src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions/DriverAttributeInfo.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
 ///     OPC UA <c>AlarmConditionState</c> when true. Defaults to false so existing non-Galaxy
 ///     drivers aren't forced to flow a flag they don't produce.
 /// </param>
+/// <param name="WriteIdempotent">
+///     True when a timed-out or failed write to this attribute is safe to replay. Per
+///     <c>docs/v2/plan.md</c> decisions #44, #45, #143 — writes are NOT auto-retried by default
+///     because replaying a pulse / alarm-ack / counter-increment / recipe-step advance can
+///     duplicate field actions. Drivers flag only tags whose semantics make retry safe
+///     (holding registers with level-set values, set-point writes to analog tags) — the
+///     capability invoker respects this flag when deciding whether to apply Polly retry.
+/// </param>
 public sealed record DriverAttributeInfo(
     string FullName,
     DriverDataType DriverDataType,
@@ -32,4 +40,5 @@ public sealed record DriverAttributeInfo(
     uint? ArrayDim,
     SecurityClassification SecurityClass,
     bool IsHistorized,
-    bool IsAlarm = false);
+    bool IsAlarm = false,
+    bool WriteIdempotent = false);

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus/ModbusDriver.cs

@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ public sealed class ModbusDriver(ModbusDriverOptions options, string driverInsta
                 ArrayDim: null,
                 SecurityClass: t.Writable ? SecurityClassification.Operate : SecurityClassification.ViewOnly,
                 IsHistorized: false,
-                IsAlarm: false));
+                IsAlarm: false,
+                WriteIdempotent: t.WriteIdempotent));
         }
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus/ModbusDriverOptions.cs

@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ public sealed class ModbusProbeOptions
 ///     AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC (DL205/DL260) and a few legacy families pack the first
 ///     character in the low byte instead — see <c>docs/v2/dl205.md</c> §strings.
 /// </param>
+/// <param name="WriteIdempotent">
+///     Per <c>docs/v2/plan.md</c> decisions #44, #45, #143 — flag a tag as safe to replay on
+///     write timeout / failure. Default <c>false</c>; writes do not auto-retry. Safe candidates:
+///     holding-register set-points for analog values and configuration registers where the same
+///     value can be written again without side-effects. Unsafe: coils that drive edge-triggered
+///     actions (pulse outputs), counter-increment addresses on PLCs that treat writes as deltas,
+///     any BCD / counter register where repeat-writes advance state.
+/// </param>
 public sealed record ModbusTagDefinition(
     string Name,
     ModbusRegion Region,
@@ -101,7 +109,8 @@ public sealed record ModbusTagDefinition(
     ModbusByteOrder ByteOrder = ModbusByteOrder.BigEndian,
     byte BitIndex = 0,
     ushort StringLength = 0,
-    ModbusStringByteOrder StringByteOrder = ModbusStringByteOrder.HighByteFirst);
+    ModbusStringByteOrder StringByteOrder = ModbusStringByteOrder.HighByteFirst,
+    bool WriteIdempotent = false);
 
 public enum ModbusRegion { Coils, DiscreteInputs, InputRegisters, HoldingRegisters }
 

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs

@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ public sealed class S7Driver(S7DriverOptions options, string driverInstanceId)
                 ArrayDim: null,
                 SecurityClass: t.Writable ? SecurityClassification.Operate : SecurityClassification.ViewOnly,
                 IsHistorized: false,
-                IsAlarm: false));
+                IsAlarm: false,
+                WriteIdempotent: t.WriteIdempotent));
         }
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7DriverOptions.cs

@@ -88,12 +88,20 @@ public sealed class S7ProbeOptions
 /// <param name="DataType">Logical data type — drives the underlying S7.Net read/write width.</param>
 /// <param name="Writable">When true the driver accepts writes for this tag.</param>
 /// <param name="StringLength">For <c>DataType = String</c>: S7-string max length. Default 254 (S7 max).</param>
+/// <param name="WriteIdempotent">
+///     Per <c>docs/v2/plan.md</c> decisions #44, #45, #143 — flag a tag as safe to replay on
+///     write timeout / failure. Default <c>false</c>; writes do not auto-retry. Safe candidates
+///     on S7: DB word/dword set-points holding analog values, configuration DBs where the same
+///     value can be written again without side-effects. Unsafe: M (merker) bits or Q (output)
+///     coils that drive edge-triggered routines in the PLC program.
+/// </param>
 public sealed record S7TagDefinition(
     string Name,
     string Address,
     S7DataType DataType,
     bool Writable = true,
-    int StringLength = 254);
+    int StringLength = 254,
+    bool WriteIdempotent = false);
 
 public enum S7DataType
 {

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Tests/Resilience/FlakeyDriverIntegrationTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Abstractions;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Resilience;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Core.Tests.Resilience;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Integration tests for the Phase 6.1 Stream A.5 contract — wrapping a flaky
+///     <see cref="IReadable"/> / <see cref="IWritable"/> through the <see cref="CapabilityInvoker"/>.
+///     Exercises the three scenarios the plan enumerates: transient read succeeds after N
+///     retries; non-idempotent write fails after one attempt; idempotent write retries through.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+public sealed class FlakeyDriverIntegrationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Read_SurfacesSuccess_AfterTransientFailures()
+    {
+        var flaky = new FlakeyDriver(failReadsBeforeIndex: 5);
+        var options = new DriverResilienceOptions
+        {
+            Tier = DriverTier.A,
+            CapabilityPolicies = new Dictionary<DriverCapability, CapabilityPolicy>
+            {
+                [DriverCapability.Read] = new(TimeoutSeconds: 2, RetryCount: 10, BreakerFailureThreshold: 50),
+            },
+        };
+        var invoker = new CapabilityInvoker(new DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder(), Guid.NewGuid(), () => options);
+
+        var result = await invoker.ExecuteAsync(
+            DriverCapability.Read,
+            "host-1",
+            async ct => await flaky.ReadAsync(["tag-a"], ct),
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        flaky.ReadAttempts.ShouldBe(6);
+        result[0].StatusCode.ShouldBe(0u);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Write_NonIdempotent_FailsOnFirstFailure_NoReplay()
+    {
+        var flaky = new FlakeyDriver(failWritesBeforeIndex: 3);
+        var optionsWithAggressiveRetry = new DriverResilienceOptions
+        {
+            Tier = DriverTier.A,
+            CapabilityPolicies = new Dictionary<DriverCapability, CapabilityPolicy>
+            {
+                [DriverCapability.Write] = new(TimeoutSeconds: 2, RetryCount: 5, BreakerFailureThreshold: 50),
+            },
+        };
+        var invoker = new CapabilityInvoker(new DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder(), Guid.NewGuid(), () => optionsWithAggressiveRetry);
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<InvalidOperationException>(async () =>
+            await invoker.ExecuteWriteAsync(
+                "host-1",
+                isIdempotent: false,
+                async ct => await flaky.WriteAsync([new WriteRequest("pulse-coil", true)], ct),
+                CancellationToken.None));
+
+        flaky.WriteAttempts.ShouldBe(1, "non-idempotent write must never replay (decision #44)");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Write_Idempotent_RetriesUntilSuccess()
+    {
+        var flaky = new FlakeyDriver(failWritesBeforeIndex: 2);
+        var optionsWithRetry = new DriverResilienceOptions
+        {
+            Tier = DriverTier.A,
+            CapabilityPolicies = new Dictionary<DriverCapability, CapabilityPolicy>
+            {
+                [DriverCapability.Write] = new(TimeoutSeconds: 2, RetryCount: 5, BreakerFailureThreshold: 50),
+            },
+        };
+        var invoker = new CapabilityInvoker(new DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder(), Guid.NewGuid(), () => optionsWithRetry);
+
+        var results = await invoker.ExecuteWriteAsync(
+            "host-1",
+            isIdempotent: true,
+            async ct => await flaky.WriteAsync([new WriteRequest("set-point", 42.0f)], ct),
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        flaky.WriteAttempts.ShouldBe(3);
+        results[0].StatusCode.ShouldBe(0u);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MultipleHosts_OnOneDriver_HaveIndependentFailureCounts()
+    {
+        var flaky = new FlakeyDriver(failReadsBeforeIndex: 0);
+        var options = new DriverResilienceOptions { Tier = DriverTier.A };
+        var builder = new DriverResiliencePipelineBuilder();
+        var invoker = new CapabilityInvoker(builder, Guid.NewGuid(), () => options);
+
+        // host-dead: force many failures to exhaust retries + trip breaker
+        var threshold = options.Resolve(DriverCapability.Read).BreakerFailureThreshold;
+        for (var i = 0; i < threshold + 5; i++)
+        {
+            await Should.ThrowAsync<Exception>(async () =>
+                await invoker.ExecuteAsync(DriverCapability.Read, "host-dead",
+                    _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("dead"),
+                    CancellationToken.None));
+        }
+
+        // host-live: succeeds on first call — unaffected by the dead-host breaker
+        var liveAttempts = 0;
+        await invoker.ExecuteAsync(DriverCapability.Read, "host-live",
+            _ => { liveAttempts++; return ValueTask.FromResult("ok"); },
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        liveAttempts.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FlakeyDriver : IReadable, IWritable
+    {
+        private readonly int _failReadsBeforeIndex;
+        private readonly int _failWritesBeforeIndex;
+
+        public int ReadAttempts { get; private set; }
+        public int WriteAttempts { get; private set; }
+
+        public FlakeyDriver(int failReadsBeforeIndex = 0, int failWritesBeforeIndex = 0)
+        {
+            _failReadsBeforeIndex = failReadsBeforeIndex;
+            _failWritesBeforeIndex = failWritesBeforeIndex;
+        }
+
+        public Task<IReadOnlyList<DataValueSnapshot>> ReadAsync(
+            IReadOnlyList<string> fullReferences,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var attempt = ++ReadAttempts;
+            if (attempt <= _failReadsBeforeIndex)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"transient read failure #{attempt}");
+
+            var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            IReadOnlyList<DataValueSnapshot> result = fullReferences
+                .Select(_ => new DataValueSnapshot(Value: 0, StatusCode: 0u, SourceTimestampUtc: now, ServerTimestampUtc: now))
+                .ToList();
+            return Task.FromResult(result);
+        }
+
+        public Task<IReadOnlyList<WriteResult>> WriteAsync(
+            IReadOnlyList<WriteRequest> writes,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var attempt = ++WriteAttempts;
+            if (attempt <= _failWritesBeforeIndex)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"transient write failure #{attempt}");
+
+            IReadOnlyList<WriteResult> result = writes.Select(_ => new WriteResult(0u)).ToList();
+            return Task.FromResult(result);
+        }
+    }
+}

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.Tests/ModbusDriverTests.cs

@@ -220,6 +220,23 @@ public sealed class ModbusDriverTests
         builder.Variables.ShouldContain(v => v.BrowseName == "Run" && v.Info.DriverDataType == DriverDataType.Boolean);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Discover_propagates_WriteIdempotent_from_tag_to_attribute_info()
+    {
+        var (drv, _) = NewDriver(
+            new ModbusTagDefinition("SetPoint", ModbusRegion.HoldingRegisters, 0, ModbusDataType.Float32, WriteIdempotent: true),
+            new ModbusTagDefinition("PulseCoil", ModbusRegion.Coils, 0, ModbusDataType.Bool));
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var builder = new RecordingBuilder();
+        await drv.DiscoverAsync(builder, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var setPoint = builder.Variables.Single(v => v.BrowseName == "SetPoint");
+        var pulse = builder.Variables.Single(v => v.BrowseName == "PulseCoil");
+        setPoint.Info.WriteIdempotent.ShouldBeTrue();
+        pulse.Info.WriteIdempotent.ShouldBeFalse("default is opt-in per decision #44");
+    }
+
     // --- helpers ---
 
     private sealed class RecordingBuilder : IAddressSpaceBuilder

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DiscoveryAndSubscribeTests.cs

@@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ public sealed class S7DiscoveryAndSubscribeTests
         builder.Variables[2].Attr.DriverDataType.ShouldBe(DriverDataType.Float32);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DiscoverAsync_propagates_WriteIdempotent_from_tag_to_attribute_info()
+    {
+        var opts = new S7DriverOptions
+        {
+            Host = "192.0.2.1",
+            Tags =
+            [
+                new("SetPoint", "DB1.DBW0", S7DataType.Int16, WriteIdempotent: true),
+                new("StartBit", "M0.0", S7DataType.Bool),
+            ],
+        };
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(opts, "s7-idem");
+
+        var builder = new RecordingAddressSpaceBuilder();
+        await drv.DiscoverAsync(builder, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        builder.Variables.Single(v => v.Name == "SetPoint").Attr.WriteIdempotent.ShouldBeTrue();
+        builder.Variables.Single(v => v.Name == "StartBit").Attr.WriteIdempotent.ShouldBeFalse("default is opt-in per decision #44");
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void GetHostStatuses_returns_one_row_with_host_port_identity_pre_init()
     {