src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration/LocalCache/GenerationSealedCache.cs

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+using LiteDB;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Generation-sealed LiteDB cache per <c>docs/v2/plan.md</c> decision #148 and Phase 6.1
+///     Stream D.1. Each published generation writes one <b>read-only</b> LiteDB file under
+///     <c>&lt;cache-root&gt;/&lt;clusterId&gt;/&lt;generationId&gt;.db</c>. A per-cluster
+///     <c>CURRENT</c> text file holds the currently-active generation id; it is updated
+///     atomically (temp file + <see cref="File.Replace(string, string, string?)"/>) only after
+///     the sealed file is fully written.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+///     <para>Mixed-generation reads are impossible: any read opens the single file pointed to
+///     by <c>CURRENT</c>, which is a coherent snapshot. Corruption of the CURRENT file or the
+///     sealed file surfaces as <see cref="GenerationCacheUnavailableException"/> — the reader
+///     fails closed rather than silently falling back to an older generation. Recovery path
+///     is to re-fetch from the central DB (and the Phase 6.1 Stream C <c>UsingStaleConfig</c>
+///     flag goes true until that succeeds).</para>
+///
+///     <para>This cache is the read-path fallback when the central DB is unreachable. The
+///     write path (draft edits, publish) bypasses the cache and fails hard on DB outage per
+///     Stream D.2 — inconsistent writes are worse than a temporary inability to edit.</para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class GenerationSealedCache
+{
+    private const string CollectionName = "generation";
+    private const string CurrentPointerFileName = "CURRENT";
+    private readonly string _cacheRoot;
+
+    /// <summary>Root directory for all clusters' sealed caches.</summary>
+    public string CacheRoot => _cacheRoot;
+
+    public GenerationSealedCache(string cacheRoot)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(cacheRoot);
+        _cacheRoot = cacheRoot;
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(_cacheRoot);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Seal a generation: write the snapshot to <c>&lt;cluster&gt;/&lt;generationId&gt;.db</c>,
+    ///     mark the file read-only, then atomically publish the <c>CURRENT</c> pointer. Existing
+    ///     sealed files for prior generations are preserved (prune separately).
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task SealAsync(GenerationSnapshot snapshot, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(snapshot);
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        var clusterDir = Path.Combine(_cacheRoot, snapshot.ClusterId);
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(clusterDir);
+        var sealedPath = Path.Combine(clusterDir, $"{snapshot.GenerationId}.db");
+
+        if (File.Exists(sealedPath))
+        {
+            // Already sealed — idempotent. Treat as no-op + update pointer in case an earlier
+            // seal succeeded but the pointer update failed (crash recovery).
+            WritePointerAtomically(clusterDir, snapshot.GenerationId);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var tmpPath = sealedPath + ".tmp";
+        try
+        {
+            using (var db = new LiteDatabase(new ConnectionString { Filename = tmpPath, Upgrade = false }))
+            {
+                var col = db.GetCollection<GenerationSnapshot>(CollectionName);
+                col.Insert(snapshot);
+            }
+
+            File.Move(tmpPath, sealedPath);
+            File.SetAttributes(sealedPath, File.GetAttributes(sealedPath) | FileAttributes.ReadOnly);
+            WritePointerAtomically(clusterDir, snapshot.GenerationId);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            try { if (File.Exists(tmpPath)) File.Delete(tmpPath); } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        await Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Read the current sealed snapshot for <paramref name="clusterId"/>. Throws
+    ///     <see cref="GenerationCacheUnavailableException"/> when the pointer is missing
+    ///     (first-boot-no-snapshot case) or when the sealed file is corrupt. Never silently
+    ///     falls back to a prior generation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Task<GenerationSnapshot> ReadCurrentAsync(string clusterId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(clusterId);
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        var clusterDir = Path.Combine(_cacheRoot, clusterId);
+        var pointerPath = Path.Combine(clusterDir, CurrentPointerFileName);
+        if (!File.Exists(pointerPath))
+            throw new GenerationCacheUnavailableException(
+                $"No sealed generation for cluster '{clusterId}' at '{clusterDir}'. First-boot case: the central DB must be reachable at least once before cache fallback is possible.");
+
+        long generationId;
+        try
+        {
+            var text = File.ReadAllText(pointerPath).Trim();
+            generationId = long.Parse(text, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            throw new GenerationCacheUnavailableException(
+                $"CURRENT pointer at '{pointerPath}' is corrupt or unreadable.", ex);
+        }
+
+        var sealedPath = Path.Combine(clusterDir, $"{generationId}.db");
+        if (!File.Exists(sealedPath))
+            throw new GenerationCacheUnavailableException(
+                $"CURRENT points at generation {generationId} but '{sealedPath}' is missing — fails closed rather than serving an older generation.");
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var db = new LiteDatabase(new ConnectionString { Filename = sealedPath, ReadOnly = true });
+            var col = db.GetCollection<GenerationSnapshot>(CollectionName);
+            var snapshot = col.FindAll().FirstOrDefault()
+                ?? throw new GenerationCacheUnavailableException(
+                    $"Sealed file '{sealedPath}' contains no snapshot row — file is corrupt.");
+            return Task.FromResult(snapshot);
+        }
+        catch (GenerationCacheUnavailableException) { throw; }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is LiteException or InvalidDataException or IOException
+                                      or NotSupportedException or FormatException)
+        {
+            throw new GenerationCacheUnavailableException(
+                $"Sealed file '{sealedPath}' is corrupt or unreadable — fails closed rather than falling back to an older generation.", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Return the generation id the <c>CURRENT</c> pointer points at, or null if no pointer exists.</summary>
+    public long? TryGetCurrentGenerationId(string clusterId)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(clusterId);
+        var pointerPath = Path.Combine(_cacheRoot, clusterId, CurrentPointerFileName);
+        if (!File.Exists(pointerPath)) return null;
+        try
+        {
+            return long.Parse(File.ReadAllText(pointerPath).Trim(), System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void WritePointerAtomically(string clusterDir, long generationId)
+    {
+        var pointerPath = Path.Combine(clusterDir, CurrentPointerFileName);
+        var tmpPath = pointerPath + ".tmp";
+        File.WriteAllText(tmpPath, generationId.ToString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+        if (File.Exists(pointerPath))
+            File.Replace(tmpPath, pointerPath, destinationBackupFileName: null);
+        else
+            File.Move(tmpPath, pointerPath);
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>Sealed cache is unreachable — caller must fail closed.</summary>
+public sealed class GenerationCacheUnavailableException : Exception
+{
+    public GenerationCacheUnavailableException(string message) : base(message) { }
+    public GenerationCacheUnavailableException(string message, Exception inner) : base(message, inner) { }
+}

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration/LocalCache/ResilientConfigReader.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Polly;
+using Polly.Retry;
+using Polly.Timeout;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Wraps a central-DB fetch function with Phase 6.1 Stream D.2 resilience:
+///     <b>timeout 2 s → retry 3× jittered → fallback to sealed cache</b>. Maintains the
+///     <see cref="StaleConfigFlag"/> — fresh on central-DB success, stale on cache fallback.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+///     <para>Read-path only per plan. The write path (draft save, publish) bypasses this
+///     wrapper entirely and fails hard on DB outage so inconsistent writes never land.</para>
+///
+///     <para>Fallback is triggered by <b>any exception</b> the fetch raises (central-DB
+///     unreachable, SqlException, timeout). If the sealed cache also fails (no pointer,
+///     corrupt file, etc.), <see cref="GenerationCacheUnavailableException"/> surfaces — caller
+///     must fail the current request (InitializeAsync for a driver, etc.).</para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class ResilientConfigReader
+{
+    private readonly GenerationSealedCache _cache;
+    private readonly StaleConfigFlag _staleFlag;
+    private readonly ResiliencePipeline _pipeline;
+    private readonly ILogger<ResilientConfigReader> _logger;
+
+    public ResilientConfigReader(
+        GenerationSealedCache cache,
+        StaleConfigFlag staleFlag,
+        ILogger<ResilientConfigReader> logger,
+        TimeSpan? timeout = null,
+        int retryCount = 3)
+    {
+        _cache = cache;
+        _staleFlag = staleFlag;
+        _logger = logger;
+        var builder = new ResiliencePipelineBuilder()
+            .AddTimeout(new TimeoutStrategyOptions { Timeout = timeout ?? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) });
+
+        if (retryCount > 0)
+        {
+            builder.AddRetry(new RetryStrategyOptions
+            {
+                MaxRetryAttempts = retryCount,
+                BackoffType = DelayBackoffType.Exponential,
+                UseJitter = true,
+                Delay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100),
+                MaxDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1),
+                ShouldHandle = new PredicateBuilder().Handle<Exception>(ex => ex is not OperationCanceledException),
+            });
+        }
+
+        _pipeline = builder.Build();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Execute <paramref name="centralFetch"/> through the resilience pipeline. On full failure
+    ///     (post-retry), reads the sealed cache for <paramref name="clusterId"/> and passes the
+    ///     snapshot to <paramref name="fromSnapshot"/> to extract the requested shape.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async ValueTask<T> ReadAsync<T>(
+        string clusterId,
+        Func<CancellationToken, ValueTask<T>> centralFetch,
+        Func<GenerationSnapshot, T> fromSnapshot,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(clusterId);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(centralFetch);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(fromSnapshot);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var result = await _pipeline.ExecuteAsync(centralFetch, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _staleFlag.MarkFresh();
+            return result;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Central-DB read failed after retries; falling back to sealed cache for cluster {ClusterId}", clusterId);
+            // GenerationCacheUnavailableException surfaces intentionally — fails the caller's
+            // operation. StaleConfigFlag stays unchanged; the flag only flips when we actually
+            // served a cache snapshot.
+            var snapshot = await _cache.ReadCurrentAsync(clusterId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _staleFlag.MarkStale();
+            return fromSnapshot(snapshot);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration/LocalCache/StaleConfigFlag.cs

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+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Thread-safe <c>UsingStaleConfig</c> signal per Phase 6.1 Stream D.3. Flips true whenever
+///     a read falls back to a sealed cache snapshot; flips false on the next successful central-DB
+///     round-trip. Surfaced on <c>/healthz</c> body and on the Admin <c>/hosts</c> page.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class StaleConfigFlag
+{
+    private int _stale;
+
+    /// <summary>True when the last config read was served from the sealed cache, not the central DB.</summary>
+    public bool IsStale => Volatile.Read(ref _stale) != 0;
+
+    /// <summary>Mark the current config as stale (a read fell back to the cache).</summary>
+    public void MarkStale() => Volatile.Write(ref _stale, 1);
+
+    /// <summary>Mark the current config as fresh (a central-DB read succeeded).</summary>
+    public void MarkFresh() => Volatile.Write(ref _stale, 0);
+}

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.csproj

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             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="LiteDB" Version="5.0.21"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Polly.Core" Version="8.6.6"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.Tests/GenerationSealedCacheTests.cs

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+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.Tests;
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class GenerationSealedCacheTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _root = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"otopcua-sealed-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(_root)) return;
+            // Remove ReadOnly attribute first so Directory.Delete can clean sealed files.
+            foreach (var f in Directory.EnumerateFiles(_root, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                File.SetAttributes(f, FileAttributes.Normal);
+            Directory.Delete(_root, recursive: true);
+        }
+        catch { /* best-effort cleanup */ }
+    }
+
+    private GenerationSnapshot MakeSnapshot(string clusterId, long generationId, string payload = "{\"sample\":true}") =>
+        new()
+        {
+            ClusterId = clusterId,
+            GenerationId = generationId,
+            CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            PayloadJson = payload,
+        };
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FirstBoot_NoSnapshot_ReadThrows()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<GenerationCacheUnavailableException>(
+            () => cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SealThenRead_RoundTrips()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var snapshot = MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 42, "{\"hello\":\"world\"}");
+
+        await cache.SealAsync(snapshot);
+
+        var read = await cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a");
+        read.GenerationId.ShouldBe(42);
+        read.ClusterId.ShouldBe("cluster-a");
+        read.PayloadJson.ShouldBe("{\"hello\":\"world\"}");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SealedFile_IsReadOnly_OnDisk()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 5));
+
+        var sealedPath = Path.Combine(_root, "cluster-a", "5.db");
+        File.Exists(sealedPath).ShouldBeTrue();
+        var attrs = File.GetAttributes(sealedPath);
+        attrs.HasFlag(FileAttributes.ReadOnly).ShouldBeTrue("sealed file must be read-only");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SealingTwoGenerations_PointerAdvances_ToLatest()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 1));
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 2));
+
+        cache.TryGetCurrentGenerationId("cluster-a").ShouldBe(2);
+        var read = await cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a");
+        read.GenerationId.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task PriorGenerationFile_Survives_AfterNewSeal()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 1));
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 2));
+
+        File.Exists(Path.Combine(_root, "cluster-a", "1.db")).ShouldBeTrue(
+            "prior generations preserved for audit; pruning is separate");
+        File.Exists(Path.Combine(_root, "cluster-a", "2.db")).ShouldBeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CorruptSealedFile_ReadFailsClosed()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 7));
+
+        // Corrupt the sealed file: clear read-only, truncate, leave pointer intact.
+        var sealedPath = Path.Combine(_root, "cluster-a", "7.db");
+        File.SetAttributes(sealedPath, FileAttributes.Normal);
+        File.WriteAllBytes(sealedPath, [0x00, 0x01, 0x02]);
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<GenerationCacheUnavailableException>(
+            () => cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MissingSealedFile_ReadFailsClosed()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 3));
+
+        // Delete the sealed file but leave the pointer — corruption scenario.
+        var sealedPath = Path.Combine(_root, "cluster-a", "3.db");
+        File.SetAttributes(sealedPath, FileAttributes.Normal);
+        File.Delete(sealedPath);
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<GenerationCacheUnavailableException>(
+            () => cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CorruptPointerFile_ReadFailsClosed()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 9));
+
+        var pointerPath = Path.Combine(_root, "cluster-a", "CURRENT");
+        File.WriteAllText(pointerPath, "not-a-number");
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<GenerationCacheUnavailableException>(
+            () => cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SealSameGenerationTwice_IsIdempotent()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 11));
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 11, "{\"v\":2}"));
+
+        var read = await cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a");
+        read.PayloadJson.ShouldBe("{\"sample\":true}", "sealed file is immutable; second seal no-ops");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task IndependentClusters_DoNotInterfere()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-a", 1));
+        await cache.SealAsync(MakeSnapshot("cluster-b", 10));
+
+        (await cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-a")).GenerationId.ShouldBe(1);
+        (await cache.ReadCurrentAsync("cluster-b")).GenerationId.ShouldBe(10);
+    }
+}

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.Tests/ResilientConfigReaderTests.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.LocalCache;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Configuration.Tests;
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class ResilientConfigReaderTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _root = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"otopcua-reader-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(_root)) return;
+            foreach (var f in Directory.EnumerateFiles(_root, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                File.SetAttributes(f, FileAttributes.Normal);
+            Directory.Delete(_root, recursive: true);
+        }
+        catch { /* best-effort */ }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CentralDbSucceeds_ReturnsValue_MarksFresh()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag { };
+        flag.MarkStale(); // pre-existing stale state
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance);
+
+        var result = await reader.ReadAsync(
+            "cluster-a",
+            _ => ValueTask.FromResult("fresh-from-db"),
+            _ => "from-cache",
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.ShouldBe("fresh-from-db");
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeFalse("successful central-DB read clears stale flag");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CentralDbFails_ExhaustsRetries_FallsBackToCache_MarksStale()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        await cache.SealAsync(new GenerationSnapshot
+        {
+            ClusterId = "cluster-a", GenerationId = 99, CachedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            PayloadJson = "{\"cached\":true}",
+        });
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance,
+            timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), retryCount: 2);
+        var attempts = 0;
+
+        var result = await reader.ReadAsync(
+            "cluster-a",
+            _ =>
+            {
+                attempts++;
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("SQL dead");
+#pragma warning disable CS0162
+                return ValueTask.FromResult("never");
+#pragma warning restore CS0162
+            },
+            snap => snap.PayloadJson,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+
+        attempts.ShouldBe(3, "1 initial + 2 retries = 3 attempts");
+        result.ShouldBe("{\"cached\":true}");
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeTrue("cache fallback flips stale flag true");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CentralDbFails_AndCacheAlsoUnavailable_Throws()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance,
+            timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), retryCount: 0);
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<GenerationCacheUnavailableException>(async () =>
+        {
+            await reader.ReadAsync<string>(
+                "cluster-a",
+                _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("SQL dead"),
+                _ => "never",
+                CancellationToken.None);
+        });
+
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeFalse("no snapshot ever served, so flag stays whatever it was");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Cancellation_NotRetried()
+    {
+        var cache = new GenerationSealedCache(_root);
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        var reader = new ResilientConfigReader(cache, flag, NullLogger<ResilientConfigReader>.Instance,
+            timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), retryCount: 5);
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.Cancel();
+        var attempts = 0;
+
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>(async () =>
+        {
+            await reader.ReadAsync<string>(
+                "cluster-a",
+                ct =>
+                {
+                    attempts++;
+                    ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                    return ValueTask.FromResult("ok");
+                },
+                _ => "cache",
+                cts.Token);
+        });
+
+        attempts.ShouldBeLessThanOrEqualTo(1);
+    }
+}
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class StaleConfigFlagTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Default_IsFresh()
+    {
+        new StaleConfigFlag().IsStale.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MarkStale_ThenFresh_Toggles()
+    {
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        flag.MarkStale();
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeTrue();
+        flag.MarkFresh();
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConcurrentWrites_Converge()
+    {
+        var flag = new StaleConfigFlag();
+        Parallel.For(0, 1000, i =>
+        {
+            if (i % 2 == 0) flag.MarkStale(); else flag.MarkFresh();
+        });
+        flag.MarkFresh();
+        flag.IsStale.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
+}