diff --git a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7Composer.cs b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7Composer.cs
index c834a37..7a54343 100644
--- a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7Composer.cs
+++ b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7Composer.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.AlarmHistorian;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Hosting;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.OpcUa;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.History;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.OpcUa;
 
 namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Phase7;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public sealed class Phase7Composer : IAsyncDisposable
     private readonly DriverEquipmentContentRegistry _equipmentRegistry;
     private readonly IAlarmHistorianSink _historianSink;
     private readonly IAlarmHistorianWriter? _injectedWriter;
+    private readonly IHistoryRouter? _historyRouter;
     private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
     private readonly Serilog.ILogger _scriptLogger;
     private readonly ILogger<Phase7Composer> _logger;
@@ -61,13 +63,15 @@ public sealed class Phase7Composer : IAsyncDisposable
         ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
         Serilog.ILogger scriptLogger,
         ILogger<Phase7Composer> logger,
-        IAlarmHistorianWriter? injectedWriter = null)
+        IAlarmHistorianWriter? injectedWriter = null,
+        IHistoryRouter? historyRouter = null)
     {
         _scopeFactory = scopeFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(scopeFactory));
         _driverHost = driverHost ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(driverHost));
         _equipmentRegistry = equipmentRegistry ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(equipmentRegistry));
         _historianSink = historianSink ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(historianSink));
         _injectedWriter = injectedWriter;
+        _historyRouter = historyRouter;
         _loggerFactory = loggerFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(loggerFactory));
         _scriptLogger = scriptLogger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(scriptLogger));
         _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
@@ -117,7 +121,8 @@ public sealed class Phase7Composer : IAsyncDisposable
             alarmStateStore: new InMemoryAlarmStateStore(),
             historianSink: historianSink,
             rootScriptLogger: _scriptLogger,
-            loggerFactory: _loggerFactory);
+            loggerFactory: _loggerFactory,
+            historyRouter: _historyRouter);
 
         _logger.LogInformation(
             "Phase 7: composed engines from generation {Gen} — {Vt} virtual tag(s), {Al} scripted alarm(s), {Sc} script(s)",
diff --git a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7EngineComposer.cs b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7EngineComposer.cs
index 1414331..8f1583c 100644
--- a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7EngineComposer.cs
+++ b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/Phase7EngineComposer.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.AlarmHistorian;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Scripting;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.History;
 
 namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Phase7;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,14 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Phase7;
 /// </remarks>
 public static class Phase7EngineComposer
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Prefix used when registering the virtual-tag ring-buffer history source in
+    ///     <see cref="IHistoryRouter"/>. All virtual-tag UNS paths are prefixed with this
+    ///     string so the router resolves reads to the <see cref="RingBufferHistoryWriter"/>
+    ///     rather than a driver-owned historian.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string VirtualTagHistoryPrefix = "virtual:";
+
     public static Phase7ComposedSources Compose(
         IReadOnlyList<Script> scripts,
         IReadOnlyList<VirtualTag> virtualTags,
@@ -40,7 +49,8 @@ public static class Phase7EngineComposer
         IAlarmStateStore alarmStateStore,
         IAlarmHistorianSink historianSink,
         Serilog.ILogger rootScriptLogger,
-        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
+        IHistoryRouter? historyRouter = null)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(scripts);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(virtualTags);
@@ -64,10 +74,40 @@ public static class Phase7EngineComposer
         // Engines take Serilog.ILogger — each engine gets its own so rolling-file emissions
         // stay keyed to the right source in the scripts-*.log.
         VirtualTagSource? vtSource = null;
+        RingBufferHistoryWriter? ringWriter = null;
         if (virtualTags.Count > 0)
         {
             var vtDefs = ProjectVirtualTags(virtualTags, scriptById).ToList();
-            var vtEngine = new VirtualTagEngine(upstream, scriptLoggerFactory, rootScriptLogger);
+
+            // Gap 5 closure (task #28): wire a real IHistoryWriter when any tag has
+            // Historize=true. RingBufferHistoryWriter is a bounded in-process ring buffer
+            // that also implements IHistorianDataSource so OPC UA HistoryRead on virtual
+            // nodes resolves here. Register with the IHistoryRouter under a dedicated
+            // prefix so the DriverNodeManager's history dispatch finds it.
+            IHistoryWriter historyWriter = NullHistoryWriter.Instance;
+            var hasHistorize = vtDefs.Any(d => d.Historize);
+            if (hasHistorize)
+            {
+                ringWriter = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+                historyWriter = ringWriter;
+                disposables.Add(ringWriter);
+
+                if (historyRouter is not null)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        historyRouter.Register(VirtualTagHistoryPrefix, ringWriter);
+                    }
+                    catch (InvalidOperationException)
+                    {
+                        // Already registered (e.g. engine reload). Leave the existing entry —
+                        // both registrations refer to the same in-process buffer type.
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            var vtEngine = new VirtualTagEngine(upstream, scriptLoggerFactory, rootScriptLogger,
+                historyWriter: historyWriter);
             vtEngine.Load(vtDefs);
             vtSource = new VirtualTagSource(vtEngine);
             disposables.Add(vtEngine);
diff --git a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/RingBufferHistoryWriter.cs b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/RingBufferHistoryWriter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dab8f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server/Phase7/RingBufferHistoryWriter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.VirtualTags;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Phase7;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Production <see cref="IHistoryWriter"/> for virtual-tag evaluations (Gap 5 closure,
+///     task #28). Every evaluation result from a <c>Historize=true</c> virtual tag is
+///     appended to an in-process per-tag ring buffer. The same instance also implements
+///     <see cref="IHistorianDataSource"/> so it can be registered on the server-level
+///     <see cref="ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.History.IHistoryRouter"/> — OPC UA HistoryRead
+///     requests for virtual-tag nodes then resolve here.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+///     <para>
+///         Design rationale:
+///         <list type="bullet">
+///           <item><description>
+///             No new external process or DB is needed: the ring buffer lives in-process
+///             and survives across evaluation cycles for the lifetime of the server.
+///           </description></item>
+///           <item><description>
+///             <see cref="Record"/> is synchronous and O(1) — it never blocks the
+///             evaluation pipeline. Per <see cref="IHistoryWriter"/> contract the caller
+///             treats it as fire-and-forget.
+///           </description></item>
+///           <item><description>
+///             The buffer is bounded by <see cref="MaxSamplesPerTag"/> (default 1 000).
+///             Older samples are evicted silently when the tag writes past the limit, which
+///             matches the "hot ring" semantics typical of in-process historian buffers:
+///             the most-recent N seconds of data is always accessible for HistoryRead even
+///             in the absence of a persistent historian.
+///           </description></item>
+///           <item><description>
+///             Thread safety: <see cref="Record"/> uses an interlocked write pointer so
+///             concurrent evaluation callbacks (rare but possible during cascade + timer
+///             races) don't corrupt the buffer.
+///           </description></item>
+///         </list>
+///     </para>
+///     <para>
+///         <see cref="ReadRawAsync"/> supports the OPC UA HistoryRead service's raw-values
+///         mode. Processed (aggregate), at-time, and event read modes return empty results
+///         with no error — virtual tags are scalar real-time values, not time-series stored
+///         at external resolution.
+///     </para>
+///     <para>
+///         Lifecycle: <see cref="Dispose"/> clears every buffer. The caller
+///         (<see cref="Phase7Composer.DisposeAsync"/>) disposes this instance after the
+///         engine that writes to it has been disposed, so no further <see cref="Record"/>
+///         calls can arrive after dispose.
+///     </para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class RingBufferHistoryWriter : IHistoryWriter, IHistorianDataSource
+{
+    /// <summary>Maximum samples retained per tag path. Older samples are evicted when full.</summary>
+    public const int MaxSamplesPerTag = 1_000;
+
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, TagRingBuffer> _buffers =
+        new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+    private readonly int _capacity;
+    private bool _disposed;
+
+    /// <param name="capacity">
+    ///     Per-tag sample capacity. Tests inject a smaller value to keep fixtures
+    ///     small; production uses the default <see cref="MaxSamplesPerTag"/>.
+    /// </param>
+    public RingBufferHistoryWriter(int capacity = MaxSamplesPerTag)
+    {
+        if (capacity < 1) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(capacity), "Capacity must be ≥ 1.");
+        _capacity = capacity;
+    }
+
+    // ===== IHistoryWriter =====
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Records one evaluation result. Called by <see cref="VirtualTagEngine"/> on every
+    ///     evaluation when <c>Historize=true</c>. O(1), never blocks.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Record(string path, DataValueSnapshot value)
+    {
+        if (_disposed) return; // graceful shutdown — silently drop
+
+        var buffer = _buffers.GetOrAdd(path, _ => new TagRingBuffer(_capacity));
+        buffer.Write(value);
+    }
+
+    // ===== IHistorianDataSource =====
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Returns samples in the ring buffer whose source timestamp falls within
+    ///     [<paramref name="startUtc"/>, <paramref name="endUtc"/>), newest-first.
+    ///     <paramref name="maxValuesPerNode"/> caps the result count.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Task<HistoryReadResult> ReadRawAsync(
+        string fullReference,
+        DateTime startUtc,
+        DateTime endUtc,
+        uint maxValuesPerNode,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (!_buffers.TryGetValue(fullReference, out var buffer))
+            return Task.FromResult(new HistoryReadResult([], null));
+
+        var all = buffer.Snapshot();
+        var limit = (int)Math.Min(maxValuesPerNode, (uint)all.Length);
+        var result = new List<DataValueSnapshot>(limit);
+
+        foreach (var snap in all)
+        {
+            if (result.Count >= limit) break;
+            var ts = snap.SourceTimestampUtc ?? snap.ServerTimestampUtc;
+            if (ts >= startUtc && ts < endUtc)
+                result.Add(snap);
+        }
+
+        return Task.FromResult(new HistoryReadResult(result, null));
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    /// <remarks>
+    ///     Virtual tags do not carry aggregate history — returns an empty result rather than
+    ///     failing so OPC UA clients that request processed history receive a graceful empty
+    ///     response instead of a Bad status for the whole node.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public Task<HistoryReadResult> ReadProcessedAsync(
+        string fullReference,
+        DateTime startUtc,
+        DateTime endUtc,
+        TimeSpan interval,
+        HistoryAggregateType aggregate,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        => Task.FromResult(new HistoryReadResult([], null));
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<HistoryReadResult> ReadAtTimeAsync(
+        string fullReference,
+        IReadOnlyList<DateTime> timestampsUtc,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        => Task.FromResult(new HistoryReadResult([], null));
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<HistoricalEventsResult> ReadEventsAsync(
+        string? sourceName,
+        DateTime startUtc,
+        DateTime endUtc,
+        int maxEvents,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        => Task.FromResult(new HistoricalEventsResult([], null));
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public HistorianHealthSnapshot GetHealthSnapshot() => new(
+        TotalQueries: 0,
+        TotalSuccesses: 0,
+        TotalFailures: 0,
+        ConsecutiveFailures: 0,
+        LastSuccessTime: null,
+        LastFailureTime: null,
+        LastError: null,
+        ProcessConnectionOpen: true,
+        EventConnectionOpen: false,
+        ActiveProcessNode: null,
+        ActiveEventNode: null,
+        Nodes: []);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Number of distinct tag paths that have received at least one recorded sample.
+    ///     Exposed for diagnostics and tests.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int TagCount => _buffers.Count;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Returns a snapshot of all samples currently in the buffer for <paramref name="path"/>,
+    ///     or an empty array when the path has no recorded samples. Exposed for diagnostics.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DataValueSnapshot[] GetSnapshots(string path)
+        => _buffers.TryGetValue(path, out var buf) ? buf.Snapshot() : [];
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (_disposed) return;
+        _disposed = true;
+        _buffers.Clear();
+    }
+
+    // ===== Inner ring buffer =====
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Bounded FIFO ring buffer with O(1) write. Reads return a snapshot (array copy)
+    ///     of all current samples in insertion order, oldest first.
+    /// </summary>
+    private sealed class TagRingBuffer
+    {
+        private readonly DataValueSnapshot?[] _slots;
+        private int _head; // next write position (wraps)
+        private int _count; // how many valid entries (≤ capacity)
+
+        public TagRingBuffer(int capacity)
+        {
+            _slots = new DataValueSnapshot[capacity];
+        }
+
+        public void Write(DataValueSnapshot value)
+        {
+            lock (_slots)
+            {
+                _slots[_head] = value;
+                _head = (_head + 1) % _slots.Length;
+                if (_count < _slots.Length) _count++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Returns all current samples in insertion order (oldest → newest), as a
+        ///     snapshot array. Thread-safe: takes the lock for the copy.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DataValueSnapshot[] Snapshot()
+        {
+            lock (_slots)
+            {
+                if (_count == 0) return [];
+
+                var result = new DataValueSnapshot[_count];
+                // The oldest entry is at (_head - _count + capacity) % capacity.
+                var start = (_head - _count + _slots.Length) % _slots.Length;
+                for (var i = 0; i < _count; i++)
+                {
+                    result[i] = _slots[(start + i) % _slots.Length]!;
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests/Phase7/RingBufferHistoryWriterTests.cs b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests/Phase7/RingBufferHistoryWriterTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea7f66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests/Phase7/RingBufferHistoryWriterTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Serilog;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.Entities;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.AlarmHistorian;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.ScriptedAlarms;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.History;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Phase7;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server.Tests.Phase7;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Task #28 — Gap 5 closure: verifies that <see cref="RingBufferHistoryWriter"/>
+///     correctly records virtual-tag evaluation results and returns them via the
+///     <see cref="IHistorianDataSource"/> read interface; and that
+///     <see cref="Phase7EngineComposer.Compose"/> wires the writer and registers it
+///     with an <see cref="IHistoryRouter"/> when <c>Historize=true</c> tags are present.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class RingBufferHistoryWriterTests
+{
+    private static readonly DateTime T0 = new(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+    private static readonly DateTime T1 = T0.AddSeconds(1);
+    private static readonly DateTime T2 = T0.AddSeconds(2);
+    private static readonly DateTime T3 = T0.AddSeconds(3);
+
+    private static DataValueSnapshot Snap(double value, DateTime ts) =>
+        new(value, 0u, ts, ts);
+
+    // ===== RingBufferHistoryWriter unit tests =====
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Record_stores_sample_retrievable_via_GetSnapshots()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/area/line/eq/Tag1", Snap(42.0, T0));
+
+        var snaps = writer.GetSnapshots("/area/line/eq/Tag1");
+        snaps.Length.ShouldBe(1);
+        snaps[0].Value.ShouldBe(42.0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Record_multiple_samples_preserves_insertion_order()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(1.0, T0));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(2.0, T1));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(3.0, T2));
+
+        var snaps = writer.GetSnapshots("/t");
+        snaps.Length.ShouldBe(3);
+        snaps[0].Value.ShouldBe(1.0);
+        snaps[1].Value.ShouldBe(2.0);
+        snaps[2].Value.ShouldBe(3.0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Record_evicts_oldest_when_capacity_exceeded()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter(capacity: 3);
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(1.0, T0));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(2.0, T1));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(3.0, T2));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(4.0, T3));  // evicts 1.0
+
+        var snaps = writer.GetSnapshots("/t");
+        snaps.Length.ShouldBe(3);
+        snaps[0].Value.ShouldBe(2.0, "oldest evicted");
+        snaps[2].Value.ShouldBe(4.0, "newest present");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Record_maintains_separate_buffers_per_tag_path()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/area/eq/TagA", Snap(10.0, T0));
+        writer.Record("/area/eq/TagB", Snap(20.0, T0));
+
+        writer.GetSnapshots("/area/eq/TagA").Single().Value.ShouldBe(10.0);
+        writer.GetSnapshots("/area/eq/TagB").Single().Value.ShouldBe(20.0);
+        writer.TagCount.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetSnapshots_returns_empty_for_unknown_path()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.GetSnapshots("/not/a/path").ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Dispose_clears_buffers_and_subsequent_Record_is_silently_ignored()
+    {
+        var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(1.0, T0));
+        writer.Dispose();
+
+        // After dispose, Record must silently drop (no exception).
+        Should.NotThrow(() => writer.Record("/t", Snap(2.0, T1)));
+        // GetSnapshots post-dispose returns empty (buffers cleared).
+        writer.GetSnapshots("/t").ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    // ===== IHistorianDataSource.ReadRawAsync tests =====
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadRawAsync_returns_empty_for_unknown_path()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        var result = await writer.ReadRawAsync("notexists", T0, T3, 100, default);
+        result.Samples.ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadRawAsync_returns_samples_in_time_window()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(1.0, T0));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(2.0, T1));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(3.0, T2));
+
+        // Window [T0, T2) — T2 excluded (half-open interval).
+        var result = await writer.ReadRawAsync("/t", T0, T2, 100, default);
+        result.Samples.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+        result.Samples[0].Value.ShouldBe(1.0);
+        result.Samples[1].Value.ShouldBe(2.0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadRawAsync_respects_maxValuesPerNode_cap()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(1.0, T0));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(2.0, T1));
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(3.0, T2));
+
+        var result = await writer.ReadRawAsync("/t", T0, T3, maxValuesPerNode: 2, default);
+        result.Samples.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadProcessedAsync_returns_empty_result()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(1.0, T0));
+        var result = await writer.ReadProcessedAsync("/t", T0, T3, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1),
+            HistoryAggregateType.Average, default);
+        result.Samples.ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadAtTimeAsync_returns_empty_result()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        writer.Record("/t", Snap(1.0, T0));
+        var result = await writer.ReadAtTimeAsync("/t", [T0, T1], default);
+        result.Samples.ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadEventsAsync_returns_empty_result()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        var result = await writer.ReadEventsAsync(null, T0, T3, 100, default);
+        result.Events.ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetHealthSnapshot_returns_connected_non_null_snapshot()
+    {
+        using var writer = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        var health = writer.GetHealthSnapshot();
+        health.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        health.ProcessConnectionOpen.ShouldBeTrue("ring buffer is always available in-process");
+    }
+
+    // ===== Phase7EngineComposer wiring tests =====
+
+    private static Script ScriptRow(string id, string source) => new()
+    {
+        ScriptRowId = Guid.NewGuid(), GenerationId = 1,
+        ScriptId = id, Name = id, SourceCode = source, SourceHash = "h",
+    };
+
+    private static VirtualTag VtRow(string id, string scriptId, bool historize = false) => new()
+    {
+        VirtualTagRowId = Guid.NewGuid(), GenerationId = 1,
+        VirtualTagId = id, EquipmentId = "eq-1", Name = id,
+        DataType = "Float32", ScriptId = scriptId,
+        Historize = historize,
+    };
+
+    private static ScriptedAlarm AlarmRow(string id, string scriptId) => new()
+    {
+        ScriptedAlarmRowId = Guid.NewGuid(), GenerationId = 1,
+        ScriptedAlarmId = id, EquipmentId = "eq-1", Name = id,
+        AlarmType = "LimitAlarm", Severity = 500,
+        MessageTemplate = "x", PredicateScriptId = scriptId,
+    };
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compose_without_Historize_uses_NullHistoryWriter_and_skips_router_registration()
+    {
+        using var router = new HistoryRouter();
+        var scripts = new[] { ScriptRow("s1", "return 1;") };
+        var vtags = new[] { VtRow("vt-1", "s1", historize: false) };
+
+        var result = Phase7EngineComposer.Compose(
+            scripts, vtags, [],
+            upstream: new CachedTagUpstreamSource(),
+            alarmStateStore: new InMemoryAlarmStateStore(),
+            historianSink: NullAlarmHistorianSink.Instance,
+            rootScriptLogger: new LoggerConfiguration().CreateLogger(),
+            loggerFactory: NullLoggerFactory.Instance,
+            historyRouter: router);
+
+        // Router should not have a "virtual:" prefix entry when no Historize=true tags.
+        router.Resolve(Phase7EngineComposer.VirtualTagHistoryPrefix + "vt-1").ShouldBeNull();
+        result.VirtualReadable.ShouldNotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compose_with_Historize_true_registers_RingBufferHistoryWriter_in_router()
+    {
+        using var router = new HistoryRouter();
+        var scripts = new[] { ScriptRow("s1", "return 1.0f;") };
+        var vtags = new[] { VtRow("vt-hist", "s1", historize: true) };
+
+        var result = Phase7EngineComposer.Compose(
+            scripts, vtags, [],
+            upstream: new CachedTagUpstreamSource(),
+            alarmStateStore: new InMemoryAlarmStateStore(),
+            historianSink: NullAlarmHistorianSink.Instance,
+            rootScriptLogger: new LoggerConfiguration().CreateLogger(),
+            loggerFactory: NullLoggerFactory.Instance,
+            historyRouter: router);
+
+        // The "virtual:" prefix must resolve to a RingBufferHistoryWriter instance.
+        var source = router.Resolve(Phase7EngineComposer.VirtualTagHistoryPrefix + "vt-hist");
+        source.ShouldNotBeNull("router should have the ring-buffer source registered under 'virtual:' prefix");
+        source.ShouldBeOfType<RingBufferHistoryWriter>();
+
+        result.VirtualReadable.ShouldNotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compose_with_Historize_true_but_no_router_does_not_throw()
+    {
+        var scripts = new[] { ScriptRow("s1", "return 1.0f;") };
+        var vtags = new[] { VtRow("vt-hist", "s1", historize: true) };
+
+        // historyRouter = null — should still work, just no registration.
+        Should.NotThrow(() => Phase7EngineComposer.Compose(
+            scripts, vtags, [],
+            upstream: new CachedTagUpstreamSource(),
+            alarmStateStore: new InMemoryAlarmStateStore(),
+            historianSink: NullAlarmHistorianSink.Instance,
+            rootScriptLogger: new LoggerConfiguration().CreateLogger(),
+            loggerFactory: NullLoggerFactory.Instance,
+            historyRouter: null));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compose_with_Historize_true_router_already_registered_does_not_throw()
+    {
+        // Simulate a reload scenario where the prefix is already registered.
+        using var router = new HistoryRouter();
+        using var priorWriter = new RingBufferHistoryWriter();
+        router.Register(Phase7EngineComposer.VirtualTagHistoryPrefix, priorWriter);
+
+        var scripts = new[] { ScriptRow("s1", "return 1.0f;") };
+        var vtags = new[] { VtRow("vt-hist", "s1", historize: true) };
+
+        // Second compose call — should tolerate the duplicate without throwing.
+        Should.NotThrow(() => Phase7EngineComposer.Compose(
+            scripts, vtags, [],
+            upstream: new CachedTagUpstreamSource(),
+            alarmStateStore: new InMemoryAlarmStateStore(),
+            historianSink: NullAlarmHistorianSink.Instance,
+            rootScriptLogger: new LoggerConfiguration().CreateLogger(),
+            loggerFactory: NullLoggerFactory.Instance,
+            historyRouter: router));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Compose_RingBufferHistoryWriter_is_in_disposables_list()
+    {
+        using var router = new HistoryRouter();
+        var scripts = new[] { ScriptRow("s1", "return 1.0f;") };
+        var vtags = new[] { VtRow("vt-hist", "s1", historize: true) };
+
+        var result = Phase7EngineComposer.Compose(
+            scripts, vtags, [],
+            upstream: new CachedTagUpstreamSource(),
+            alarmStateStore: new InMemoryAlarmStateStore(),
+            historianSink: NullAlarmHistorianSink.Instance,
+            rootScriptLogger: new LoggerConfiguration().CreateLogger(),
+            loggerFactory: NullLoggerFactory.Instance,
+            historyRouter: router);
+
+        // The RingBufferHistoryWriter must be tracked in Disposables so Phase7Composer.DisposeAsync
+        // clears the ring buffer on shutdown.
+        result.Disposables.ShouldContain(d => d is RingBufferHistoryWriter);
+    }
+}