-increasing timestamp guard for outgoing pushes. Process-global
+     * across resources: scan_policies and cve_suppressions share the counter
+     * because the receiver tracks watermarks per resource via separate
+     * `received_pushed_at:<resource>` keys.
+     */
+    private static lastPushedAt = 0;
+
+    private static warnedMissingIdentity = false;
+
     private constructor() {}
 
     public static getInstance(): FleetSyncService {
@@ -36,24 +89,21 @@ export class FleetSyncService {
         return FleetSyncService.instance;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Resolve the fleet role for this instance.
-     * A node becomes a replica the first time it accepts a fleet sync push.
-     */
     public static getRole(): FleetRole {
-        return DatabaseService.getInstance().getSystemState('fleet_role') === 'replica' ? 'replica' : 'control';
+        return DatabaseService.getInstance().getSystemState(SYNC_STATE_KEYS.fleetRole) === 'replica'
+            ? 'replica'
+            : 'control';
     }
 
     /**
-     * The identity string used when matching scan policies on this instance.
-     * Control nodes use the LOCAL_IDENTITY_SENTINEL. Replicas use the
-     * identity they were told during the most recent sync push. If a replica
-     * is missing its cached identity (e.g. the sync row has been corrupted),
-     * return the empty string; callers treat this as fleet-wide only and log.
+     * Identity string used when matching scan policies on this instance. The
+     * empty string fallback on a replica with corrupted state means
+     * identity-scoped policies will not apply until the next sync push restores
+     * the cached identity.
      */
     public static getSelfIdentity(): string {
         if (FleetSyncService.getRole() === 'replica') {
-            const cached = DatabaseService.getInstance().getSystemState('fleet_self_identity');
+            const cached = DatabaseService.getInstance().getSystemState(SYNC_STATE_KEYS.fleetSelfIdentity);
             if (!cached) {
                 if (!FleetSyncService.warnedMissingIdentity) {
                     console.warn(
@@ -68,13 +118,9 @@ export class FleetSyncService {
         return LOCAL_IDENTITY_SENTINEL;
     }
 
-    private static warnedMissingIdentity = false;
-
     /**
      * Map a policy's node_id to a node_identity string.
-     * - NULL node_id → '' (fleet-wide)
-     * - Local node → LOCAL_IDENTITY_SENTINEL
-     * - Remote node → the node's api_url
+     * NULL → '' (fleet-wide); local → LOCAL_IDENTITY_SENTINEL; remote → api_url.
      */
     public static resolveIdentityForNodeId(nodeId: number | null | undefined): string {
         if (nodeId == null) return '';
@@ -85,56 +131,57 @@ export class FleetSyncService {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Push the current state of a resource to every remote node.
-     * Failures are recorded but do not bubble up to the caller.
+     * Returns the empty string. The receiver treats empty `controlIdentity`
+     * as legacy and accepts. A future change will derive a stable fingerprint
+     * from a system_state key for control-anchor enforcement.
      */
+    public static getControlIdentity(): string {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    private nextPushedAt(): number {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        const next = now > FleetSyncService.lastPushedAt ? now : FleetSyncService.lastPushedAt + 1;
+        FleetSyncService.lastPushedAt = next;
+        return next;
+    }
+
+    /** Push the current state of a resource to every remote node. */
     public async pushResource(resource: FleetResource): Promise<void> {
         if (FleetSyncService.getRole() === 'replica') {
-            // Replicas never push; they only receive.
+            if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+                console.debug(`[FleetSync:debug] Skipping push for ${resource}: this instance is a replica`);
+            }
             return;
         }
         const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
         const nodes = db.getNodes().filter((n): n is Node & { id: number } => {
             return n.type === 'remote' && Boolean(n.api_url) && Boolean(n.api_token) && n.id != null;
         });
-        if (nodes.length === 0) return;
+        if (nodes.length === 0) {
+            if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+                console.debug(`[FleetSync:debug] No eligible remote nodes for ${resource} push`);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
 
         const rows = this.loadResource(resource);
-        const pushedAt = Date.now();
+        const payload: Omit<FleetSyncPayload, 'targetIdentity'> = {
+            rows,
+            pushedAt: this.nextPushedAt(),
+            controlIdentity: FleetSyncService.getControlIdentity(),
+        };
 
-        await Promise.all(
-            nodes.map(async (node) => {
-                const baseUrl = (node.api_url ?? '').replace(/\/$/, '');
-                try {
-                    await axios.post(
-                        `${baseUrl}/api/fleet/sync/${resource}`,
-                        {
-                            rows,
-                            pushedAt,
-                            targetIdentity: node.api_url,
-                        },
-                        {
-                            headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${node.api_token}` },
-                            timeout: 15_000,
-                        },
-                    );
-                    db.recordFleetSyncSuccess(node.id, resource);
-                } catch (err) {
-                    const message = this.formatError(err);
-                    console.warn(
-                        `[FleetSync] Failed to push ${resource} to "${node.name}" (${baseUrl}): ${message}`,
-                    );
-                    db.recordFleetSyncFailure(node.id, resource, message);
-                }
-            }),
-        );
+        if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+            console.debug(
+                `[FleetSync:debug] Pushing ${resource} to ${nodes.length} remote(s): rows=${rows.length} pushedAt=${payload.pushedAt}`,
+            );
+        }
+
+        await Promise.all(nodes.map((node) => this.enqueuePushToNode(node, resource, payload)));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Fire and forget helper for write handlers. Errors are already logged
-     * inside pushResource; this swallows any residual rejection so request
-     * handlers can stay synchronous.
-     */
+    /** Fire-and-forget wrapper for write handlers. Errors are already logged inside. */
     public pushResourceAsync(resource: FleetResource): void {
         this.pushResource(resource).catch((err) => {
             console.error(`[FleetSync] Unexpected error pushing ${resource}:`, err);
@@ -142,59 +189,183 @@ export class FleetSyncService {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Apply a received sync payload on a replica.
-     * This promotes the instance to 'replica' mode if not already, caches
-     * the target identity it was told, and replaces replicated rows atomically.
+     * Apply a received sync payload on a replica. Runs role flip, identity
+     * cache, row replacement, watermark write, AND staleness comparison inside
+     * a single SQLite transaction so a partial-write window cannot leave the
+     * watermark behind the row state.
+     *
+     * Throws `StaleSyncPushError` (rolling back the transaction) when the
+     * incoming `pushedAt` is older than the persisted watermark; the route
+     * handler translates that into 409 STALE_SYNC_PUSH.
+     *
+     * `pushedAt` is optional for back-compat with legacy controls; when absent,
+     * the staleness check is skipped and no watermark is written.
      */
     public applyIncomingSync(
         resource: FleetResource,
         rows: ScanPolicy[] | Array<Omit<CveSuppression, 'id'>>,
         targetIdentity: string,
+        pushedAt?: number,
     ): void {
         const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
-        db.setSystemState('fleet_role', 'replica');
-        if (targetIdentity) {
-            db.setSystemState('fleet_self_identity', targetIdentity);
-        }
-        if (resource === 'scan_policies') {
-            db.replaceReplicatedScanPolicies(rows as ScanPolicy[]);
-        } else if (resource === 'cve_suppressions') {
-            db.replaceReplicatedCveSuppressions(rows as Array<Omit<CveSuppression, 'id'>>);
+        db.transaction(() => {
+            if (pushedAt !== undefined && Number.isFinite(pushedAt)) {
+                const watermarkKey = SYNC_STATE_KEYS.receivedPushedAt(resource);
+                const previousRaw = db.getSystemState(watermarkKey);
+                const previous = previousRaw !== null ? Number(previousRaw) : null;
+                if (previous !== null && Number.isFinite(previous) && pushedAt < previous) {
+                    throw new StaleSyncPushError(previous, pushedAt);
+                }
+                db.setSystemState(watermarkKey, String(pushedAt));
+            }
+            db.setSystemState(SYNC_STATE_KEYS.fleetRole, 'replica');
+            if (targetIdentity) {
+                db.setSystemState(SYNC_STATE_KEYS.fleetSelfIdentity, targetIdentity);
+            }
+            if (resource === 'scan_policies') {
+                db.replaceReplicatedScanPolicies(rows as ScanPolicy[]);
+            } else if (resource === 'cve_suppressions') {
+                db.replaceReplicatedCveSuppressions(rows as Array<Omit<CveSuppression, 'id'>>);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Chain a push behind any in-flight push for the same node. Different
+     * nodes still run in parallel via the outer Promise.all.
+     */
+    private enqueuePushToNode(
+        node: Node & { id: number },
+        resource: FleetResource,
+        payload: Omit<FleetSyncPayload, 'targetIdentity'>,
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        const prev = this.inflightByNode.get(node.id) ?? Promise.resolve();
+        // .catch() before .then() so a thrown push does not poison the chain
+        // for that node id. executePushToNode swallows internally today, but
+        // the catch is defense-in-depth against future regressions.
+        const next = prev.catch(() => undefined).then(
+            () => this.executePushToNode(node, resource, payload),
+        );
+        const tracked = next.finally(() => {
+            if (this.inflightByNode.get(node.id) === tracked) {
+                this.inflightByNode.delete(node.id);
+            }
+        });
+        this.inflightByNode.set(node.id, tracked);
+        return next;
+    }
+
+    private async executePushToNode(
+        node: Node & { id: number },
+        resource: FleetResource,
+        partial: Omit<FleetSyncPayload, 'targetIdentity'>,
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
+        const apiUrl = node.api_url ?? '';
+        const baseUrl = apiUrl.replace(/\/$/, '');
+        const payload: FleetSyncPayload = { ...partial, targetIdentity: apiUrl };
+        try {
+            await axios.post(
+                `${baseUrl}/api/fleet/sync/${resource}`,
+                payload,
+                {
+                    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${node.api_token}` },
+                    timeout: 15_000,
+                },
+            );
+            db.recordFleetSyncSuccess(node.id, resource);
+            if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+                console.debug(
+                    `[FleetSync:debug] Pushed ${resource} to "${node.name}" (${baseUrl}) ok: rows=${payload.rows.length} pushedAt=${payload.pushedAt}`,
+                );
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            // STALE_SYNC_PUSH (409) is an expected protocol outcome: a newer
+            // push for the same resource has already landed. The node is
+            // healthy; suppress the failure record so it does not surface as
+            // an alert in the sync-status panel.
+            if (err instanceof AxiosError && err.response?.status === 409) {
+                const data = err.response.data as { code?: string } | undefined;
+                if (data?.code === SYNC_ERROR_CODES.staleSyncPush) {
+                    if (isDebugEnabled()) {
+                        console.debug(
+                            `[FleetSync:debug] Stale push to "${node.name}" (${baseUrl}) for ${resource}; receiver already has a newer state.`,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            const message = this.formatError(err);
+            console.warn(
+                `[FleetSync] Failed to push ${resource} to "${node.name}" (${baseUrl}): ${message}`,
+            );
+            db.recordFleetSyncFailure(node.id, resource, message);
         }
     }
 
     private loadResource(resource: FleetResource): unknown[] {
         const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
+        let rows: unknown[];
         if (resource === 'scan_policies') {
-            return db
-                .getScanPolicies()
-                .filter((p) => p.replicated_from_control === 0)
-                .map((p) => ({
-                    name: p.name,
-                    node_identity: p.node_identity,
-                    stack_pattern: p.stack_pattern,
-                    max_severity: p.max_severity,
-                    block_on_deploy: p.block_on_deploy,
-                    enabled: p.enabled,
-                    created_at: p.created_at,
-                    updated_at: p.updated_at,
-                }));
+            rows = db.getLocalScanPolicies().map((p) => ({
+                name: p.name,
+                node_identity: p.node_identity,
+                stack_pattern: p.stack_pattern,
+                max_severity: p.max_severity,
+                block_on_deploy: p.block_on_deploy,
+                enabled: p.enabled,
+                created_at: p.created_at,
+                updated_at: p.updated_at,
+            }));
+        } else if (resource === 'cve_suppressions') {
+            rows = db.getLocalCveSuppressions().map((s) => ({
+                cve_id: s.cve_id,
+                pkg_name: s.pkg_name,
+                image_pattern: s.image_pattern,
+                reason: s.reason,
+                created_by: s.created_by,
+                created_at: s.created_at,
+                expires_at: s.expires_at,
+            }));
+        } else {
+            return [];
         }
-        if (resource === 'cve_suppressions') {
-            return db
-                .getCveSuppressions()
-                .filter((s) => s.replicated_from_control === 0)
-                .map((s) => ({
-                    cve_id: s.cve_id,
-                    pkg_name: s.pkg_name,
-                    image_pattern: s.image_pattern,
-                    reason: s.reason,
-                    created_by: s.created_by,
-                    created_at: s.created_at,
-                    expires_at: s.expires_at,
-                }));
+
+        if (rows.length > MAX_SYNC_ROWS) {
+            const dropped = rows.length - MAX_SYNC_ROWS;
+            console.warn(
+                `[FleetSync] ${resource} has ${rows.length} local rows; truncating to ${MAX_SYNC_ROWS} for sync (dropped=${dropped})`,
+            );
+            this.maybeNotifyTruncation(resource, dropped);
+            rows = rows.slice(0, MAX_SYNC_ROWS);
         }
-        return [];
+        return rows;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Dispatch a truncation warning at most once per cooldown window. Without
+     * this throttle, a configuration that exceeds the row cap would generate
+     * one alert per write and flood the operator's notification stream.
+     */
+    private maybeNotifyTruncation(resource: FleetResource, dropped: number): void {
+        const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
+        const stateKey = SYNC_STATE_KEYS.truncationAlertAt(resource);
+        const lastRaw = db.getSystemState(stateKey);
+        const last = lastRaw !== null ? Number(lastRaw) : 0;
+        const now = Date.now();
+        if (Number.isFinite(last) && now - last < TRUNCATION_ALERT_COOLDOWN_MS) {
+            return;
+        }
+        db.setSystemState(stateKey, String(now));
+        void NotificationService.getInstance()
+            .dispatchAlert(
+                'warning',
+                'system',
+                `Fleet sync truncated ${resource} to ${MAX_SYNC_ROWS} rows (${dropped} not replicated). Reduce the local set or contact support.`,
+            )
+            .catch((err) => {
+                console.warn('[FleetSync] Failed to dispatch truncation alert:', err);
+            });
     }
 
     private formatError(err: unknown): string {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/fleetSyncConstants.ts b/backend/src/services/fleetSyncConstants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a275a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/services/fleetSyncConstants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * Shared constants for the Fleet Sync wire protocol.
+ *
+ * The control instance pushes scan_policies and cve_suppressions to remote
+ * nodes via POST /api/fleet/sync/:resource. The payload schema is defined
+ * here so both the sender (FleetSyncService) and the receiver (routes/fleet)
+ * agree on limits and field names.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Maximum number of rows accepted per sync push.
+ *
+ * Enforced on both ends:
+ *   - Sender: `FleetSyncService.loadResource` truncates at this cap and
+ *     emits a warning notification when it triggers. Operators with
+ *     >5000 policies on the control are exceedingly rare; truncating is
+ *     safer than failing every push.
+ *   - Receiver: `POST /api/fleet/sync/:resource` rejects payloads above
+ *     this cap with HTTP 413.
+ */
+export const MAX_SYNC_ROWS = 5000;
+
+/**
+ * Maximum body size for POST /api/fleet/sync/:resource. Sized to comfortably
+ * fit MAX_SYNC_ROWS rows of either resource at the per-field length caps
+ * enforced by the row validators (~1 KB per row worst-case = ~5 MB).
+ *
+ * The global JSON body limit stays at 100 KB; only this one route allows
+ * larger bodies. See middleware/jsonParser.ts for the dispatch logic.
+ */
+export const SYNC_BODY_LIMIT = '5mb';
+
+/**
+ * Path prefix that the JSON body parser uses to dispatch to the larger
+ * limit. Kept as a constant so any path change updates both the parser
+ * and the route mount.
+ *
+ * CAUTION: prefix match, not exact route. Any new route under /api/fleet/sync/
+ * inherits the elevated body limit. If a future route under this prefix should
+ * keep the standard 100 KB cap, narrow the dispatch in middleware/jsonParser.ts
+ * to method+exact-path instead of prefix.
+ */
+export const SYNC_PATH_PREFIX = '/api/fleet/sync/';
+
+/** How long to suppress repeat truncation alerts after one fires. */
+export const TRUNCATION_ALERT_COOLDOWN_MS = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Resource enum kept here so the state-key helpers below can type-check
+ * their arguments without a cycle through FleetSyncService. The ordering
+ * below mirrors `FLEET_RESOURCES` in FleetSyncService.
+ */
+export type FleetResource = 'scan_policies' | 'cve_suppressions';
+
+/**
+ * `system_state` keys read or written by Fleet Sync. Centralized so a typo
+ * cannot silently bypass a stale-push check or a cooldown gate.
+ */
+export const SYNC_STATE_KEYS = {
+    fleetRole: 'fleet_role',
+    fleetSelfIdentity: 'fleet_self_identity',
+    receivedPushedAt: (resource: FleetResource): string => `received_pushed_at:${resource}`,
+    truncationAlertAt: (resource: FleetResource): string => `fleet_sync_truncation_alert_at:${resource}`,
+} as const;
+
+/** Structured error codes returned by the receive endpoint. */
+export const SYNC_ERROR_CODES = {
+    staleSyncPush: 'STALE_SYNC_PUSH',
+    payloadTooLarge: 'SYNC_PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE',
+} as const;