Issue #42: implement Go client session values errors and CLI

Issue #34: Worker Live MXAccess Smoke Test

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli/MxGateway.Client.Cli.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MxGateway.Client\MxGateway.Client.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli/MxGatewayClientCli.cs

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+using MxGateway.Client;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+public static class MxGatewayClientCli
+{
+    public static int Run(
+        string[] args,
+        TextWriter standardOutput,
+        TextWriter standardError)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(args);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(standardOutput);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(standardError);
+
+        if (args.Length is 0 || IsHelp(args[0]))
+        {
+            WriteUsage(standardOutput);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (string.Equals(args[0], "version", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            standardOutput.WriteLine(
+                $"gateway-protocol={MxGatewayClientContractInfo.GatewayProtocolVersion}");
+            standardOutput.WriteLine(
+                $"worker-protocol={MxGatewayClientContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion}");
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        standardError.WriteLine($"Unknown command '{args[0]}'.");
+        WriteUsage(standardError);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsHelp(string value)
+    {
+        return string.Equals(value, "-h", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || string.Equals(value, "--help", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            || string.Equals(value, "help", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteUsage(TextWriter writer)
+    {
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet version");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet --help");
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli/Program.cs

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+using MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+return MxGatewayClientCli.Run(args, Console.Out, Console.Error);

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Tests/FakeGatewayTransport.cs

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+using Grpc.Core;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+internal sealed class FakeGatewayTransport(MxGatewayClientOptions options) : IMxGatewayClientTransport
+{
+    private readonly Queue<MxCommandReply> _invokeReplies = new();
+    private readonly List<MxEvent> _events = [];
+
+    public MxGatewayClientOptions Options { get; } = options;
+
+    public MxAccessGateway.MxAccessGatewayClient? RawClient => null;
+
+    public List<(OpenSessionRequest Request, CallOptions CallOptions)> OpenSessionCalls { get; } = [];
+
+    public List<(CloseSessionRequest Request, CallOptions CallOptions)> CloseSessionCalls { get; } = [];
+
+    public List<(MxCommandRequest Request, CallOptions CallOptions)> InvokeCalls { get; } = [];
+
+    public List<(StreamEventsRequest Request, CallOptions CallOptions)> StreamEventsCalls { get; } = [];
+
+    public OpenSessionReply OpenSessionReply { get; set; } = new()
+    {
+        SessionId = "session-fixture",
+        BackendName = "mxaccess-worker",
+        GatewayProtocolVersion = 1,
+        WorkerProtocolVersion = 1,
+        ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+    };
+
+    public CloseSessionReply CloseSessionReply { get; set; } = new()
+    {
+        SessionId = "session-fixture",
+        FinalState = SessionState.Closed,
+        ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+    };
+
+    public Task<OpenSessionReply> OpenSessionAsync(
+        OpenSessionRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        OpenSessionCalls.Add((request, callOptions));
+        return Task.FromResult(OpenSessionReply);
+    }
+
+    public Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionAsync(
+        CloseSessionRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        CloseSessionCalls.Add((request, callOptions));
+        return Task.FromResult(CloseSessionReply);
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        InvokeCalls.Add((request, callOptions));
+        return Task.FromResult(_invokeReplies.Dequeue());
+    }
+
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        StreamEventsCalls.Add((request, callOptions));
+
+        foreach (MxEvent gatewayEvent in _events)
+        {
+            callOptions.CancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            await Task.Yield();
+            yield return gatewayEvent;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void AddInvokeReply(MxCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        _invokeReplies.Enqueue(reply);
+    }
+
+    public void AddEvent(MxEvent gatewayEvent)
+    {
+        _events.Add(gatewayEvent);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Tests/MxGateway.Client.Tests.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.4" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Using Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MxGateway.Client\MxGateway.Client.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MxGateway.Client.Cli\MxGateway.Client.Cli.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Tests/MxGatewayClientCliTests.cs

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+using MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayClientCliTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Run_Version_PrintsCompiledProtocolVersions()
+    {
+        using var output = new StringWriter();
+        using var error = new StringWriter();
+
+        var exitCode = MxGatewayClientCli.Run(["version"], output, error);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, exitCode);
+        Assert.Contains("gateway-protocol=1", output.ToString());
+        Assert.Contains("worker-protocol=1", output.ToString());
+        Assert.Equal(string.Empty, error.ToString());
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Tests/MxGatewayClientContractInfoTests.cs

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+using MxGateway.Contracts;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayClientContractInfoTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void GatewayProtocolVersion_MatchesSharedContract()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            GatewayContractInfo.GatewayProtocolVersion,
+            MxGatewayClientContractInfo.GatewayProtocolVersion);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WorkerProtocolVersion_MatchesSharedContract()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+            MxGatewayClientContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Tests/MxGatewayClientOptionsTests.cs

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+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayClientOptionsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validate_WithAbsoluteEndpointAndApiKey_Succeeds()
+    {
+        var options = new MxGatewayClientOptions
+        {
+            Endpoint = new Uri("http://localhost:5000"),
+            ApiKey = "test-api-key",
+        };
+
+        options.Validate();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Validate_WithEmptyApiKey_Throws()
+    {
+        var options = new MxGatewayClientOptions
+        {
+            Endpoint = new Uri("http://localhost:5000"),
+            ApiKey = "",
+        };
+
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(options.Validate);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Tests/MxGatewayClientSessionTests.cs

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+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayClientSessionTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenSessionRawAsync_AttachesApiKeyMetadataAndCancellation()
+    {
+        using CancellationTokenSource cancellation = new();
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+
+        await client.OpenSessionRawAsync(new OpenSessionRequest(), cancellation.Token);
+
+        var call = Assert.Single(transport.OpenSessionCalls);
+        Assert.Equal("Bearer test-api-key", call.CallOptions.Headers?.GetValue("authorization"));
+        Assert.Equal(cancellation.Token, call.CallOptions.CancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task OpenSessionAsync_ReturnsSessionWithRawOpenReply()
+    {
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        transport.OpenSessionReply.WorkerProcessId = 1234;
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+
+        Assert.Equal("session-fixture", session.SessionId);
+        Assert.Same(transport.OpenSessionReply, session.OpenSessionReply);
+        Assert.Equal(1234, session.OpenSessionReply.WorkerProcessId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RegisterAsync_BuildsRegisterCommandAndReturnsServerHandle()
+    {
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        transport.AddInvokeReply(new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+            Register = new RegisterReply { ServerHandle = 12 },
+        });
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+
+        int serverHandle = await session.RegisterAsync("fixture-client");
+
+        Assert.Equal(12, serverHandle);
+        var call = Assert.Single(transport.InvokeCalls);
+        Assert.Equal("session-fixture", call.Request.SessionId);
+        Assert.False(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(call.Request.ClientCorrelationId));
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Register, call.Request.Command.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal("fixture-client", call.Request.Command.Register.ClientName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddItem2Async_BuildsAddItem2CommandWithContext()
+    {
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        transport.AddInvokeReply(new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Kind = MxCommandKind.AddItem2,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+            AddItem2 = new AddItem2Reply { ItemHandle = 34 },
+        });
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+
+        int itemHandle = await session.AddItem2Async(12, "Area001.Pump001.Speed", "runtime");
+
+        Assert.Equal(34, itemHandle);
+        MxCommandRequest request = Assert.Single(transport.InvokeCalls).Request;
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.AddItem2, request.Command.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(12, request.Command.AddItem2.ServerHandle);
+        Assert.Equal("Area001.Pump001.Speed", request.Command.AddItem2.ItemDefinition);
+        Assert.Equal("runtime", request.Command.AddItem2.ItemContext);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task WriteRawAsync_BuildsWriteCommandWithRawValue()
+    {
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        transport.AddInvokeReply(new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Kind = MxCommandKind.Write,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+        });
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+        MxValue value = new()
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Integer,
+            VariantType = "VT_I4",
+            Int32Value = 123,
+        };
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.WriteRawAsync(12, 34, value, 56);
+
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Write, reply.Kind);
+        MxCommandRequest request = Assert.Single(transport.InvokeCalls).Request;
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Write, request.Command.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(12, request.Command.Write.ServerHandle);
+        Assert.Equal(34, request.Command.Write.ItemHandle);
+        Assert.Same(value, request.Command.Write.Value);
+        Assert.Equal(56, request.Command.Write.UserId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StreamEventsAsync_YieldsEventsInGatewayOrder()
+    {
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        transport.AddEvent(new MxEvent
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Family = MxEventFamily.OnDataChange,
+            WorkerSequence = 1,
+        });
+        transport.AddEvent(new MxEvent
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Family = MxEventFamily.OnWriteComplete,
+            WorkerSequence = 2,
+        });
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+        List<ulong> sequences = [];
+
+        await foreach (MxEvent gatewayEvent in session.StreamEventsAsync(afterWorkerSequence: 0))
+        {
+            sequences.Add(gatewayEvent.WorkerSequence);
+        }
+
+        Assert.Equal([1UL, 2UL], sequences);
+        StreamEventsRequest request = Assert.Single(transport.StreamEventsCalls).Request;
+        Assert.Equal("session-fixture", request.SessionId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CloseAsync_IsExplicitAndIdempotent()
+    {
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+
+        CloseSessionReply first = await session.CloseAsync();
+        CloseSessionReply second = await session.CloseAsync();
+
+        Assert.Same(first, second);
+        var call = Assert.Single(transport.CloseSessionCalls);
+        Assert.Equal("session-fixture", call.Request.SessionId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task InvokeHelpers_PassCancellationTokenToTransport()
+    {
+        using CancellationTokenSource cancellation = new();
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        transport.AddInvokeReply(new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Kind = MxCommandKind.Advise,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+        });
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+
+        await session.AdviseAsync(12, 34, cancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.Equal(cancellation.Token, Assert.Single(transport.InvokeCalls).CallOptions.CancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static MxGatewayClient CreateClient(FakeGatewayTransport transport)
+    {
+        return new MxGatewayClient(transport.Options, transport);
+    }
+
+    private static FakeGatewayTransport CreateTransport()
+    {
+        return new FakeGatewayTransport(new MxGatewayClientOptions
+        {
+            Endpoint = new Uri("http://localhost:5000"),
+            ApiKey = "test-api-key",
+        });
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Tests/MxGatewayGeneratedContractTests.cs

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+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayGeneratedContractTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GeneratedGrpcClient_CanBeConstructedFromClientFactory()
+    {
+        var options = new MxGatewayClientOptions
+        {
+            Endpoint = new Uri("http://localhost:5000"),
+            ApiKey = "test-api-key",
+        };
+
+        await using var client = MxGatewayClient.Create(options);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(client.RawClient);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.sln

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+EndGlobal

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/GrpcMxGatewayClientTransport.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using Grpc.Core;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+internal sealed class GrpcMxGatewayClientTransport(
+    MxGatewayClientOptions options,
+    MxAccessGateway.MxAccessGatewayClient rawClient) : IMxGatewayClientTransport
+{
+    public MxGatewayClientOptions Options { get; } = options;
+
+    public MxAccessGateway.MxAccessGatewayClient RawClient { get; } = rawClient;
+
+    MxAccessGateway.MxAccessGatewayClient? IMxGatewayClientTransport.RawClient => RawClient;
+
+    public async Task<OpenSessionReply> OpenSessionAsync(
+        OpenSessionRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        return await RawClient.OpenSessionAsync(request, callOptions)
+            .ResponseAsync
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionAsync(
+        CloseSessionRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        return await RawClient.CloseSessionAsync(request, callOptions)
+            .ResponseAsync
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        return await RawClient.InvokeAsync(request, callOptions)
+            .ResponseAsync
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions,
+        [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        CancellationToken effectiveCancellationToken = cancellationToken.CanBeCanceled
+            ? cancellationToken
+            : callOptions.CancellationToken;
+
+        using AsyncServerStreamingCall<MxEvent> call = RawClient.StreamEvents(request, callOptions);
+
+        await foreach (MxEvent gatewayEvent in call.ResponseStream
+            .ReadAllAsync(effectiveCancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false))
+        {
+            yield return gatewayEvent;
+        }
+    }
+
+    IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> IMxGatewayClientTransport.StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        return StreamEventsAsync(request, callOptions);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/IMxGatewayClientTransport.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using Grpc.Core;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+internal interface IMxGatewayClientTransport
+{
+    MxGatewayClientOptions Options { get; }
+
+    MxAccessGateway.MxAccessGatewayClient? RawClient { get; }
+
+    Task<OpenSessionReply> OpenSessionAsync(
+        OpenSessionRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions);
+
+    Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionAsync(
+        CloseSessionRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions);
+
+    Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions);
+
+    IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions);
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGateway.Client.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\MxGateway.Contracts\MxGateway.Contracts.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Net.Client" Version="2.76.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.7" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewayClient.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Grpc.Net.Client;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides the .NET client entry point for the public MXAccess Gateway gRPC API.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class MxGatewayClient : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly GrpcChannel _channel;
+    private readonly IMxGatewayClientTransport _transport;
+    private bool _disposed;
+
+    internal MxGatewayClient(
+        MxGatewayClientOptions options,
+        IMxGatewayClientTransport transport)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(options);
+        options.Validate();
+
+        Options = options;
+        _transport = transport ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(transport));
+        _channel = null!;
+    }
+
+    private MxGatewayClient(
+        GrpcChannel channel,
+        IMxGatewayClientTransport transport)
+    {
+        _channel = channel;
+        _transport = transport;
+        Options = transport.Options;
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewayClientOptions Options { get; }
+
+    public MxAccessGateway.MxAccessGatewayClient RawClient =>
+        _transport.RawClient
+        ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("The raw generated gRPC client is not available for this client instance.");
+
+    public static MxGatewayClient Create(MxGatewayClientOptions options)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(options);
+        options.Validate();
+
+        var channel = GrpcChannel.ForAddress(
+            options.Endpoint,
+            new GrpcChannelOptions
+            {
+                LoggerFactory = options.LoggerFactory,
+            });
+
+        return new MxGatewayClient(
+            channel,
+            new GrpcMxGatewayClientTransport(
+                options,
+                new MxAccessGateway.MxAccessGatewayClient(channel)));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<MxGatewaySession> OpenSessionAsync(
+        OpenSessionRequest? request = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        OpenSessionReply reply = await OpenSessionRawAsync(
+                request ?? new OpenSessionRequest(),
+                cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return new MxGatewaySession(this, reply);
+    }
+
+    public Task<OpenSessionReply> OpenSessionRawAsync(
+        OpenSessionRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+        ThrowIfDisposed();
+
+        return _transport.OpenSessionAsync(request, CreateCallOptions(cancellationToken));
+    }
+
+    public Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionRawAsync(
+        CloseSessionRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+        ThrowIfDisposed();
+
+        return _transport.CloseSessionAsync(request, CreateCallOptions(cancellationToken));
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+        ThrowIfDisposed();
+
+        return _transport.InvokeAsync(request, CreateCallOptions(cancellationToken));
+    }
+
+    public IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+        ThrowIfDisposed();
+
+        return _transport.StreamEventsAsync(request, CreateCallOptions(cancellationToken));
+    }
+
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (_disposed)
+        {
+            return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        _disposed = true;
+        _channel?.Dispose();
+        return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    internal CallOptions CreateCallOptions(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        Metadata headers = new()
+        {
+            { "authorization", $"Bearer {Options.ApiKey}" },
+        };
+
+        return new CallOptions(
+            headers,
+            DateTime.UtcNow.Add(Options.DefaultCallTimeout),
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private void ThrowIfDisposed()
+    {
+        ObjectDisposedException.ThrowIf(_disposed, this);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewayClientContractInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Exposes the protocol versions compiled into this client package.
+/// </summary>
+public static class MxGatewayClientContractInfo
+{
+    public const uint GatewayProtocolVersion =
+        GatewayContractInfo.GatewayProtocolVersion;
+
+    public const uint WorkerProtocolVersion =
+        GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion;
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewayClientOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configures the gRPC channel used by the .NET MXAccess Gateway client.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class MxGatewayClientOptions
+{
+    public required Uri Endpoint { get; init; }
+
+    public required string ApiKey { get; init; }
+
+    public bool UseTls { get; init; }
+
+    public string? CaCertificatePath { get; init; }
+
+    public string? ServerNameOverride { get; init; }
+
+    public TimeSpan ConnectTimeout { get; init; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+
+    public TimeSpan DefaultCallTimeout { get; init; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
+    public ILoggerFactory? LoggerFactory { get; init; }
+
+    public void Validate()
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(Endpoint);
+
+        if (!Endpoint.IsAbsoluteUri)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException(
+                "The gateway endpoint must be an absolute URI.",
+                nameof(Endpoint));
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ApiKey))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException(
+                "The gateway API key must not be empty.",
+                nameof(ApiKey));
+        }
+
+        if (ConnectTimeout <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(ConnectTimeout),
+                "The connect timeout must be greater than zero.");
+        }
+
+        if (DefaultCallTimeout <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(DefaultCallTimeout),
+                "The default call timeout must be greater than zero.");
+        }
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewaySession.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents one gateway-backed MXAccess session.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class MxGatewaySession : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly MxGatewayClient _client;
+    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _closeLock = new(1, 1);
+    private CloseSessionReply? _closeReply;
+
+    internal MxGatewaySession(
+        MxGatewayClient client,
+        OpenSessionReply openSessionReply)
+    {
+        _client = client ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(client));
+        OpenSessionReply = openSessionReply ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(openSessionReply));
+    }
+
+    public string SessionId => OpenSessionReply.SessionId;
+
+    public OpenSessionReply OpenSessionReply { get; }
+
+    public async Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (_closeReply is not null)
+        {
+            return _closeReply;
+        }
+
+        await _closeLock.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        try
+        {
+            if (_closeReply is not null)
+            {
+                return _closeReply;
+            }
+
+            _closeReply = await _client.CloseSessionRawAsync(
+                    new CloseSessionRequest { SessionId = SessionId },
+                    cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return _closeReply;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _closeLock.Release();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> RegisterAsync(
+        string clientName,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await RegisterRawAsync(clientName, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return reply.Register?.ServerHandle ?? reply.ReturnValue.Int32Value;
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> RegisterRawAsync(
+        string clientName,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(clientName);
+
+        return InvokeCommandAsync(
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+                Register = new RegisterCommand { ClientName = clientName },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> AddItemAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        string itemDefinition,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await AddItemRawAsync(
+                serverHandle,
+                itemDefinition,
+                cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return reply.AddItem?.ItemHandle ?? reply.ReturnValue.Int32Value;
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> AddItemRawAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        string itemDefinition,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(itemDefinition);
+
+        return InvokeCommandAsync(
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.AddItem,
+                AddItem = new AddItemCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                    ItemDefinition = itemDefinition,
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> AddItem2Async(
+        int serverHandle,
+        string itemDefinition,
+        string itemContext,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await AddItem2RawAsync(
+                serverHandle,
+                itemDefinition,
+                itemContext,
+                cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return reply.AddItem2?.ItemHandle ?? reply.ReturnValue.Int32Value;
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> AddItem2RawAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        string itemDefinition,
+        string itemContext,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(itemDefinition);
+
+        return InvokeCommandAsync(
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.AddItem2,
+                AddItem2 = new AddItem2Command
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                    ItemDefinition = itemDefinition,
+                    ItemContext = itemContext ?? string.Empty,
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task AdviseAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await AdviseRawAsync(serverHandle, itemHandle, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> AdviseRawAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return InvokeCommandAsync(
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Advise,
+                Advise = new AdviseCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                    ItemHandle = itemHandle,
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task WriteAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle,
+        MxValue value,
+        int userId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        await WriteRawAsync(serverHandle, itemHandle, value, userId, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> WriteRawAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle,
+        MxValue value,
+        int userId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+
+        return InvokeCommandAsync(
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Write,
+                Write = new WriteCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                    ItemHandle = itemHandle,
+                    Value = value,
+                    UserId = userId,
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+        return _client.InvokeAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+        ulong afterWorkerSequence = 0,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return _client.StreamEventsAsync(
+            new StreamEventsRequest
+            {
+                SessionId = SessionId,
+                AfterWorkerSequence = afterWorkerSequence,
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        await CloseAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        _closeLock.Dispose();
+    }
+
+    private Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeCommandAsync(
+        MxCommand command,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return _client.InvokeAsync(
+            new MxCommandRequest
+            {
+                SessionId = SessionId,
+                ClientCorrelationId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"),
+                Command = command,
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("MxGateway.Client.Tests")]

clients/dotnet/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# .NET Client Projects
+
+The .NET client workspace contains the MXAccess Gateway client library, test
+CLI, and unit tests.
+
+## Projects
+
+| Project | Purpose |
+|---------|---------|
+| `MxGateway.Client` | .NET 10 library entry point, raw gRPC calls, and session helpers. |
+| `MxGateway.Client.Cli` | Test CLI for smoke and diagnostic commands. |
+| `MxGateway.Client.Tests` | Unit tests for client options, generated contract wiring, auth metadata, session helpers, cancellation, and event streaming. |
+
+The projects reference `src/MxGateway.Contracts/MxGateway.Contracts.csproj` so
+the client compiles against the same generated protobuf and gRPC types as the
+gateway. `clients/dotnet/generated` remains reserved for generator output if a
+future client build switches to client-local `Grpc.Tools` generation.
+
+## Build And Test
+
+```powershell
+dotnet build clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.sln
+dotnet test clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.sln --no-build
+```
+
+## Client Usage
+
+`MxGatewayClient` opens a gRPC channel to the gateway and attaches the API key
+to every unary and streaming call as `authorization: Bearer <api-key>`.
+Cancellation tokens passed to the public methods flow to the generated gRPC
+call. Client-side cancellation stops waiting for the gateway response; it does
+not abort an MXAccess COM call that is already executing inside a worker.
+
+```csharp
+await using MxGatewayClient client = MxGatewayClient.Create(
+    new MxGatewayClientOptions
+    {
+        Endpoint = new Uri("http://localhost:5000"),
+        ApiKey = apiKey,
+    });
+
+MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+try
+{
+    int serverHandle = await session.RegisterAsync("sample-client");
+    int itemHandle = await session.AddItemAsync(
+        serverHandle,
+        "Area001.Pump001.Speed");
+
+    await session.AdviseAsync(serverHandle, itemHandle);
+}
+finally
+{
+    await session.CloseAsync();
+}
+```
+
+Use `OpenSessionRawAsync`, `CloseSessionRawAsync`, `InvokeAsync`, and
+`StreamEventsAsync` when tests or parity tools need direct generated protobuf
+messages. `MxGatewaySession.OpenSessionReply` keeps the raw session-open reply
+available, and command helpers have `*RawAsync` variants when callers need the
+complete `MxCommandReply`.
+
+`MxGatewaySession.CloseAsync` is explicit and idempotent. Repeated calls return
+the first `CloseSessionReply` instead of sending another close request.

clients/go/README.md

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+# Go Client
+
+The Go client module contains the generated MXAccess Gateway protobuf bindings,
+a small handwritten `mxgateway` package, and the `mxgw-go` test CLI scaffold.
+The module uses the shared proto inputs documented in
+`../../docs/client-proto-generation.md` so gateway and client contracts stay in
+sync.
+
+## Layout
+
+```text
+clients/go/
+  go.mod
+  generate-proto.ps1
+  internal/generated/
+  mxgateway/
+  cmd/mxgw-go/
+```
+
+`internal/generated` contains code produced by `protoc`, `protoc-gen-go`, and
+`protoc-gen-go-grpc`. Do not edit generated files by hand.
+
+## Regenerating Protobuf Bindings
+
+Run generation after the shared `.proto` files or the Go output path changes:
+
+```powershell
+./generate-proto.ps1
+```
+
+The script uses the tool paths recorded in `../../docs/toolchain-links.md`.
+
+## Build And Test
+
+Run the Go module checks from `clients/go`:
+
+```powershell
+go test ./...
+go build ./...
+go vet ./...
+```
+
+The tests parse the shared JSON fixtures, exercise value and status conversion,
+use `bufconn` for fake gateway auth and streaming behavior, and cover CLI JSON
+redaction.
+
+## Client API
+
+Use `mxgateway.Dial` with `mxgateway.Options` to configure plaintext or TLS
+transport, API-key metadata, dial timeout, and per-call timeout:
+
+```go
+client, err := mxgateway.Dial(ctx, mxgateway.Options{
+    Endpoint:  "localhost:5000",
+    APIKey:    os.Getenv("MXGATEWAY_API_KEY"),
+    Plaintext: true,
+})
+```
+
+`Client.OpenSession` returns a `Session` with helpers for `Register`,
+`AddItem`, `AddItem2`, `Advise`, `Write`, `Events`, and `Close`. Raw protobuf
+messages remain available through the `mxgateway` package aliases and the
+`Raw` helper methods. Typed errors support `errors.As` for `GatewayError`,
+`CommandError`, and `MxAccessError`; command errors preserve the raw reply.
+
+## CLI
+
+The `mxgw-go` CLI emits JSON with redacted API keys for commands that connect to
+the gateway:
+
+```powershell
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go version -json
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go open-session -endpoint localhost:5000 -plaintext -json
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go register -session-id <id> -client-name mxgw-go -plaintext -json
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go add-item -session-id <id> -server-handle 1 -item Area001.Tag.Value -plaintext -json
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go advise -session-id <id> -server-handle 1 -item-handle 1 -plaintext -json
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go write -session-id <id> -server-handle 1 -item-handle 1 -type int32 -value 123 -plaintext -json
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go stream-events -session-id <id> -plaintext -json
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go smoke -item Area001.Tag.Value -plaintext -json
+```
+
+Use `-api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY` or `-api-key <key>` when authentication is
+enabled. CLI output redacts the key value and never writes the raw secret.

clients/go/cmd/mxgw-go/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,530 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/mxgateway"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+)
+
+type versionOutput struct {
+	ClientVersion          string `json:"clientVersion"`
+	GatewayProtocolVersion uint32 `json:"gatewayProtocolVersion"`
+	WorkerProtocolVersion  uint32 `json:"workerProtocolVersion"`
+}
+
+type commonOptions struct {
+	Endpoint    string `json:"endpoint"`
+	APIKey      string `json:"apiKey"`
+	APIKeyEnv   string `json:"apiKeyEnv,omitempty"`
+	Plaintext   bool   `json:"plaintext"`
+	CACertFile  string `json:"caCertFile,omitempty"`
+	ServerName  string `json:"serverNameOverride,omitempty"`
+	CallTimeout string `json:"callTimeout,omitempty"`
+
+	apiKeyValue string
+	timeout     time.Duration
+}
+
+type openSessionOutput struct {
+	Command string          `json:"command"`
+	Options commonOptions   `json:"options"`
+	Reply   json.RawMessage `json:"reply"`
+}
+
+type commandReplyOutput struct {
+	Command string          `json:"command"`
+	Options commonOptions   `json:"options"`
+	Reply   json.RawMessage `json:"reply"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+	if err := runWithIO(context.Background(), os.Args[1:], os.Stdout, os.Stderr); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+}
+
+func run(args []string) error {
+	return runWithIO(context.Background(), args, os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+}
+
+func runWithIO(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		writeUsage(stderr)
+		return errors.New("missing command")
+	}
+
+	switch args[0] {
+	case "version":
+		return runVersion(args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "open-session":
+		return runOpenSession(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "close-session":
+		return runCloseSession(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "register":
+		return runRegister(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "add-item":
+		return runAddItem(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "advise":
+		return runAdvise(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "write":
+		return runWrite(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "stream-events":
+		return runStreamEvents(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	case "smoke":
+		return runSmoke(ctx, args[1:], stdout, stderr)
+	default:
+		writeUsage(stderr)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown command %q", args[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func runVersion(args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("version", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	output := versionOutput{
+		ClientVersion:          mxgateway.ClientVersion,
+		GatewayProtocolVersion: mxgateway.GatewayProtocolVersion,
+		WorkerProtocolVersion:  mxgateway.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+	}
+
+	if *jsonOutput {
+		return writeJSON(stdout, output)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "mxgw-go %s\n", output.ClientVersion)
+	fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "gateway protocol %d\n", output.GatewayProtocolVersion)
+	fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "worker protocol %d\n", output.WorkerProtocolVersion)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runOpenSession(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("open-session", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	clientName := flags.String("client-session-name", "", "client session name")
+	backend := flags.String("backend", "", "requested backend")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client, options, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	reply, err := client.OpenSessionRaw(ctx, (&mxgateway.OpenSessionOptions{
+		RequestedBackend:  *backend,
+		ClientSessionName: *clientName,
+	}).Request())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if *jsonOutput {
+		return writeJSON(stdout, openSessionOutput{
+			Command: "open-session",
+			Options: options,
+			Reply:   mustMarshalProto(reply),
+		})
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(stdout, reply.GetSessionId())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runCloseSession(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("close-session", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	sessionID := flags.String("session-id", "", "gateway session id")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *sessionID == "" {
+		return errors.New("session-id is required")
+	}
+
+	client, options, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	reply, err := client.CloseSessionRaw(ctx, &mxgateway.CloseSessionRequest{SessionId: *sessionID})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *jsonOutput {
+		return writeJSON(stdout, commandReplyOutput{
+			Command: "close-session",
+			Options: options,
+			Reply:   mustMarshalProto(reply),
+		})
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(stdout, reply.GetFinalState())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runRegister(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("register", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	sessionID := flags.String("session-id", "", "gateway session id")
+	clientName := flags.String("client-name", "", "MXAccess client name")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *sessionID == "" || *clientName == "" {
+		return errors.New("session-id and client-name are required")
+	}
+
+	client, options, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	session := mxgateway.NewSessionForID(client, *sessionID)
+	reply, err := session.RegisterRaw(ctx, *clientName)
+	return writeCommandOutput(stdout, *jsonOutput, "register", options, reply, err)
+}
+
+func runAddItem(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("add-item", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	sessionID := flags.String("session-id", "", "gateway session id")
+	serverHandle := flags.Int("server-handle", 0, "MXAccess server handle")
+	item := flags.String("item", "", "item definition")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *sessionID == "" || *item == "" {
+		return errors.New("session-id and item are required")
+	}
+
+	client, options, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	session := mxgateway.NewSessionForID(client, *sessionID)
+	reply, err := session.AddItemRaw(ctx, int32(*serverHandle), *item)
+	return writeCommandOutput(stdout, *jsonOutput, "add-item", options, reply, err)
+}
+
+func runAdvise(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("advise", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	sessionID := flags.String("session-id", "", "gateway session id")
+	serverHandle := flags.Int("server-handle", 0, "MXAccess server handle")
+	itemHandle := flags.Int("item-handle", 0, "MXAccess item handle")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *sessionID == "" {
+		return errors.New("session-id is required")
+	}
+
+	client, options, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	session := mxgateway.NewSessionForID(client, *sessionID)
+	reply, err := session.AdviseRaw(ctx, int32(*serverHandle), int32(*itemHandle))
+	return writeCommandOutput(stdout, *jsonOutput, "advise", options, reply, err)
+}
+
+func runWrite(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("write", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	sessionID := flags.String("session-id", "", "gateway session id")
+	serverHandle := flags.Int("server-handle", 0, "MXAccess server handle")
+	itemHandle := flags.Int("item-handle", 0, "MXAccess item handle")
+	valueType := flags.String("type", "string", "value type: bool, int32, int64, float, double, string")
+	valueText := flags.String("value", "", "value text")
+	userID := flags.Int("user-id", 0, "MXAccess user id")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *sessionID == "" {
+		return errors.New("session-id is required")
+	}
+
+	value, err := parseValue(*valueType, *valueText)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client, options, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	session := mxgateway.NewSessionForID(client, *sessionID)
+	reply, err := session.WriteRaw(ctx, int32(*serverHandle), int32(*itemHandle), value, int32(*userID))
+	return writeCommandOutput(stdout, *jsonOutput, "write", options, reply, err)
+}
+
+func runStreamEvents(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("stream-events", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	sessionID := flags.String("session-id", "", "gateway session id")
+	after := flags.Uint64("after-worker-sequence", 0, "first worker sequence to read after")
+	limit := flags.Int("limit", 0, "maximum events to read; 0 means unbounded")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *sessionID == "" {
+		return errors.New("session-id is required")
+	}
+
+	client, _, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	session := mxgateway.NewSessionForID(client, *sessionID)
+	streamCtx, cancelStream := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancelStream()
+	events, err := session.EventsAfter(streamCtx, *after)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	count := 0
+	for result := range events {
+		if result.Err != nil {
+			return result.Err
+		}
+		if *jsonOutput {
+			fmt.Fprintln(stdout, string(mustMarshalProto(result.Event)))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "%d %s\n", result.Event.GetWorkerSequence(), result.Event.GetFamily())
+		}
+		count++
+		if *limit > 0 && count >= *limit {
+			cancelStream()
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runSmoke(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) error {
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("smoke", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flags.SetOutput(stderr)
+	common := bindCommonFlags(flags)
+	jsonOutput := flags.Bool("json", false, "write JSON output")
+	clientName := flags.String("client-name", "mxgw-go-smoke", "MXAccess client name")
+	item := flags.String("item", "", "item definition")
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *item == "" {
+		return errors.New("item is required")
+	}
+
+	client, options, err := dialForCommand(ctx, common)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	session, err := client.OpenSession(ctx, mxgateway.OpenSessionOptions{ClientSessionName: *clientName})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer session.Close(context.Background())
+
+	serverHandle, err := session.Register(ctx, *clientName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	itemHandle, err := session.AddItem(ctx, serverHandle, *item)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := session.Advise(ctx, serverHandle, itemHandle); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	output := map[string]any{
+		"command":      "smoke",
+		"options":      options,
+		"sessionId":    session.ID(),
+		"serverHandle": serverHandle,
+		"itemHandle":   itemHandle,
+	}
+	if *jsonOutput {
+		return writeJSON(stdout, output)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "session=%s server=%d item=%d\n", session.ID(), serverHandle, itemHandle)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func bindCommonFlags(flags *flag.FlagSet) *commonOptions {
+	common := &commonOptions{}
+	flags.StringVar(&common.Endpoint, "endpoint", "localhost:5000", "gateway endpoint")
+	flags.StringVar(&common.APIKey, "api-key", "", "gateway API key")
+	flags.StringVar(&common.APIKeyEnv, "api-key-env", "MXGATEWAY_API_KEY", "environment variable containing the API key")
+	flags.BoolVar(&common.Plaintext, "plaintext", false, "use plaintext transport")
+	flags.StringVar(&common.CACertFile, "ca-cert", "", "CA certificate file")
+	flags.StringVar(&common.ServerName, "server-name-override", "", "TLS server name override")
+	flags.StringVar(&common.CallTimeout, "call-timeout", "30s", "per-call timeout")
+	return common
+}
+
+func dialForCommand(ctx context.Context, common *commonOptions) (*mxgateway.Client, commonOptions, error) {
+	options, err := common.resolved()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, options, err
+	}
+
+	client, err := mxgateway.Dial(ctx, mxgateway.Options{
+		Endpoint:           options.Endpoint,
+		APIKey:             options.apiKeyValue,
+		Plaintext:          options.Plaintext,
+		CACertFile:         options.CACertFile,
+		ServerNameOverride: options.ServerName,
+		CallTimeout:        options.timeout,
+	})
+	return client, options, err
+}
+
+func (o *commonOptions) resolved() (commonOptions, error) {
+	resolved := *o
+	if resolved.APIKey == "" && resolved.APIKeyEnv != "" {
+		resolved.apiKeyValue = os.Getenv(resolved.APIKeyEnv)
+	} else {
+		resolved.apiKeyValue = resolved.APIKey
+	}
+	resolved.APIKey = mxgateway.RedactAPIKey(resolved.apiKeyValue)
+	if resolved.CallTimeout != "" {
+		timeout, err := time.ParseDuration(resolved.CallTimeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			return resolved, err
+		}
+		resolved.timeout = timeout
+	}
+	return resolved, nil
+}
+
+func parseValue(valueType, valueText string) (*mxgateway.MxValue, error) {
+	switch valueType {
+	case "bool":
+		value, err := strconv.ParseBool(valueText)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return mxgateway.BoolValue(value), nil
+	case "int32":
+		value, err := strconv.ParseInt(valueText, 10, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return mxgateway.Int32Value(int32(value)), nil
+	case "int64":
+		value, err := strconv.ParseInt(valueText, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return mxgateway.Int64Value(value), nil
+	case "float":
+		value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(valueText, 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return mxgateway.FloatValue(float32(value)), nil
+	case "double":
+		value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(valueText, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return mxgateway.DoubleValue(value), nil
+	case "string":
+		return mxgateway.StringValue(valueText), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported value type %q", valueType)
+	}
+}
+
+func writeCommandOutput(stdout io.Writer, jsonOutput bool, command string, options commonOptions, reply *mxgateway.MxCommandReply, err error) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if jsonOutput {
+		return writeJSON(stdout, commandReplyOutput{
+			Command: command,
+			Options: options,
+			Reply:   mustMarshalProto(reply),
+		})
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(stdout, reply.GetKind())
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeJSON(writer io.Writer, value any) error {
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(writer)
+	encoder.SetIndent("", "  ")
+	return encoder.Encode(value)
+}
+
+func mustMarshalProto(message protojsonMessage) json.RawMessage {
+	data, err := protojson.MarshalOptions{UseProtoNames: false}.Marshal(message)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return data
+}
+
+type protojsonMessage interface {
+	ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message
+}
+
+func writeUsage(writer io.Writer) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "usage: mxgw-go <version|open-session|close-session|register|add-item|advise|write|stream-events|smoke>")
+}

clients/go/cmd/mxgw-go/main_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRunVersionJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+
+	if err := runWithIO(t.Context(), []string{"version", "-json"}, &stdout, &stderr); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runWithIO() error = %v; stderr = %s", err, stderr.String())
+	}
+
+	var output versionOutput
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &output); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	if output.GatewayProtocolVersion == 0 || output.WorkerProtocolVersion == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("protocol versions were not populated: %+v", output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommonOptionsRedactsAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
+	options, err := (&commonOptions{
+		Endpoint:    "localhost:5000",
+		APIKey:      "mxgw_super_secret",
+		Plaintext:   true,
+		CallTimeout: "2s",
+	}).resolved()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("resolved() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(options)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal options: %v", err)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(data), "super_secret") {
+		t.Fatalf("redacted JSON leaked API key: %s", data)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(data), "mxgw") {
+		t.Fatalf("redacted JSON did not preserve key shape: %s", data)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseValueBuildsTypedValue(t *testing.T) {
+	value, err := parseValue("int32", "123")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseValue() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := value.GetInt32Value(); got != 123 {
+		t.Fatalf("int32 value = %d, want 123", got)
+	}
+}

clients/go/generate-proto.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+$repoRoot = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..')
+$protoRoot = Join-Path $repoRoot 'src\MxGateway.Contracts\Protos'
+$outputRoot = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'internal\generated'
+$modulePath = 'gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated'
+$protoc = 'C:\Users\dohertj2\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Google.Protobuf_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\bin\protoc.exe'
+$goPluginPath = 'C:\Users\dohertj2\go\bin'
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $protoc)) {
+    throw "protoc was not found at $protoc. See docs/toolchain-links.md."
+}
+
+foreach ($pluginName in @('protoc-gen-go.exe', 'protoc-gen-go-grpc.exe')) {
+    $pluginPath = Join-Path $goPluginPath $pluginName
+    if (-not (Test-Path $pluginPath)) {
+        throw "$pluginName was not found at $pluginPath. See docs/toolchain-links.md."
+    }
+}
+
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputRoot -Force | Out-Null
+Get-ChildItem -Path $outputRoot -Filter '*.pb.go' -File | Remove-Item
+
+$env:Path = "$goPluginPath;$env:Path"
+
+& $protoc `
+    --proto_path=$protoRoot `
+    --go_out=$outputRoot `
+    --go_opt=paths=source_relative `
+    "--go_opt=Mmxaccess_gateway.proto=$modulePath;generated" `
+    "--go_opt=Mmxaccess_worker.proto=$modulePath;generated" `
+    mxaccess_gateway.proto `
+    mxaccess_worker.proto
+
+& $protoc `
+    --proto_path=$protoRoot `
+    --go-grpc_out=$outputRoot `
+    --go-grpc_opt=paths=source_relative `
+    "--go-grpc_opt=Mmxaccess_gateway.proto=$modulePath;generated" `
+    mxaccess_gateway.proto
+

clients/go/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go
+
+go 1.26
+
+require (
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.80.0
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
+)
+
+require (
+	golang.org/x/net v0.49.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.40.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.33.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260120221211-b8f7ae30c516 // indirect
+)

clients/go/go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
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+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
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+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
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clients/go/internal/generated/mxaccess_gateway_grpc.pb.go

@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-grpc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+// - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.6.1
+// - protoc             v7.34.1
+// source: mxaccess_gateway.proto
+
+package generated
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+	grpc "google.golang.org/grpc"
+	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+// This is a compile-time assertion to ensure that this generated file
+// is compatible with the grpc package it is being compiled against.
+// Requires gRPC-Go v1.64.0 or later.
+const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion9
+
+const (
+	MxAccessGateway_OpenSession_FullMethodName  = "/mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway/OpenSession"
+	MxAccessGateway_CloseSession_FullMethodName = "/mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway/CloseSession"
+	MxAccessGateway_Invoke_FullMethodName       = "/mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway/Invoke"
+	MxAccessGateway_StreamEvents_FullMethodName = "/mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway/StreamEvents"
+)
+
+// MxAccessGatewayClient is the client API for MxAccessGateway service.
+//
+// For semantics around ctx use and closing/ending streaming RPCs, please refer to https://pkg.go.dev/google.golang.org/grpc/?tab=doc#ClientConn.NewStream.
+//
+// Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+type MxAccessGatewayClient interface {
+	OpenSession(ctx context.Context, in *OpenSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*OpenSessionReply, error)
+	CloseSession(ctx context.Context, in *CloseSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*CloseSessionReply, error)
+	Invoke(ctx context.Context, in *MxCommandRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*MxCommandReply, error)
+	StreamEvents(ctx context.Context, in *StreamEventsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[MxEvent], error)
+}
+
+type mxAccessGatewayClient struct {
+	cc grpc.ClientConnInterface
+}
+
+func NewMxAccessGatewayClient(cc grpc.ClientConnInterface) MxAccessGatewayClient {
+	return &mxAccessGatewayClient{cc}
+}
+
+func (c *mxAccessGatewayClient) OpenSession(ctx context.Context, in *OpenSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*OpenSessionReply, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(OpenSessionReply)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, MxAccessGateway_OpenSession_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *mxAccessGatewayClient) CloseSession(ctx context.Context, in *CloseSessionRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*CloseSessionReply, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(CloseSessionReply)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, MxAccessGateway_CloseSession_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *mxAccessGatewayClient) Invoke(ctx context.Context, in *MxCommandRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	out := new(MxCommandReply)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, MxAccessGateway_Invoke_FullMethodName, in, out, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *mxAccessGatewayClient) StreamEvents(ctx context.Context, in *StreamEventsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ServerStreamingClient[MxEvent], error) {
+	cOpts := append([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.StaticMethod()}, opts...)
+	stream, err := c.cc.NewStream(ctx, &MxAccessGateway_ServiceDesc.Streams[0], MxAccessGateway_StreamEvents_FullMethodName, cOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	x := &grpc.GenericClientStream[StreamEventsRequest, MxEvent]{ClientStream: stream}
+	if err := x.ClientStream.SendMsg(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := x.ClientStream.CloseSend(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return x, nil
+}
+
+// This type alias is provided for backwards compatibility with existing code that references the prior non-generic stream type by name.
+type MxAccessGateway_StreamEventsClient = grpc.ServerStreamingClient[MxEvent]
+
+// MxAccessGatewayServer is the server API for MxAccessGateway service.
+// All implementations must embed UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer
+// for forward compatibility.
+//
+// Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+type MxAccessGatewayServer interface {
+	OpenSession(context.Context, *OpenSessionRequest) (*OpenSessionReply, error)
+	CloseSession(context.Context, *CloseSessionRequest) (*CloseSessionReply, error)
+	Invoke(context.Context, *MxCommandRequest) (*MxCommandReply, error)
+	StreamEvents(*StreamEventsRequest, grpc.ServerStreamingServer[MxEvent]) error
+	mustEmbedUnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer()
+}
+
+// UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer must be embedded to have
+// forward compatible implementations.
+//
+// NOTE: this should be embedded by value instead of pointer to avoid a nil
+// pointer dereference when methods are called.
+type UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer struct{}
+
+func (UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer) OpenSession(context.Context, *OpenSessionRequest) (*OpenSessionReply, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method OpenSession not implemented")
+}
+func (UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer) CloseSession(context.Context, *CloseSessionRequest) (*CloseSessionReply, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method CloseSession not implemented")
+}
+func (UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer) Invoke(context.Context, *MxCommandRequest) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	return nil, status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method Invoke not implemented")
+}
+func (UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer) StreamEvents(*StreamEventsRequest, grpc.ServerStreamingServer[MxEvent]) error {
+	return status.Error(codes.Unimplemented, "method StreamEvents not implemented")
+}
+func (UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer) mustEmbedUnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer() {}
+func (UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer) testEmbeddedByValue()                         {}
+
+// UnsafeMxAccessGatewayServer may be embedded to opt out of forward compatibility for this service.
+// Use of this interface is not recommended, as added methods to MxAccessGatewayServer will
+// result in compilation errors.
+type UnsafeMxAccessGatewayServer interface {
+	mustEmbedUnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer()
+}
+
+func RegisterMxAccessGatewayServer(s grpc.ServiceRegistrar, srv MxAccessGatewayServer) {
+	// If the following call panics, it indicates UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer was
+	// embedded by pointer and is nil.  This will cause panics if an
+	// unimplemented method is ever invoked, so we test this at initialization
+	// time to prevent it from happening at runtime later due to I/O.
+	if t, ok := srv.(interface{ testEmbeddedByValue() }); ok {
+		t.testEmbeddedByValue()
+	}
+	s.RegisterService(&MxAccessGateway_ServiceDesc, srv)
+}
+
+func _MxAccessGateway_OpenSession_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(OpenSessionRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(MxAccessGatewayServer).OpenSession(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: MxAccessGateway_OpenSession_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(MxAccessGatewayServer).OpenSession(ctx, req.(*OpenSessionRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
+func _MxAccessGateway_CloseSession_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(CloseSessionRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(MxAccessGatewayServer).CloseSession(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: MxAccessGateway_CloseSession_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(MxAccessGatewayServer).CloseSession(ctx, req.(*CloseSessionRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
+func _MxAccessGateway_Invoke_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(MxCommandRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(MxAccessGatewayServer).Invoke(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: MxAccessGateway_Invoke_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(MxAccessGatewayServer).Invoke(ctx, req.(*MxCommandRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
+func _MxAccessGateway_StreamEvents_Handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) error {
+	m := new(StreamEventsRequest)
+	if err := stream.RecvMsg(m); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return srv.(MxAccessGatewayServer).StreamEvents(m, &grpc.GenericServerStream[StreamEventsRequest, MxEvent]{ServerStream: stream})
+}
+
+// This type alias is provided for backwards compatibility with existing code that references the prior non-generic stream type by name.
+type MxAccessGateway_StreamEventsServer = grpc.ServerStreamingServer[MxEvent]
+
+// MxAccessGateway_ServiceDesc is the grpc.ServiceDesc for MxAccessGateway service.
+// It's only intended for direct use with grpc.RegisterService,
+// and not to be introspected or modified (even as a copy)
+var MxAccessGateway_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
+	ServiceName: "mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway",
+	HandlerType: (*MxAccessGatewayServer)(nil),
+	Methods: []grpc.MethodDesc{
+		{
+			MethodName: "OpenSession",
+			Handler:    _MxAccessGateway_OpenSession_Handler,
+		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "CloseSession",
+			Handler:    _MxAccessGateway_CloseSession_Handler,
+		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "Invoke",
+			Handler:    _MxAccessGateway_Invoke_Handler,
+		},
+	},
+	Streams: []grpc.StreamDesc{
+		{
+			StreamName:    "StreamEvents",
+			Handler:       _MxAccessGateway_StreamEvents_Handler,
+			ServerStreams: true,
+		},
+	},
+	Metadata: "mxaccess_gateway.proto",
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/auth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
+)
+
+const authorizationHeader = "authorization"
+
+func unaryAuthInterceptor(apiKey string) grpc.UnaryClientInterceptor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, method string, req, reply any, cc *grpc.ClientConn, invoker grpc.UnaryInvoker, opts ...grpc.CallOption) error {
+		return invoker(authContext(ctx, apiKey), method, req, reply, cc, opts...)
+	}
+}
+
+func streamAuthInterceptor(apiKey string) grpc.StreamClientInterceptor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, desc *grpc.StreamDesc, cc *grpc.ClientConn, method string, streamer grpc.Streamer, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ClientStream, error) {
+		return streamer(authContext(ctx, apiKey), desc, cc, method, opts...)
+	}
+}
+
+func authContext(ctx context.Context, apiKey string) context.Context {
+	if apiKey == "" {
+		return ctx
+	}
+
+	return metadata.AppendToOutgoingContext(ctx, authorizationHeader, "Bearer "+apiKey)
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+
+	pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultDialTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+	defaultCallTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+)
+
+// Client owns a gateway gRPC connection and exposes session-oriented helpers.
+type Client struct {
+	conn *grpc.ClientConn
+	raw  pb.MxAccessGatewayClient
+	opts Options
+}
+
+// Dial opens a gRPC connection to the gateway and configures auth metadata,
+// transport security, and blocking dial cancellation from ctx.
+func Dial(ctx context.Context, opts Options) (*Client, error) {
+	if opts.Endpoint == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: endpoint is required")
+	}
+
+	dialCtx := ctx
+	cancel := func() {}
+	if opts.DialTimeout > 0 {
+		dialCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, opts.DialTimeout)
+	} else if _, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok {
+		dialCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, defaultDialTimeout)
+	}
+	defer cancel()
+
+	transportCredentials, err := resolveTransportCredentials(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	dialOptions := []grpc.DialOption{
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(transportCredentials),
+		grpc.WithUnaryInterceptor(unaryAuthInterceptor(opts.APIKey)),
+		grpc.WithStreamInterceptor(streamAuthInterceptor(opts.APIKey)),
+		grpc.WithBlock(),
+	}
+	dialOptions = append(dialOptions, opts.DialOptions...)
+
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(dialCtx, opts.Endpoint, dialOptions...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &GatewayError{Op: "dial", Err: err}
+	}
+
+	return NewClient(conn, opts), nil
+}
+
+// NewClient wraps an existing gRPC connection. The caller owns closing conn
+// unless it calls Close on the returned Client.
+func NewClient(conn *grpc.ClientConn, opts Options) *Client {
+	return &Client{
+		conn: conn,
+		raw:  pb.NewMxAccessGatewayClient(conn),
+		opts: opts,
+	}
+}
+
+// RawClient returns the generated gRPC client for command-specific parity tests.
+func (c *Client) RawClient() RawGatewayClient {
+	return c.raw
+}
+
+// OpenSession creates a gateway-backed MXAccess session.
+func (c *Client) OpenSession(ctx context.Context, opts OpenSessionOptions) (*Session, error) {
+	reply, err := c.OpenSessionRaw(ctx, opts.Request())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return newSession(c, reply), nil
+}
+
+// OpenSessionRaw sends a raw OpenSession request and validates protocol status.
+func (c *Client) OpenSessionRaw(ctx context.Context, req *OpenSessionRequest) (*OpenSessionReply, error) {
+	if req == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: open session request is required")
+	}
+
+	callCtx, cancel := c.callContext(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	reply, err := c.raw.OpenSession(callCtx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &GatewayError{Op: "open session", Err: err}
+	}
+	if err := EnsureProtocolSuccess("open session", reply.GetProtocolStatus(), nil); err != nil {
+		return reply, err
+	}
+
+	return reply, nil
+}
+
+// Invoke sends a raw MXAccess command request and validates protocol and
+// MXAccess status fields while preserving the raw reply on typed errors.
+func (c *Client) Invoke(ctx context.Context, req *MxCommandRequest) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	if req == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: command request is required")
+	}
+
+	callCtx, cancel := c.callContext(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	reply, err := c.raw.Invoke(callCtx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &GatewayError{Op: "invoke", Err: err}
+	}
+	if err := EnsureProtocolSuccess("invoke", reply.GetProtocolStatus(), reply); err != nil {
+		return reply, err
+	}
+	if err := EnsureMxAccessSuccess("invoke", reply); err != nil {
+		return reply, err
+	}
+
+	return reply, nil
+}
+
+// CloseSessionRaw sends a raw CloseSession request and validates protocol
+// status.
+func (c *Client) CloseSessionRaw(ctx context.Context, req *CloseSessionRequest) (*CloseSessionReply, error) {
+	if req == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: close session request is required")
+	}
+
+	callCtx, cancel := c.callContext(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	reply, err := c.raw.CloseSession(callCtx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &GatewayError{Op: "close session", Err: err}
+	}
+	if err := EnsureProtocolSuccess("close session", reply.GetProtocolStatus(), nil); err != nil {
+		return reply, err
+	}
+
+	return reply, nil
+}
+
+// StreamEventsRaw starts the generated event stream for callers that need direct
+// control over Recv.
+func (c *Client) StreamEventsRaw(ctx context.Context, req *StreamEventsRequest) (RawEventStream, error) {
+	if req == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: stream events request is required")
+	}
+
+	stream, err := c.raw.StreamEvents(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &GatewayError{Op: "stream events", Err: err}
+	}
+
+	return stream, nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the underlying gRPC connection.
+func (c *Client) Close() error {
+	if c == nil || c.conn == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return c.conn.Close()
+}
+
+func (c *Client) callContext(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	timeout := c.opts.CallTimeout
+	if timeout == 0 {
+		timeout = defaultCallTimeout
+	}
+	if timeout < 0 {
+		return ctx, func() {}
+	}
+	if _, ok := ctx.Deadline(); ok {
+		return ctx, func() {}
+	}
+	return context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+}
+
+func resolveTransportCredentials(opts Options) (credentials.TransportCredentials, error) {
+	if opts.TransportCredentials != nil {
+		return opts.TransportCredentials, nil
+	}
+	if opts.Plaintext {
+		return insecure.NewCredentials(), nil
+	}
+	if opts.CACertFile != "" {
+		return credentials.NewClientTLSFromFile(opts.CACertFile, opts.ServerNameOverride)
+	}
+	if opts.TLSConfig != nil {
+		cfg := opts.TLSConfig.Clone()
+		if opts.ServerNameOverride != "" {
+			cfg.ServerName = opts.ServerNameOverride
+		}
+		return credentials.NewTLS(cfg), nil
+	}
+
+	return credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{
+		MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
+		ServerName: opts.ServerNameOverride,
+	}), nil
+}
+
+// OpenSessionOptions describes fields used to create an OpenSessionRequest.
+type OpenSessionOptions struct {
+	RequestedBackend    string
+	ClientSessionName   string
+	ClientCorrelationID string
+	CommandTimeout      time.Duration
+}
+
+// Request returns the raw protobuf OpenSessionRequest for these options.
+func (o OpenSessionOptions) Request() *OpenSessionRequest {
+	req := &OpenSessionRequest{
+		RequestedBackend:    o.RequestedBackend,
+		ClientSessionName:   o.ClientSessionName,
+		ClientCorrelationId: o.ClientCorrelationID,
+	}
+	if o.CommandTimeout > 0 {
+		req.CommandTimeout = durationpb.New(o.CommandTimeout)
+	}
+	return req
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/client_session_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/test/bufconn"
+)
+
+const bufSize = 1024 * 1024
+
+func TestDialAttachesAuthMetadataToUnaryCalls(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeGatewayServer{
+		openReply: &pb.OpenSessionReply{
+			SessionId:              "session-1",
+			GatewayProtocolVersion: GatewayProtocolVersion,
+			WorkerProtocolVersion:  WorkerProtocolVersion,
+			ProtocolStatus: &pb.ProtocolStatus{
+				Code: pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	client, cleanup := newBufconnClient(t, fake)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	_, err := client.OpenSession(context.Background(), OpenSessionOptions{ClientSessionName: "fixture"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenSession() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got := fake.openAuth; got != "Bearer test-api-key" {
+		t.Fatalf("authorization metadata = %q, want %q", got, "Bearer test-api-key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamEventsAttachesAuthMetadataAndClosesOnCancellation(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeGatewayServer{
+		streamStarted: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+	client, cleanup := newBufconnClient(t, fake)
+	defer cleanup()
+	session := NewSessionForID(client, "session-1")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	events, err := session.Events(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Events() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	<-fake.streamStarted
+
+	first := <-events
+	if first.Err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first event error = %v", first.Err)
+	}
+	if first.Event.GetWorkerSequence() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("worker sequence = %d, want 1", first.Event.GetWorkerSequence())
+	}
+	if got := fake.streamAuth; got != "Bearer test-api-key" {
+		t.Fatalf("stream authorization metadata = %q, want %q", got, "Bearer test-api-key")
+	}
+
+	cancel()
+	select {
+	case _, ok := <-events:
+		if ok {
+			t.Fatal("events channel produced an extra item after cancellation")
+		}
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("events channel did not close after cancellation")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionHelpersBuildCommandsAndExposeRawReply(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeGatewayServer{
+		invokeReply: &pb.MxCommandReply{
+			SessionId: "session-1",
+			Kind:      pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM2,
+			ProtocolStatus: &pb.ProtocolStatus{
+				Code: pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK,
+			},
+			Payload: &pb.MxCommandReply_AddItem2{
+				AddItem2: &pb.AddItem2Reply{ItemHandle: 42},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	client, cleanup := newBufconnClient(t, fake)
+	defer cleanup()
+	session := NewSessionForID(client, "session-1")
+
+	itemHandle, err := session.AddItem2(context.Background(), 12, "Area001.Pump001.Speed", "runtime")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AddItem2() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if itemHandle != 42 {
+		t.Fatalf("item handle = %d, want 42", itemHandle)
+	}
+	req := fake.invokeRequest
+	if req.GetSessionId() != "session-1" {
+		t.Fatalf("session id = %q, want session-1", req.GetSessionId())
+	}
+	if req.GetClientCorrelationId() == "" {
+		t.Fatal("client correlation id is empty")
+	}
+	if req.GetCommand().GetKind() != pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM2 {
+		t.Fatalf("command kind = %s", req.GetCommand().GetKind())
+	}
+	if req.GetCommand().GetAddItem2().GetItemContext() != "runtime" {
+		t.Fatalf("item context = %q, want runtime", req.GetCommand().GetAddItem2().GetItemContext())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInvokeReturnsTypedMxAccessErrorWithRawReply(t *testing.T) {
+	hresult := int32(-2147467259)
+	fake := &fakeGatewayServer{
+		invokeReply: &pb.MxCommandReply{
+			SessionId:         "session-1",
+			Kind:              pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE,
+			Hresult:           &hresult,
+			DiagnosticMessage: "native failure",
+			ProtocolStatus:    &pb.ProtocolStatus{Code: pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE, Message: "MXAccess failed"},
+			Statuses:          []*pb.MxStatusProxy{{Success: 0, DiagnosticText: "failed"}},
+		},
+	}
+	client, cleanup := newBufconnClient(t, fake)
+	defer cleanup()
+	session := NewSessionForID(client, "session-1")
+
+	err := session.Advise(context.Background(), 12, 34)
+
+	var mxErr *MxAccessError
+	if !errors.As(err, &mxErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("error %T does not support errors.As(*MxAccessError)", err)
+	}
+	if mxErr.Reply.GetHresult() != hresult {
+		t.Fatalf("raw reply HRESULT = %d, want %d", mxErr.Reply.GetHresult(), hresult)
+	}
+	var commandErr *CommandError
+	if !errors.As(err, &commandErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("error %T does not support errors.As(*CommandError)", err)
+	}
+	if commandErr.Reply.GetDiagnosticMessage() != "native failure" {
+		t.Fatalf("raw diagnostic = %q", commandErr.Reply.GetDiagnosticMessage())
+	}
+}
+
+func newBufconnClient(t *testing.T, fake *fakeGatewayServer) (*Client, func()) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	listener := bufconn.Listen(bufSize)
+	server := grpc.NewServer()
+	pb.RegisterMxAccessGatewayServer(server, fake)
+	go func() {
+		if err := server.Serve(listener); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, grpc.ErrServerStopped) {
+			t.Errorf("bufconn server failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	dialer := func(ctx context.Context, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
+		return listener.DialContext(ctx)
+	}
+	client, err := Dial(context.Background(), Options{
+		Endpoint:  "bufnet",
+		APIKey:    "test-api-key",
+		Plaintext: true,
+		DialOptions: []grpc.DialOption{
+			grpc.WithContextDialer(dialer),
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Dial() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return client, func() {
+		client.Close()
+		server.Stop()
+		listener.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+type fakeGatewayServer struct {
+	pb.UnimplementedMxAccessGatewayServer
+
+	openReply     *pb.OpenSessionReply
+	openAuth      string
+	streamAuth    string
+	streamStarted chan struct{}
+	invokeReply   *pb.MxCommandReply
+	invokeRequest *pb.MxCommandRequest
+}
+
+func (s *fakeGatewayServer) OpenSession(ctx context.Context, req *pb.OpenSessionRequest) (*pb.OpenSessionReply, error) {
+	s.openAuth = authorizationFromContext(ctx)
+	if s.openReply != nil {
+		return s.openReply, nil
+	}
+	return &pb.OpenSessionReply{
+		SessionId: "session-1",
+		ProtocolStatus: &pb.ProtocolStatus{
+			Code: pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *fakeGatewayServer) CloseSession(ctx context.Context, req *pb.CloseSessionRequest) (*pb.CloseSessionReply, error) {
+	return &pb.CloseSessionReply{
+		SessionId: req.GetSessionId(),
+		ProtocolStatus: &pb.ProtocolStatus{
+			Code: pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *fakeGatewayServer) Invoke(ctx context.Context, req *pb.MxCommandRequest) (*pb.MxCommandReply, error) {
+	s.invokeRequest = req
+	if s.invokeReply != nil {
+		return s.invokeReply, nil
+	}
+	return &pb.MxCommandReply{
+		SessionId: req.GetSessionId(),
+		Kind:      req.GetCommand().GetKind(),
+		ProtocolStatus: &pb.ProtocolStatus{
+			Code: pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *fakeGatewayServer) StreamEvents(req *pb.StreamEventsRequest, stream grpc.ServerStreamingServer[pb.MxEvent]) error {
+	s.streamAuth = authorizationFromContext(stream.Context())
+	if s.streamStarted != nil {
+		close(s.streamStarted)
+	}
+	if err := stream.Send(&pb.MxEvent{
+		SessionId:      req.GetSessionId(),
+		Family:         pb.MxEventFamily_MX_EVENT_FAMILY_ON_DATA_CHANGE,
+		WorkerSequence: 1,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	<-stream.Context().Done()
+	return io.EOF
+}
+
+func authorizationFromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
+	md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+	values := md.Get(authorizationHeader)
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return values[0]
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/conversion_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
+)
+
+func TestValueConversionFixtures(t *testing.T) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("..", "..", "proto", "fixtures", "behavior", "values", "value-conversion-cases.json"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var fixture struct {
+		Cases []struct {
+			ID           string          `json:"id"`
+			ExpectedKind string          `json:"expectedKind"`
+			Value        json.RawMessage `json:"value"`
+		} `json:"cases"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &fixture); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse fixture manifest: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range fixture.Cases {
+		t.Run(tc.ID, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var value pb.MxValue
+			if err := protojson.Unmarshal(tc.Value, &value); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("parse value: %v", err)
+			}
+			if _, err := NativeValue(&value); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("NativeValue() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if got := value.ProtoReflect().WhichOneof(value.ProtoReflect().Descriptor().Oneofs().ByName("kind")).JSONName(); got != tc.ExpectedKind {
+				t.Fatalf("kind = %q, want %q", got, tc.ExpectedKind)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStatusConversionFixtures(t *testing.T) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("..", "..", "proto", "fixtures", "behavior", "statuses", "status-conversion-cases.json"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var fixture struct {
+		Cases []struct {
+			ID     string          `json:"id"`
+			Status json.RawMessage `json:"status"`
+		} `json:"cases"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &fixture); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse fixture manifest: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range fixture.Cases {
+		t.Run(tc.ID, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var status pb.MxStatusProxy
+			if err := protojson.Unmarshal(tc.Status, &status); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("parse status: %v", err)
+			}
+			if got, want := StatusSucceeded(&status), status.GetSuccess() != 0; got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("StatusSucceeded() = %v, want %v", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/errors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+)
+
+// GatewayError wraps transport-level gRPC failures.
+type GatewayError struct {
+	Op  string
+	Err error
+}
+
+func (e *GatewayError) Error() string {
+	if e == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if e.Op == "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("mxgateway: %v", e.Err)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("mxgateway: %s failed: %v", e.Op, e.Err)
+}
+
+func (e *GatewayError) Unwrap() error {
+	if e == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.Err
+}
+
+// CommandError reports a non-OK gateway protocol status and keeps the raw
+// command reply when one exists.
+type CommandError struct {
+	Op     string
+	Status *ProtocolStatus
+	Reply  *MxCommandReply
+}
+
+func (e *CommandError) Error() string {
+	if e == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	status := e.Status
+	if status == nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("mxgateway: %s failed with missing protocol status", e.Op)
+	}
+	if status.GetMessage() == "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("mxgateway: %s failed with protocol status %s", e.Op, status.GetCode())
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("mxgateway: %s failed with protocol status %s: %s", e.Op, status.GetCode(), status.GetMessage())
+}
+
+// MxAccessError reports HRESULT or MXSTATUS_PROXY failures returned by MXAccess.
+type MxAccessError struct {
+	Command *CommandError
+	Reply   *MxCommandReply
+}
+
+func (e *MxAccessError) Error() string {
+	if e == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if e.Command != nil && e.Command.Status != nil && e.Command.Status.GetMessage() != "" {
+		return e.Command.Error()
+	}
+	if e.Reply != nil && e.Reply.GetDiagnosticMessage() != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("mxgateway: MXAccess command %s failed: %s", e.Reply.GetKind(), e.Reply.GetDiagnosticMessage())
+	}
+	if e.Reply != nil && e.Reply.Hresult != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("mxgateway: MXAccess command %s failed with HRESULT 0x%08X", e.Reply.GetKind(), uint32(e.Reply.GetHresult()))
+	}
+	return "mxgateway: MXAccess command failed"
+}
+
+func (e *MxAccessError) Unwrap() error {
+	if e == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.Command
+}
+
+// EnsureProtocolSuccess returns a typed CommandError when status is non-OK.
+func EnsureProtocolSuccess(op string, status *ProtocolStatus, reply *MxCommandReply) error {
+	if status == nil || status.GetCode() == pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	commandError := &CommandError{
+		Op:     op,
+		Status: status,
+		Reply:  reply,
+	}
+	if status.GetCode() == pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE {
+		return &MxAccessError{
+			Command: commandError,
+			Reply:   reply,
+		}
+	}
+	return commandError
+}
+
+// EnsureMxAccessSuccess returns a typed MxAccessError for failing HRESULTs or
+// MXSTATUS_PROXY entries.
+func EnsureMxAccessSuccess(op string, reply *MxCommandReply) error {
+	if reply == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if reply.Hresult != nil && reply.GetHresult() != 0 {
+		return &MxAccessError{Reply: reply}
+	}
+	for _, status := range reply.GetStatuses() {
+		if !StatusSucceeded(status) {
+			return &MxAccessError{Reply: reply}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/options.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
+)
+
+// Options configures gateway connections.
+type Options struct {
+	Endpoint             string
+	APIKey               string
+	Plaintext            bool
+	CACertFile           string
+	ServerNameOverride   string
+	DialTimeout          time.Duration
+	CallTimeout          time.Duration
+	TLSConfig            *tls.Config
+	TransportCredentials credentials.TransportCredentials
+	DialOptions          []grpc.DialOption
+}
+
+// RedactedAPIKey returns a display-safe representation of the configured API
+// key for diagnostics and CLI output.
+func (o Options) RedactedAPIKey() string {
+	return RedactAPIKey(o.APIKey)
+}
+
+// RedactAPIKey hides credential material while keeping enough shape for
+// troubleshooting whether a key was supplied.
+func RedactAPIKey(apiKey string) string {
+	if apiKey == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	if len(apiKey) <= 8 {
+		return "<redacted>"
+	}
+
+	prefix, suffix := apiKey[:4], apiKey[len(apiKey)-4:]
+	return prefix + strings.Repeat("*", len(apiKey)-8) + suffix
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/options_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestRedactAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		apiKey string
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{name: "empty", apiKey: "", want: ""},
+		{name: "short", apiKey: "mxgw_1", want: "<redacted>"},
+		{name: "long", apiKey: "mxgw_key_secret", want: "mxgw*******cret"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := RedactAPIKey(tt.apiKey); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("RedactAPIKey() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/protofixtures_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+func TestGeneratedGoldenFixturesParse(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		path string
+		msg  proto.Message
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "open session reply",
+			path: filepath.Join("..", "..", "proto", "fixtures", "golden", "open-session-reply.ok.json"),
+			msg:  &pb.OpenSessionReply{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "register command request",
+			path: filepath.Join("..", "..", "proto", "fixtures", "golden", "register-command-request.json"),
+			msg:  &pb.MxCommandRequest{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "on data change event",
+			path: filepath.Join("..", "..", "proto", "fixtures", "golden", "on-data-change-event.json"),
+			msg:  &pb.MxEvent{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	unmarshal := protojson.UnmarshalOptions{DiscardUnknown: false}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			data, err := os.ReadFile(tt.path)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("read fixture: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if err := unmarshal.Unmarshal(data, tt.msg); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("parse fixture: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenSessionFixtureProtocolVersions(t *testing.T) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("..", "..", "proto", "fixtures", "golden", "open-session-reply.ok.json"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var reply pb.OpenSessionReply
+	if err := protojson.Unmarshal(data, &reply); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if reply.GetGatewayProtocolVersion() != GatewayProtocolVersion {
+		t.Fatalf("gateway protocol = %d, want %d", reply.GetGatewayProtocolVersion(), GatewayProtocolVersion)
+	}
+
+	if reply.GetWorkerProtocolVersion() != WorkerProtocolVersion {
+		t.Fatalf("worker protocol = %d, want %d", reply.GetWorkerProtocolVersion(), WorkerProtocolVersion)
+	}
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/session.go

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+
+	pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+// EventResult carries either the next ordered event or a terminal stream error.
+type EventResult struct {
+	Event *MxEvent
+	Err   error
+}
+
+// Session represents one gateway-backed MXAccess session.
+type Session struct {
+	client     *Client
+	openReply  *OpenSessionReply
+	closeMu    sync.Mutex
+	closeReply *CloseSessionReply
+}
+
+func newSession(client *Client, openReply *OpenSessionReply) *Session {
+	return &Session{
+		client:    client,
+		openReply: openReply,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewSessionForID creates a session wrapper for commands against an existing
+// gateway session id.
+func NewSessionForID(client *Client, sessionID string) *Session {
+	return newSession(client, &pb.OpenSessionReply{SessionId: sessionID})
+}
+
+// ID returns the gateway session identifier.
+func (s *Session) ID() string {
+	return s.openReply.GetSessionId()
+}
+
+// OpenReply returns the raw OpenSession reply.
+func (s *Session) OpenReply() *OpenSessionReply {
+	return s.openReply
+}
+
+// Close closes the gateway session once and returns the raw close reply.
+func (s *Session) Close(ctx context.Context) (*CloseSessionReply, error) {
+	s.closeMu.Lock()
+	defer s.closeMu.Unlock()
+
+	if s.closeReply != nil {
+		return s.closeReply, nil
+	}
+
+	reply, err := s.client.CloseSessionRaw(ctx, &pb.CloseSessionRequest{SessionId: s.ID()})
+	if err != nil {
+		return reply, err
+	}
+	s.closeReply = reply
+	return reply, nil
+}
+
+// Register invokes MXAccess Register and returns the server handle.
+func (s *Session) Register(ctx context.Context, clientName string) (int32, error) {
+	reply, err := s.RegisterRaw(ctx, clientName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if reply.GetRegister() != nil {
+		return reply.GetRegister().GetServerHandle(), nil
+	}
+	return reply.GetReturnValue().GetInt32Value(), nil
+}
+
+// RegisterRaw invokes MXAccess Register and returns the raw reply.
+func (s *Session) RegisterRaw(ctx context.Context, clientName string) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	if clientName == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: client name is required")
+	}
+
+	return s.invokeCommand(ctx, &pb.MxCommand{
+		Kind: pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_REGISTER,
+		Payload: &pb.MxCommand_Register{
+			Register: &pb.RegisterCommand{ClientName: clientName},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// Unregister invokes MXAccess Unregister.
+func (s *Session) Unregister(ctx context.Context, serverHandle int32) error {
+	_, err := s.invokeCommand(ctx, &pb.MxCommand{
+		Kind: pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_UNREGISTER,
+		Payload: &pb.MxCommand_Unregister{
+			Unregister: &pb.UnregisterCommand{ServerHandle: serverHandle},
+		},
+	})
+	return err
+}
+
+// AddItem invokes MXAccess AddItem and returns the item handle.
+func (s *Session) AddItem(ctx context.Context, serverHandle int32, itemDefinition string) (int32, error) {
+	reply, err := s.AddItemRaw(ctx, serverHandle, itemDefinition)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if reply.GetAddItem() != nil {
+		return reply.GetAddItem().GetItemHandle(), nil
+	}
+	return reply.GetReturnValue().GetInt32Value(), nil
+}
+
+// AddItemRaw invokes MXAccess AddItem and returns the raw reply.
+func (s *Session) AddItemRaw(ctx context.Context, serverHandle int32, itemDefinition string) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	if itemDefinition == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: item definition is required")
+	}
+
+	return s.invokeCommand(ctx, &pb.MxCommand{
+		Kind: pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM,
+		Payload: &pb.MxCommand_AddItem{
+			AddItem: &pb.AddItemCommand{
+				ServerHandle:   serverHandle,
+				ItemDefinition: itemDefinition,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// AddItem2 invokes MXAccess AddItem2 and returns the item handle.
+func (s *Session) AddItem2(ctx context.Context, serverHandle int32, itemDefinition, itemContext string) (int32, error) {
+	reply, err := s.AddItem2Raw(ctx, serverHandle, itemDefinition, itemContext)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if reply.GetAddItem2() != nil {
+		return reply.GetAddItem2().GetItemHandle(), nil
+	}
+	return reply.GetReturnValue().GetInt32Value(), nil
+}
+
+// AddItem2Raw invokes MXAccess AddItem2 and returns the raw reply.
+func (s *Session) AddItem2Raw(ctx context.Context, serverHandle int32, itemDefinition, itemContext string) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	if itemDefinition == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: item definition is required")
+	}
+
+	return s.invokeCommand(ctx, &pb.MxCommand{
+		Kind: pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM2,
+		Payload: &pb.MxCommand_AddItem2{
+			AddItem2: &pb.AddItem2Command{
+				ServerHandle:   serverHandle,
+				ItemDefinition: itemDefinition,
+				ItemContext:    itemContext,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// Advise invokes MXAccess Advise.
+func (s *Session) Advise(ctx context.Context, serverHandle, itemHandle int32) error {
+	_, err := s.AdviseRaw(ctx, serverHandle, itemHandle)
+	return err
+}
+
+// AdviseRaw invokes MXAccess Advise and returns the raw reply.
+func (s *Session) AdviseRaw(ctx context.Context, serverHandle, itemHandle int32) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	return s.invokeCommand(ctx, &pb.MxCommand{
+		Kind: pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE,
+		Payload: &pb.MxCommand_Advise{
+			Advise: &pb.AdviseCommand{
+				ServerHandle: serverHandle,
+				ItemHandle:   itemHandle,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// Write invokes MXAccess Write.
+func (s *Session) Write(ctx context.Context, serverHandle, itemHandle int32, value *MxValue, userID int32) error {
+	_, err := s.WriteRaw(ctx, serverHandle, itemHandle, value, userID)
+	return err
+}
+
+// WriteRaw invokes MXAccess Write and returns the raw reply.
+func (s *Session) WriteRaw(ctx context.Context, serverHandle, itemHandle int32, value *MxValue, userID int32) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	if value == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("mxgateway: write value is required")
+	}
+
+	return s.invokeCommand(ctx, &pb.MxCommand{
+		Kind: pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE,
+		Payload: &pb.MxCommand_Write{
+			Write: &pb.WriteCommand{
+				ServerHandle: serverHandle,
+				ItemHandle:   itemHandle,
+				Value:        value,
+				UserId:       userID,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// Events streams ordered session events until the server ends the stream,
+// context cancellation stops Recv, or a terminal error is sent.
+func (s *Session) Events(ctx context.Context) (<-chan EventResult, error) {
+	return s.EventsAfter(ctx, 0)
+}
+
+// EventsAfter streams ordered session events after the given worker sequence.
+func (s *Session) EventsAfter(ctx context.Context, afterWorkerSequence uint64) (<-chan EventResult, error) {
+	stream, err := s.client.StreamEventsRaw(ctx, &pb.StreamEventsRequest{
+		SessionId:           s.ID(),
+		AfterWorkerSequence: afterWorkerSequence,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	results := make(chan EventResult, 16)
+	go func() {
+		defer close(results)
+		for {
+			event, err := stream.Recv()
+			if err == nil {
+				results <- EventResult{Event: event}
+				continue
+			}
+			if err == io.EOF || status.Code(err) == codes.Canceled || ctx.Err() != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			results <- EventResult{Err: &GatewayError{Op: "stream events", Err: err}}
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Session) invokeCommand(ctx context.Context, command *MxCommand) (*MxCommandReply, error) {
+	return s.client.Invoke(ctx, &pb.MxCommandRequest{
+		SessionId:           s.ID(),
+		ClientCorrelationId: newCorrelationID(),
+		Command:             command,
+	})
+}
+
+func newCorrelationID() string {
+	var buffer [16]byte
+	if _, err := rand.Read(buffer[:]); err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(buffer[:])
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/status.go

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+// StatusSucceeded reports whether an MXSTATUS_PROXY entry represents success.
+func StatusSucceeded(status *MxStatusProxy) bool {
+	return status == nil || status.GetSuccess() != 0
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+
+// RawGatewayClient is the generated gRPC client interface exposed for callers
+// that need direct contract access.
+type RawGatewayClient = pb.MxAccessGatewayClient
+
+// RawEventStream is the generated StreamEvents client stream.
+type RawEventStream = pb.MxAccessGateway_StreamEventsClient
+
+// Generated protobuf aliases keep raw contract access available from the public
+// mxgateway package while generated code remains under internal/generated.
+type (
+	OpenSessionRequest  = pb.OpenSessionRequest
+	OpenSessionReply    = pb.OpenSessionReply
+	CloseSessionRequest = pb.CloseSessionRequest
+	CloseSessionReply   = pb.CloseSessionReply
+	StreamEventsRequest = pb.StreamEventsRequest
+	MxCommandRequest    = pb.MxCommandRequest
+	MxCommandReply      = pb.MxCommandReply
+	MxCommand           = pb.MxCommand
+	MxEvent             = pb.MxEvent
+	MxValue             = pb.MxValue
+	Value               = pb.MxValue
+	MxArray             = pb.MxArray
+	MxStatusProxy       = pb.MxStatusProxy
+	ProtocolStatus      = pb.ProtocolStatus
+	RegisterCommand     = pb.RegisterCommand
+	UnregisterCommand   = pb.UnregisterCommand
+	AddItemCommand      = pb.AddItemCommand
+	AddItem2Command     = pb.AddItem2Command
+	AdviseCommand       = pb.AdviseCommand
+	WriteCommand        = pb.WriteCommand
+	Write2Command       = pb.Write2Command
+	RegisterReply       = pb.RegisterReply
+	AddItemReply        = pb.AddItemReply
+	AddItem2Reply       = pb.AddItem2Reply
+)
+
+type (
+	MxCommandKind      = pb.MxCommandKind
+	MxDataType         = pb.MxDataType
+	MxEventFamily      = pb.MxEventFamily
+	MxStatusCategory   = pb.MxStatusCategory
+	MxStatusSource     = pb.MxStatusSource
+	ProtocolStatusCode = pb.ProtocolStatusCode
+	SessionState       = pb.SessionState
+)
+
+const (
+	CommandKindRegister   = pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_REGISTER
+	CommandKindUnregister = pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_UNREGISTER
+	CommandKindAddItem    = pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM
+	CommandKindAddItem2   = pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM2
+	CommandKindAdvise     = pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE
+	CommandKindWrite      = pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE
+	CommandKindWrite2     = pb.MxCommandKind_MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE2
+
+	DataTypeUnknown = pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN
+	DataTypeBoolean = pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN
+	DataTypeInteger = pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_INTEGER
+	DataTypeFloat   = pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_FLOAT
+	DataTypeDouble  = pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_DOUBLE
+	DataTypeString  = pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_STRING
+	DataTypeTime    = pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_TIME
+
+	ProtocolStatusOK              = pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK
+	ProtocolStatusMxAccessFailure = pb.ProtocolStatusCode_PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE
+)

clients/go/mxgateway/values.go

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	pb "gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+)
+
+// BoolValue builds an MXAccess Boolean value.
+func BoolValue(value bool) *MxValue {
+	return &pb.MxValue{
+		DataType:    pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+		VariantType: "VT_BOOL",
+		Kind:        &pb.MxValue_BoolValue{BoolValue: value},
+	}
+}
+
+// Int32Value builds an MXAccess Int32 value.
+func Int32Value(value int32) *MxValue {
+	return &pb.MxValue{
+		DataType:    pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_INTEGER,
+		VariantType: "VT_I4",
+		Kind:        &pb.MxValue_Int32Value{Int32Value: value},
+	}
+}
+
+// Int64Value builds an MXAccess Int64 value.
+func Int64Value(value int64) *MxValue {
+	return &pb.MxValue{
+		DataType:    pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_INTEGER,
+		VariantType: "VT_I8",
+		Kind:        &pb.MxValue_Int64Value{Int64Value: value},
+	}
+}
+
+// FloatValue builds an MXAccess Float value.
+func FloatValue(value float32) *MxValue {
+	return &pb.MxValue{
+		DataType:    pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_FLOAT,
+		VariantType: "VT_R4",
+		Kind:        &pb.MxValue_FloatValue{FloatValue: value},
+	}
+}
+
+// DoubleValue builds an MXAccess Double value.
+func DoubleValue(value float64) *MxValue {
+	return &pb.MxValue{
+		DataType:    pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_DOUBLE,
+		VariantType: "VT_R8",
+		Kind:        &pb.MxValue_DoubleValue{DoubleValue: value},
+	}
+}
+
+// StringValue builds an MXAccess String value.
+func StringValue(value string) *MxValue {
+	return &pb.MxValue{
+		DataType:    pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_STRING,
+		VariantType: "VT_BSTR",
+		Kind:        &pb.MxValue_StringValue{StringValue: value},
+	}
+}
+
+// TimestampValue builds an MXAccess timestamp value from a Go time.
+func TimestampValue(value time.Time) *MxValue {
+	return &pb.MxValue{
+		DataType:    pb.MxDataType_MX_DATA_TYPE_TIME,
+		VariantType: "VT_DATE",
+		Kind:        &pb.MxValue_TimestampValue{TimestampValue: timestamppb.New(value)},
+	}
+}
+
+// NativeValue converts a protobuf MxValue to the closest Go representation
+// without discarding raw fallback data.
+func NativeValue(value *MxValue) (any, error) {
+	if value == nil || value.GetIsNull() {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	switch kind := value.GetKind().(type) {
+	case *pb.MxValue_BoolValue:
+		return kind.BoolValue, nil
+	case *pb.MxValue_Int32Value:
+		return kind.Int32Value, nil
+	case *pb.MxValue_Int64Value:
+		return kind.Int64Value, nil
+	case *pb.MxValue_FloatValue:
+		return kind.FloatValue, nil
+	case *pb.MxValue_DoubleValue:
+		return kind.DoubleValue, nil
+	case *pb.MxValue_StringValue:
+		return kind.StringValue, nil
+	case *pb.MxValue_TimestampValue:
+		if kind.TimestampValue == nil {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return kind.TimestampValue.AsTime(), nil
+	case *pb.MxValue_ArrayValue:
+		return NativeArray(kind.ArrayValue)
+	case *pb.MxValue_RawValue:
+		return append([]byte(nil), kind.RawValue...), nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mxgateway: unsupported value kind %T", kind)
+	}
+}
+
+// NativeArray converts a protobuf MxArray to the closest Go slice
+// representation.
+func NativeArray(array *MxArray) (any, error) {
+	if array == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	switch values := array.GetValues().(type) {
+	case *pb.MxArray_BoolValues:
+		return append([]bool(nil), values.BoolValues.GetValues()...), nil
+	case *pb.MxArray_Int32Values:
+		return append([]int32(nil), values.Int32Values.GetValues()...), nil
+	case *pb.MxArray_Int64Values:
+		return append([]int64(nil), values.Int64Values.GetValues()...), nil
+	case *pb.MxArray_FloatValues:
+		return append([]float32(nil), values.FloatValues.GetValues()...), nil
+	case *pb.MxArray_DoubleValues:
+		return append([]float64(nil), values.DoubleValues.GetValues()...), nil
+	case *pb.MxArray_StringValues:
+		return append([]string(nil), values.StringValues.GetValues()...), nil
+	case *pb.MxArray_TimestampValues:
+		result := make([]time.Time, 0, len(values.TimestampValues.GetValues()))
+		for _, value := range values.TimestampValues.GetValues() {
+			if value == nil {
+				result = append(result, time.Time{})
+				continue
+			}
+			result = append(result, value.AsTime())
+		}
+		return result, nil
+	case *pb.MxArray_RawValues:
+		rawValues := values.RawValues.GetValues()
+		result := make([][]byte, 0, len(rawValues))
+		for _, value := range rawValues {
+			result = append(result, append([]byte(nil), value...))
+		}
+		return result, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mxgateway: unsupported array value kind %T", values)
+	}
+}

clients/go/mxgateway/version.go

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package mxgateway
+
+const (
+	// ClientVersion identifies this Go client scaffold before package releases
+	// assign semantic versions.
+	ClientVersion = "0.1.0-dev"
+
+	// GatewayProtocolVersion matches GatewayContractInfo.GatewayProtocolVersion
+	// in the shared .NET contracts.
+	GatewayProtocolVersion uint32 = 1
+
+	// WorkerProtocolVersion matches GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion
+	// and is exposed for fake-worker and parity tests.
+	WorkerProtocolVersion uint32 = 1
+)

clients/rust/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[package]
+name = "mxgateway-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+build = "build.rs"
+
+[workspace]
+members = ["crates/mxgw-cli"]
+resolver = "2"
+
+[workspace.package]
+edition = "2021"
+version = "0.1.0"
+publish = false
+
+[workspace.dependencies]
+clap = { version = "4.5.53", features = ["derive"] }
+prost = "0.13.5"
+prost-types = "0.13.5"
+serde = { version = "1.0.228", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.145"
+thiserror = "2.0.17"
+tokio = { version = "1.48.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+tonic = { version = "0.13.1", features = ["transport"] }
+tonic-build = "0.13.1"
+
+[dependencies]
+prost = { workspace = true }
+prost-types = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+tonic = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+tonic-build = { workspace = true }

clients/rust/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Rust Client Workspace
+
+The Rust client workspace contains the MXAccess Gateway client library, a
+test CLI, and scaffold tests for generated contract wiring. The library uses
+the shared protobuf inputs documented in
+`../../docs/client-proto-generation.md` so the Rust bindings compile against
+the same public gateway and worker contracts as the server.
+
+## Layout
+
+```text
+clients/rust/
+  Cargo.toml
+  build.rs
+  src/
+  tests/
+  crates/mxgw-cli/
+```
+
+`build.rs` reads the `.proto` files from
+`../../src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos` and generates `tonic`/`prost` bindings
+into Cargo build output. `src/generated.rs` declares the Rust modules that
+include those generated files. `src/generated` remains reserved for checked-in
+generator output if the crate later changes to source-tree generation.
+
+## Build And Test
+
+Run the Rust workspace checks from `clients/rust`:
+
+```powershell
+cargo fmt --all --check
+cargo test --workspace
+cargo check --workspace
+```
+
+The build script uses `protoc` from `PATH` or the Windows path recorded in
+`../../docs/toolchain-links.md`.
+
+## CLI
+
+The scaffold CLI exposes version information:
+
+```powershell
+cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- version --json
+```
+
+Additional commands are implemented with the client/session wrapper work.
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [Client Proto Generation](../../docs/client-proto-generation.md)
+- [Rust Client Detailed Design](../../docs/clients-rust-design.md)
+- [Rust Style Guide](../../docs/style-guides/RustStyleGuide.md)

clients/rust/build.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    configure_protoc();
+
+    let manifest_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")?);
+    let repo_root = manifest_dir
+        .parent()
+        .and_then(Path::parent)
+        .ok_or("clients/rust must live two levels below the repository root")?;
+    let proto_root = repo_root.join("src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos");
+    let gateway_proto = proto_root.join("mxaccess_gateway.proto");
+    let worker_proto = proto_root.join("mxaccess_worker.proto");
+    let descriptor_path = PathBuf::from(env::var("OUT_DIR")?).join("mxaccessgw-client-v1.protoset");
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", gateway_proto.display());
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", worker_proto.display());
+
+    tonic_build::configure()
+        .build_server(false)
+        .build_client(true)
+        .file_descriptor_set_path(descriptor_path)
+        .compile_protos(
+            &[gateway_proto.as_path(), worker_proto.as_path()],
+            &[proto_root.as_path()],
+        )?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn configure_protoc() {
+    if env::var_os("PROTOC").is_some() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for candidate in protoc_candidates() {
+        if candidate.is_file() {
+            env::set_var("PROTOC", candidate);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn protoc_candidates() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+    let mut candidates = Vec::new();
+
+    if cfg!(windows) {
+        if let Some(local_app_data) = env::var_os("LOCALAPPDATA") {
+            candidates.push(PathBuf::from(local_app_data).join(
+                "Microsoft/WinGet/Packages/Google.Protobuf_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe/bin/protoc.exe",
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
+    candidates.push(PathBuf::from("protoc"));
+    candidates
+}

clients/rust/crates/mxgw-cli/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "mxgw-cli"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+publish.workspace = true
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "mxgw"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = { workspace = true }
+mxgateway-client = { path = "../.." }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }

clients/rust/crates/mxgw-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use std::process::ExitCode;
+
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
+use mxgateway_client::{CLIENT_VERSION, GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION, WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[command(name = "mxgw")]
+#[command(about = "MXAccess Gateway Rust test CLI")]
+struct Cli {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Command,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+enum Command {
+    Version {
+        #[arg(long)]
+        json: bool,
+    },
+}
+
+fn main() -> ExitCode {
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+    run(cli);
+    ExitCode::SUCCESS
+}
+
+fn run(cli: Cli) {
+    match cli.command {
+        Command::Version { json } => print_version(json),
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_version(use_json: bool) {
+    if use_json {
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            json!({
+                "clientVersion": CLIENT_VERSION,
+                "gatewayProtocolVersion": GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+                "workerProtocolVersion": WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+            })
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    println!("mxgw {CLIENT_VERSION}");
+    println!("gateway protocol {GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION}");
+    println!("worker protocol {WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION}");
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use clap::Parser;
+
+    use super::Cli;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_version_json_command() {
+        let parsed = Cli::try_parse_from(["mxgw", "version", "--json"]);
+        assert!(parsed.is_ok());
+    }
+}

clients/rust/src/auth.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// API key wrapper that avoids exposing raw credentials in formatted output.
+#[derive(Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ApiKey(String);
+
+impl ApiKey {
+    pub fn new(value: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self(value.into())
+    }
+
+    pub fn expose_secret(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for ApiKey {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter
+            .debug_tuple("ApiKey")
+            .field(&"<redacted>")
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ApiKey {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str("<redacted>")
+    }
+}

clients/rust/src/client.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use tonic::transport::Channel;
+
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::generated::mxaccess_gateway::v1::mx_access_gateway_client::MxAccessGatewayClient;
+use crate::options::ClientOptions;
+
+/// Thin owner for the generated gateway client.
+pub struct GatewayClient {
+    inner: MxAccessGatewayClient<Channel>,
+}
+
+impl GatewayClient {
+    pub async fn connect(options: ClientOptions) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let endpoint = Channel::from_shared(options.endpoint().to_owned()).map_err(|source| {
+            Error::InvalidEndpoint {
+                endpoint: options.endpoint().to_owned(),
+                detail: source.to_string(),
+            }
+        })?;
+        let channel = endpoint.connect().await?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            inner: MxAccessGatewayClient::new(channel),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> MxAccessGatewayClient<Channel> {
+        self.inner
+    }
+}

clients/rust/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
+
+#[derive(Debug, ThisError)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("invalid gateway endpoint `{endpoint}`: {detail}")]
+    InvalidEndpoint { endpoint: String, detail: String },
+
+    #[error("gateway transport error: {0}")]
+    Transport(#[from] tonic::transport::Error),
+
+    #[error("gateway status error: {0}")]
+    Status(#[from] tonic::Status),
+}

clients/rust/src/generated.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+pub mod mxaccess_gateway {
+    pub mod v1 {
+        #![allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
+
+        tonic::include_proto!("mxaccess_gateway.v1");
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod mxaccess_worker {
+    pub mod v1 {
+        #![allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
+
+        tonic::include_proto!("mxaccess_worker.v1");
+    }
+}

clients/rust/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//! Rust client scaffold for MXAccess Gateway.
+//!
+//! The crate compiles generated `tonic` bindings from the shared gateway
+//! protobuf contracts and exposes a small handwritten surface for future client
+//! implementation work.
+
+pub mod auth;
+pub mod client;
+pub mod error;
+pub mod generated;
+pub mod options;
+pub mod session;
+pub mod value;
+pub mod version;
+
+pub use auth::ApiKey;
+pub use client::GatewayClient;
+pub use error::Error;
+pub use options::ClientOptions;
+pub use session::Session;
+pub use version::{CLIENT_VERSION, GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION, WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION};

clients/rust/src/options.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+use crate::auth::ApiKey;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ClientOptions {
+    endpoint: String,
+    api_key: Option<ApiKey>,
+    plaintext: bool,
+}
+
+impl ClientOptions {
+    pub fn new(endpoint: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            endpoint: endpoint.into(),
+            api_key: None,
+            plaintext: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_api_key(mut self, api_key: ApiKey) -> Self {
+        self.api_key = Some(api_key);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn endpoint(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.endpoint
+    }
+
+    pub fn api_key(&self) -> Option<&ApiKey> {
+        self.api_key.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    pub fn plaintext(&self) -> bool {
+        self.plaintext
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ClientOptions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new("http://127.0.0.1:5000")
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for ClientOptions {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter
+            .debug_struct("ClientOptions")
+            .field("endpoint", &self.endpoint)
+            .field("api_key", &self.api_key.as_ref().map(|_| "<redacted>"))
+            .field("plaintext", &self.plaintext)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}

clients/rust/src/session.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/// Session identifier returned by the gateway.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Session {
+    id: String,
+}
+
+impl Session {
+    pub fn new(id: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self { id: id.into() }
+    }
+
+    pub fn id(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.id
+    }
+}

clients/rust/src/value.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use crate::generated::mxaccess_gateway::v1::MxValue;
+
+pub fn int32_value(value: i32) -> MxValue {
+    MxValue {
+        data_type: crate::generated::mxaccess_gateway::v1::MxDataType::Integer as i32,
+        kind: Some(crate::generated::mxaccess_gateway::v1::mx_value::Kind::Int32Value(value)),
+        ..MxValue::default()
+    }
+}

clients/rust/src/version.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub const CLIENT_VERSION: &str = "0.1.0-dev";
+pub const GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION: u32 = 1;
+pub const WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION: u32 = 1;

clients/rust/tests/proto_fixtures.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use mxgateway_client::generated::mxaccess_gateway::v1::{
+    mx_command, mx_value, MxCommand, MxCommandKind, MxCommandRequest, MxDataType, MxEvent,
+    MxEventFamily, MxValue, OpenSessionReply, ProtocolStatusCode, RegisterCommand,
+};
+use mxgateway_client::{GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION, WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION};
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+#[test]
+fn generated_golden_fixtures_are_available() {
+    for fixture_name in [
+        "open-session-reply.ok.json",
+        "register-command-request.json",
+        "on-data-change-event.json",
+    ] {
+        let fixture = read_fixture(fixture_name);
+        assert!(
+            fixture.is_object(),
+            "{fixture_name} must remain a protobuf JSON object"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn open_session_fixture_matches_protocol_versions() {
+    let fixture = read_fixture("open-session-reply.ok.json");
+    let reply = OpenSessionReply {
+        session_id: string_field(&fixture, "sessionId"),
+        backend_name: string_field(&fixture, "backendName"),
+        worker_process_id: i32_field(&fixture, "workerProcessId"),
+        worker_protocol_version: u32_field(&fixture, "workerProtocolVersion"),
+        gateway_protocol_version: u32_field(&fixture, "gatewayProtocolVersion"),
+        protocol_status: Some(
+            mxgateway_client::generated::mxaccess_gateway::v1::ProtocolStatus {
+                code: ProtocolStatusCode::Ok as i32,
+                message: string_field(&fixture["protocolStatus"], "message"),
+            },
+        ),
+        ..OpenSessionReply::default()
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(reply.gateway_protocol_version, GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    assert_eq!(reply.worker_protocol_version, WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn register_fixture_can_build_generated_request() {
+    let fixture = read_fixture("register-command-request.json");
+    let command = &fixture["command"];
+    let request = MxCommandRequest {
+        session_id: string_field(&fixture, "sessionId"),
+        client_correlation_id: string_field(&fixture, "clientCorrelationId"),
+        command: Some(MxCommand {
+            kind: MxCommandKind::Register as i32,
+            payload: Some(mx_command::Payload::Register(RegisterCommand {
+                client_name: string_field(&command["register"], "clientName"),
+            })),
+        }),
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(request.session_id, "session-fixture");
+    assert_eq!(
+        request.command.unwrap().kind,
+        MxCommandKind::Register as i32
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn on_data_change_fixture_can_build_generated_event() {
+    let fixture = read_fixture("on-data-change-event.json");
+    let event = MxEvent {
+        family: MxEventFamily::OnDataChange as i32,
+        session_id: string_field(&fixture, "sessionId"),
+        server_handle: i32_field(&fixture, "serverHandle"),
+        item_handle: i32_field(&fixture, "itemHandle"),
+        value: Some(MxValue {
+            data_type: MxDataType::Integer as i32,
+            variant_type: string_field(&fixture["value"], "variantType"),
+            kind: Some(mx_value::Kind::Int32Value(i32_field(
+                &fixture["value"],
+                "int32Value",
+            ))),
+            ..MxValue::default()
+        }),
+        quality: i32_field(&fixture, "quality"),
+        worker_sequence: u64_field(&fixture, "workerSequence"),
+        ..MxEvent::default()
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(event.family, MxEventFamily::OnDataChange as i32);
+    assert_eq!(event.value.unwrap().data_type, MxDataType::Integer as i32);
+}
+
+fn read_fixture(name: &str) -> Value {
+    let path = fixture_root().join(name);
+    let data = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+        panic!("failed to read fixture {}: {error}", path.display());
+    });
+
+    serde_json::from_str(&data).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+        panic!("failed to parse fixture {}: {error}", path.display());
+    })
+}
+
+fn fixture_root() -> PathBuf {
+    PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../proto/fixtures/golden")
+}
+
+fn string_field(value: &Value, name: &str) -> String {
+    value[name]
+        .as_str()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("missing string field {name}"))
+        .to_owned()
+}
+
+fn i32_field(value: &Value, name: &str) -> i32 {
+    value[name]
+        .as_i64()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("missing i32 field {name}"))
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("field {name} does not fit in i32"))
+}
+
+fn u32_field(value: &Value, name: &str) -> u32 {
+    value[name]
+        .as_u64()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("missing u32 field {name}"))
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("field {name} does not fit in u32"))
+}
+
+fn u64_field(value: &Value, name: &str) -> u64 {
+    if let Some(number) = value[name].as_u64() {
+        return number;
+    }
+
+    value[name]
+        .as_str()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("missing u64 field {name}"))
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("field {name} does not parse as u64"))
+}

docs/GatewayTesting.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ starting `MxGateway.Worker.exe` or loading MXAccess COM. The harness scripts:
 - `WorkerHello` and `WorkerReady` startup,
 - command replies with matching correlation ids,
 - ordered `WorkerEvent` frames,
+- `WorkerHeartbeat` frames,
 - `WorkerFault` frames,
 - shutdown acknowledgements,
 - malformed protobuf payloads and oversized frame headers,
@@ -34,6 +35,45 @@ inside the test.
 `OpenSession`, `Register`, `AddItem`, `Advise`, one streamed `OnDataChange`
 event, and `CloseSession` without loading MXAccess COM.
 
+## Live MXAccess Smoke
+
+`WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests` in `src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/` composes the
+real gRPC service, `SessionManager`, `SessionWorkerClientFactory`,
+`WorkerClient`, `WorkerProcessLauncher`, and `MxGateway.Worker.exe`. It is
+skipped unless `MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS=1` is set because it creates
+the installed MXAccess COM object and depends on live provider state.
+
+The live smoke opens a gateway session, launches the x86 worker, runs
+`Register`, `AddItem`, and `Advise`, waits a bounded time for one
+`OnDataChange`, and closes the session in a `finally` block so the worker gets a
+graceful shutdown request even when a command or event assertion fails.
+
+Build the worker before running the smoke:
+
+```bash
+dotnet build src/MxGateway.Worker/MxGateway.Worker.csproj -p:Platform=x86
+```
+
+Run the smoke explicitly:
+
+```bash
+$env:MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS = "1"
+dotnet test src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/MxGateway.IntegrationTests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests
+```
+
+Optional live smoke variables:
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_WORKER_EXE` | First existing `MxGateway.Worker.exe` under `src/MxGateway.Worker/bin/...` | Worker executable path. Set this when running against a packaged worker or a non-default build output. |
+| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_ITEM` | `TestChildObject.TestInt` | MXAccess item reference used by `AddItem`. |
+| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_CLIENT_NAME` | `MxGateway.IntegrationTests` | Client name passed to `Register`. |
+| `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` | `15` | Maximum wait for the first `OnDataChange`. |
+
+The test output includes session id, worker process id, command status,
+HRESULT/status diagnostics, event sequence and handles, close status, and worker
+stdout/stderr lines emitted during the run.
+
 ## Focused Commands
 
 Run the fake worker tests after changing gateway worker IPC, session startup, or
@@ -43,6 +83,8 @@ event streaming behavior:
 dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~FakeWorkerHarnessTests
 dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~SessionWorkerClientFactoryFakeWorkerTests
 dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~GatewayEndToEndFakeWorkerSmokeTests
+dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~WorkerClientTests
+dotnet test src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxGateway.Worker.Tests.csproj -p:Platform=x86 --filter FullyQualifiedName~WorkerPipeSessionTests
 ```
 
 Run the gateway test project after shared gateway test infrastructure changes:

docs/client-proto-generation.md

@@ -100,10 +100,32 @@ Go clients should generate `mxaccess_gateway.proto` and
 `protoc-gen-go` and `protoc-gen-go-grpc`. Keep generated packages internal
 unless the wrapper API intentionally exposes raw protobuf messages.
 
-Rust clients should use `tonic-build` or the selected protobuf generator from
-the Rust client build script, with generated modules placed under
-`clients/rust/src/generated` or included from the build output according to the
-client crate design.
+The Go scaffold provides a repo-local generation script:
+
+```powershell
+clients/go/generate-proto.ps1
+```
+
+The script maps both proto files into the internal Go package
+`gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/internal/generated` because
+the source `.proto` files do not carry Go-specific `go_package` options. This
+keeps language-specific packaging outside the public contract files.
+
+Rust clients use `tonic-build` from `clients/rust/build.rs`. The build script
+reads the shared `.proto` files and emits generated `tonic`/`prost` modules
+into Cargo build output. `clients/rust/src/generated.rs` contains the module
+declarations that include those generated files. `clients/rust/src/generated`
+remains reserved for checked-in generator output if the crate later changes to
+source-tree generation, and handwritten wrapper code stays outside that
+directory.
+
+Run the Rust workspace checks from `clients/rust`:
+
+```powershell
+cargo fmt --all --check
+cargo test --workspace
+cargo check --workspace
+```
 
 Python clients should use `grpc_tools.protoc` and write generated modules under
 `clients/python/src/mxgateway/generated` so imports stay separate from

docs/clients-dotnet-csharp-design.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Recommended layout:
 
 ```text
 clients/dotnet/
+  MxGateway.Client.sln
   MxGateway.Client/
     MxGateway.Client.csproj
     GatewayClient.cs
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ Target framework:
 <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
 ```
 
+The scaffold uses a project reference to
+`src/MxGateway.Contracts/MxGateway.Contracts.csproj` for generated protobuf and
+gRPC types. `clients/dotnet/generated` remains reserved for client-local
+generator output if the .NET client later needs to decouple from the contracts
+project.
+
 Expected packages:
 
 - `Grpc.Net.Client`

docs/gateway-process-design.md

@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ Behavior:
 `CloseSession` should be idempotent. Closing an already closed session should
 return a successful close result with the final known state.
 
+`WorkerClient.ShutdownAsync` sends `WorkerShutdown`, waits for the worker read,
+write, and heartbeat loops to stop, and waits for the launched worker process to
+exit within the same shutdown timeout. If the pipe loops or process exit exceed
+the timeout, the close operation fails with `ShutdownTimeout`; `GatewaySession`
+then kills the worker process tree before surfacing the close failure.
+
 ### Invoke
 
 `Invoke` forwards one MXAccess command to the worker that owns the session.
@@ -515,6 +521,11 @@ It handles:
 The write loop should fail the session if a pipe write fails outside normal
 shutdown.
 
+During shutdown the worker client treats `WorkerShutdownAck` as the protocol
+close signal, but the process handle remains authoritative for process lifetime.
+The client waits for both the protocol close and process exit before reporting a
+clean shutdown to `GatewaySession`.
+
 ## Command Correlation
 
 Each command gets:

docs/mxaccess-worker-instance-design.md

@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@ If COM creation fails, the worker should send a structured fault with:
 when the exception exposes one, and does not send `WorkerReady` after a failed
 COM creation attempt.
 
+After `WorkerReady`, `WorkerPipeSession` continues reading gateway frames for
+the lifetime of the process. `WorkerCommand` frames are dispatched to
+`MxAccessStaSession`, replies are written as `WorkerCommandReply`, and queued
+worker events are drained after command replies. `WorkerShutdown` starts the
+graceful shutdown path and returns `WorkerShutdownAck` only after the STA
+cleanup path completes.
+
 ## Event Sink
 
 The worker must subscribe to every public MXAccess event family:
@@ -618,13 +625,19 @@ Do not drop or coalesce events in v1.
 
 ## Heartbeat And Watchdog
 
-The worker heartbeat should prove that:
+`WorkerPipeSession` starts the heartbeat loop after the gateway validates
+`WorkerHello` and receives `WorkerReady`. Heartbeats continue until
+`WorkerShutdown`, cancellation, or a pipe/protocol failure stops the session.
+The loop uses `WorkerPipeSessionOptions.HeartbeatInterval`; the default matches
+the gateway worker heartbeat interval.
+
+The worker heartbeat proves that:
 
 - pipe writer is alive,
 - worker host is alive,
 - STA has recently pumped or completed work.
 
-Heartbeat payload should include:
+Heartbeat payload includes:
 
 - worker process id,
 - session id,
@@ -635,13 +648,19 @@ Heartbeat payload should include:
 - event sequence,
 - current command correlation id if any.
 
-The STA watchdog should warn when:
+`MxAccessStaSession.CaptureHeartbeat()` reads `StaRuntime.LastActivityUtc` and
+`StaCommandDispatcher` queue state without touching the raw MXAccess COM object
+outside the STA. Event queue depth and event sequence are reported as zero until
+the event queue implementation owns those counters.
 
-- one command exceeds its expected duration,
-- the STA has not pumped messages within the heartbeat grace period,
-- event queue depth remains high.
-
-The worker can report the problem, but the gateway owns the final kill decision.
+The STA watchdog currently emits a `WorkerFault` with
+`WorkerFaultCategory.StaHung` when `LastStaActivityUtc` is older than
+`WorkerPipeSessionOptions.HeartbeatGrace`. The fault includes the current
+command correlation id when a command is active. Command duration and high event
+queue depth remain observable through heartbeat fields until dedicated
+thresholds own those warnings. The worker reports stale STA activity, but the
+gateway owns the final kill decision through its existing heartbeat and worker
+lifecycle policy.
 
 ## Shutdown
 
@@ -663,6 +682,29 @@ Graceful shutdown sequence:
 If shutdown wedges, the gateway kills the process. The worker should be written
 so process kill does not corrupt other sessions.
 
+`MxAccessStaSession.ShutdownGracefullyAsync` implements the current cleanup
+path. It first calls `StaCommandDispatcher.RequestShutdown()` so new commands
+are rejected and queued commands that have not started receive
+`ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable`. The command already executing on the
+STA is allowed to finish until the shutdown grace period expires.
+
+After command dispatch is closed, cleanup runs on the STA in MXAccess handle
+order:
+
+1. one `UnAdvise` call per advised server/item pair,
+2. `RemoveItem` for active item handles,
+3. `Unregister` for active server handles,
+4. event sink detach,
+5. COM release.
+
+Each cleanup call is best effort. A failed cleanup operation is recorded as an
+`MxAccessShutdownFailure`, logged by `WorkerPipeSession`, and does not prevent
+later cleanup calls from running. A shutdown with cleanup failures still returns
+`WorkerShutdownAck` with `ProtocolStatusCode.Ok` because the worker reached the
+controlled release path. If the grace period expires before cleanup can run or
+finish, the worker reports `WorkerFaultCategory.ShutdownTimeout` when possible
+and relies on the gateway to kill the process.
+
 ## Fault Handling
 
 Worker fault categories:
@@ -765,6 +807,14 @@ tests. `AddItem` uses `TestChildObject.TestInt` by default and accepts an
 override through `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_ITEM`; `AddItem2` uses the captured
 parity fixture shape `AddItem2("TestInt", "TestChildObject")`.
 
+`WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests` in `src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/` uses the
+same opt-in variable for the gateway-to-worker live smoke. It launches the x86
+worker through `WorkerProcessLauncher`, opens a gateway session, runs
+`Register`, `AddItem`, and `Advise`, waits for one `OnDataChange`, and closes
+the session. The smoke accepts `MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_WORKER_EXE` for a
+non-default worker executable path and
+`MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` for the bounded event wait.
+
 ## Initial Implementation Slice
 
 The first worker slice should implement:

src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/IntegrationTestEnvironment.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,92 @@ namespace MxGateway.IntegrationTests;
 public static class IntegrationTestEnvironment
 {
     public const string LiveMxAccessVariableName = "MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS";
+    public const string LiveMxAccessWorkerExecutableVariableName = "MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_WORKER_EXE";
+    public const string LiveMxAccessItemVariableName = "MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_ITEM";
+    public const string LiveMxAccessClientNameVariableName = "MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_CLIENT_NAME";
+    public const string LiveMxAccessEventTimeoutSecondsVariableName = "MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS";
 
     public static bool LiveMxAccessTestsEnabled =>
         string.Equals(
             Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(LiveMxAccessVariableName),
             "1",
             StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+    public static string LiveMxAccessItem =>
+        GetOptionalEnvironmentVariable(
+            LiveMxAccessItemVariableName,
+            "TestChildObject.TestInt");
+
+    public static string LiveMxAccessClientName =>
+        GetOptionalEnvironmentVariable(
+            LiveMxAccessClientNameVariableName,
+            "MxGateway.IntegrationTests");
+
+    public static TimeSpan LiveMxAccessEventTimeout =>
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(GetPositiveIntegerEnvironmentVariable(
+            LiveMxAccessEventTimeoutSecondsVariableName,
+            defaultValue: 15));
+
+    public static string ResolveLiveMxAccessWorkerExecutablePath()
+    {
+        string? configuredPath = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(LiveMxAccessWorkerExecutableVariableName);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuredPath))
+        {
+            return Path.GetFullPath(configuredPath);
+        }
+
+        string repositoryRoot = ResolveRepositoryRoot(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        string[] candidatePaths =
+        [
+            Path.Combine(repositoryRoot, "src", "MxGateway.Worker", "bin", "x86", "Debug", "net48", "MxGateway.Worker.exe"),
+            Path.Combine(repositoryRoot, "src", "MxGateway.Worker", "bin", "Debug", "net48", "MxGateway.Worker.exe"),
+            Path.Combine(repositoryRoot, "src", "MxGateway.Worker", "bin", "x86", "Release", "net48", "MxGateway.Worker.exe"),
+            Path.Combine(repositoryRoot, "src", "MxGateway.Worker", "bin", "Release", "net48", "MxGateway.Worker.exe"),
+            Path.Combine(repositoryRoot, "src", "MxGateway.Worker", "bin", "x86", "Release", "MxGateway.Worker.exe"),
+        ];
+
+        return candidatePaths.FirstOrDefault(File.Exists)
+            ?? candidatePaths[0];
+    }
+
+    private static string GetOptionalEnvironmentVariable(
+        string name,
+        string defaultValue)
+    {
+        string? value = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(name);
+        return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value)
+            ? defaultValue
+            : value;
+    }
+
+    private static int GetPositiveIntegerEnvironmentVariable(
+        string name,
+        int defaultValue)
+    {
+        string? value = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(name);
+        if (int.TryParse(value, out int parsed) && parsed > 0)
+        {
+            return parsed;
+        }
+
+        return defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    internal static string ResolveRepositoryRoot(string startDirectory)
+    {
+        DirectoryInfo? directory = new(startDirectory);
+        while (directory is not null)
+        {
+            if ((Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(directory.FullName, ".git"))
+                    || File.Exists(Path.Combine(directory.FullName, ".git")))
+                && Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(directory.FullName, "src")))
+            {
+                return directory.FullName;
+            }
+
+            directory = directory.Parent;
+        }
+
+        return Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
+    }
 }

src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/IntegrationTestEnvironmentTests.cs

@@ -9,4 +9,37 @@ public sealed class IntegrationTestEnvironmentTests
             "MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS",
             IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessVariableName);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LiveMxAccessWorkerExecutable_UsesDocumentedEnvironmentVariable()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            "MXGATEWAY_LIVE_MXACCESS_WORKER_EXE",
+            IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessWorkerExecutableVariableName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ResolveRepositoryRoot_AcceptsGitWorktreeFile()
+    {
+        string temporaryRoot = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Path.GetRandomFileName());
+        string nestedDirectory = Path.Combine(temporaryRoot, "tests", "bin");
+
+        try
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(nestedDirectory);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(temporaryRoot, "src"));
+            File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(temporaryRoot, ".git"), "gitdir: ../.git/worktrees/test");
+
+            string repositoryRoot = IntegrationTestEnvironment.ResolveRepositoryRoot(nestedDirectory);
+
+            Assert.Equal(temporaryRoot, repositoryRoot);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (Directory.Exists(temporaryRoot))
+            {
+                Directory.Delete(temporaryRoot, recursive: true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/LiveMxAccessFactAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace MxGateway.IntegrationTests;
+
+public sealed class LiveMxAccessFactAttribute : FactAttribute
+{
+    public LiveMxAccessFactAttribute()
+    {
+        if (!IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessTestsEnabled)
+        {
+            Skip = $"Set {IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessVariableName}=1 to run live MXAccess tests.";
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/MxGateway.IntegrationTests.csproj

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\MxGateway.Contracts\MxGateway.Contracts.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MxGateway.Server\MxGateway.Server.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

src/MxGateway.IntegrationTests/WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,517 @@
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MxGateway.Contracts;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Server.Configuration;
+using MxGateway.Server.Grpc;
+using MxGateway.Server.Metrics;
+using MxGateway.Server.Security.Authorization;
+using MxGateway.Server.Sessions;
+using MxGateway.Server.Workers;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+
+namespace MxGateway.IntegrationTests;
+
+public sealed class WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests(ITestOutputHelper output)
+{
+    private static readonly TimeSpan CommandTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15);
+    private static readonly TimeSpan StreamShutdownTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+
+    [LiveMxAccessFact]
+    [Trait("Category", "LiveMxAccess")]
+    public async Task GatewaySession_WithLiveWorker_RegistersAdvisesStreamsDataAndCloses()
+    {
+        string workerExecutablePath = IntegrationTestEnvironment.ResolveLiveMxAccessWorkerExecutablePath();
+        Assert.True(
+            File.Exists(workerExecutablePath),
+            $"Live MXAccess worker executable was not found at {workerExecutablePath}. Build the worker or set {IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessWorkerExecutableVariableName}.");
+
+        TestWorkerProcessFactory processFactory = new(output);
+        await using GatewayServiceFixture fixture = new(workerExecutablePath, processFactory, output);
+
+        string? sessionId = null;
+        RecordingServerStreamWriter<MxEvent>? eventWriter = null;
+        Task? streamTask = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            OpenSessionReply openReply = await fixture.Service.OpenSession(
+                new OpenSessionRequest
+                {
+                    ClientSessionName = "live-mxaccess-smoke",
+                    ClientCorrelationId = "live-open",
+                    CommandTimeout = Duration.FromTimeSpan(CommandTimeout),
+                },
+                new TestServerCallContext()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            sessionId = openReply.SessionId;
+            output.WriteLine($"OpenSession status={openReply.ProtocolStatus.Code} session={sessionId} worker_pid={openReply.WorkerProcessId}");
+            Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, openReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+            Assert.True(openReply.WorkerProcessId > 0);
+
+            eventWriter = new RecordingServerStreamWriter<MxEvent>();
+            streamTask = fixture.Service.StreamEvents(
+                new StreamEventsRequest { SessionId = sessionId },
+                eventWriter,
+                new TestServerCallContext());
+
+            MxCommandReply registerReply = await fixture.Service.Invoke(
+                CreateRegisterRequest(sessionId),
+                new TestServerCallContext()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            LogReply("Register", registerReply);
+            Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, registerReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+            Assert.True(registerReply.Register.ServerHandle > 0);
+
+            MxCommandReply addItemReply = await fixture.Service.Invoke(
+                CreateAddItemRequest(sessionId, registerReply.Register.ServerHandle),
+                new TestServerCallContext()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            LogReply("AddItem", addItemReply);
+            Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, addItemReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+            Assert.True(addItemReply.AddItem.ItemHandle > 0);
+
+            MxCommandReply adviseReply = await fixture.Service.Invoke(
+                CreateAdviseRequest(
+                    sessionId,
+                    registerReply.Register.ServerHandle,
+                    addItemReply.AddItem.ItemHandle),
+                new TestServerCallContext()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            LogReply("Advise", adviseReply);
+            Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, adviseReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+
+            MxEvent dataChange = await eventWriter
+                .WaitForFirstMessageAsync(IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessEventTimeout)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            LogEvent(dataChange);
+
+            Assert.Equal(MxEventFamily.OnDataChange, dataChange.Family);
+            Assert.Equal(sessionId, dataChange.SessionId);
+            Assert.Equal(registerReply.Register.ServerHandle, dataChange.ServerHandle);
+            Assert.Equal(addItemReply.AddItem.ItemHandle, dataChange.ItemHandle);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sessionId))
+                {
+                    await CloseSessionAsync(fixture, sessionId).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+
+                if (streamTask is not null)
+                {
+                    await streamTask.WaitAsync(StreamShutdownTimeout).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                await processFactory.WaitForProcessesAsync(StreamShutdownTimeout).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static MxCommandRequest CreateRegisterRequest(string sessionId)
+    {
+        return new MxCommandRequest
+        {
+            SessionId = sessionId,
+            ClientCorrelationId = "live-register",
+            Command = new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+                Register = new RegisterCommand
+                {
+                    ClientName = IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessClientName,
+                },
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static MxCommandRequest CreateAddItemRequest(
+        string sessionId,
+        int serverHandle)
+    {
+        return new MxCommandRequest
+        {
+            SessionId = sessionId,
+            ClientCorrelationId = "live-add-item",
+            Command = new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.AddItem,
+                AddItem = new AddItemCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                    ItemDefinition = IntegrationTestEnvironment.LiveMxAccessItem,
+                },
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static MxCommandRequest CreateAdviseRequest(
+        string sessionId,
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle)
+    {
+        return new MxCommandRequest
+        {
+            SessionId = sessionId,
+            ClientCorrelationId = "live-advise",
+            Command = new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Advise,
+                Advise = new AdviseCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                    ItemHandle = itemHandle,
+                },
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private async Task CloseSessionAsync(
+        GatewayServiceFixture fixture,
+        string sessionId)
+    {
+        CloseSessionReply closeReply = await fixture.Service.CloseSession(
+            new CloseSessionRequest
+            {
+                SessionId = sessionId,
+                ClientCorrelationId = "live-close",
+            },
+            new TestServerCallContext()).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        output.WriteLine($"CloseSession status={closeReply.ProtocolStatus.Code} final_state={closeReply.FinalState}");
+    }
+
+    private void LogReply(
+        string method,
+        MxCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        output.WriteLine(
+            $"{method} status={reply.ProtocolStatus.Code} hresult={reply.Hresult} diagnostic={reply.DiagnosticMessage}");
+
+        foreach (MxStatusProxy status in reply.Statuses)
+        {
+            output.WriteLine(
+                $"{method} mxstatus success={status.Success} category={status.Category} detail={status.Detail} text={status.DiagnosticText}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void LogEvent(MxEvent dataChange)
+    {
+        output.WriteLine(
+            $"Event family={dataChange.Family} worker_sequence={dataChange.WorkerSequence} server_handle={dataChange.ServerHandle} item_handle={dataChange.ItemHandle} quality={dataChange.Quality}");
+        output.WriteLine(
+            $"Event value_type={dataChange.Value?.DataType} raw_status={dataChange.RawStatus}");
+    }
+
+    private sealed class GatewayServiceFixture : IAsyncDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly GatewayMetrics _metrics = new();
+        private readonly SessionRegistry _registry = new();
+        private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
+
+        public GatewayServiceFixture(
+            string workerExecutablePath,
+            IWorkerProcessFactory processFactory,
+            ITestOutputHelper output)
+        {
+            IOptions<GatewayOptions> options = Options.Create(CreateOptions(workerExecutablePath));
+            _loggerFactory = LoggerFactory.Create(builder => builder.AddProvider(new TestOutputLoggerProvider(output)));
+            WorkerProcessLauncher launcher = new(
+                options,
+                processFactory,
+                new WorkerProcessStartedProbe(),
+                _metrics);
+            SessionWorkerClientFactory workerClientFactory = new(
+                launcher,
+                options,
+                _metrics,
+                _loggerFactory);
+            SessionManager sessionManager = new(
+                _registry,
+                workerClientFactory,
+                options,
+                _metrics,
+                logger: _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<SessionManager>());
+            MxAccessGrpcMapper mapper = new();
+            EventStreamService eventStreamService = new(
+                sessionManager,
+                options,
+                mapper,
+                _metrics,
+                _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<EventStreamService>());
+
+            Service = new MxAccessGatewayService(
+                sessionManager,
+                new GatewayRequestIdentityAccessor(),
+                new MxAccessGrpcRequestValidator(),
+                mapper,
+                eventStreamService,
+                _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<MxAccessGatewayService>());
+        }
+
+        public MxAccessGatewayService Service { get; }
+
+        public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+        {
+            foreach (GatewaySession session in _registry.Snapshot())
+            {
+                await session.DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+
+            _loggerFactory.Dispose();
+            _metrics.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        private static GatewayOptions CreateOptions(string workerExecutablePath)
+        {
+            return new GatewayOptions
+            {
+                Worker = new WorkerOptions
+                {
+                    ExecutablePath = workerExecutablePath,
+                    StartupTimeoutSeconds = 30,
+                    ShutdownTimeoutSeconds = 15,
+                    HeartbeatIntervalSeconds = 5,
+                    HeartbeatGraceSeconds = 15,
+                    MaxMessageBytes = WorkerFrameProtocolOptions.DefaultMaxMessageBytes,
+                    RequiredArchitecture = WorkerArchitecture.X86,
+                },
+                Sessions = new SessionOptions
+                {
+                    DefaultCommandTimeoutSeconds = 15,
+                    MaxSessions = 1,
+                },
+                Events = new EventOptions
+                {
+                    QueueCapacity = 32,
+                },
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class RecordingServerStreamWriter<T> : IServerStreamWriter<T>
+    {
+        private readonly object syncRoot = new();
+        private readonly TaskCompletionSource<T> firstMessage = new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+        private readonly List<T> messages = [];
+
+        public IReadOnlyList<T> Messages
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                lock (syncRoot)
+                {
+                    return messages.ToArray();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public WriteOptions? WriteOptions { get; set; }
+
+        public Task WriteAsync(T message)
+        {
+            lock (syncRoot)
+            {
+                messages.Add(message);
+            }
+
+            firstMessage.TrySetResult(message);
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<T> WaitForFirstMessageAsync(TimeSpan timeout)
+        {
+            return await firstMessage.Task.WaitAsync(timeout).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestServerCallContext(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) : ServerCallContext
+    {
+        private readonly Metadata requestHeaders = [];
+        private readonly Metadata responseTrailers = [];
+        private readonly Dictionary<object, object> userState = [];
+        private Status status;
+        private WriteOptions? writeOptions;
+
+        protected override string MethodCore => "/mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway/Test";
+
+        protected override string HostCore => "localhost";
+
+        protected override string PeerCore => "ipv4:127.0.0.1:5000";
+
+        protected override DateTime DeadlineCore => DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(1);
+
+        protected override Metadata RequestHeadersCore => requestHeaders;
+
+        protected override CancellationToken CancellationTokenCore => cancellationToken;
+
+        protected override Metadata ResponseTrailersCore => responseTrailers;
+
+        protected override Status StatusCore
+        {
+            get => status;
+            set => status = value;
+        }
+
+        protected override WriteOptions? WriteOptionsCore
+        {
+            get => writeOptions;
+            set => writeOptions = value;
+        }
+
+        protected override AuthContext AuthContextCore { get; } = new(
+            string.Empty,
+            new Dictionary<string, List<AuthProperty>>(StringComparer.Ordinal));
+
+        protected override IDictionary<object, object> UserStateCore => userState;
+
+        protected override Task WriteResponseHeadersAsyncCore(Metadata responseHeaders)
+        {
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        protected override ContextPropagationToken CreatePropagationTokenCore(
+            ContextPropagationOptions? options)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestWorkerProcessFactory(ITestOutputHelper output) : IWorkerProcessFactory
+    {
+        private readonly ConcurrentBag<TestWorkerProcess> processes = [];
+
+        public IWorkerProcess Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
+        {
+            startInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
+            startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
+            startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
+
+            Process process = new()
+            {
+                StartInfo = startInfo,
+                EnableRaisingEvents = true,
+            };
+
+            process.OutputDataReceived += (_, args) => WriteWorkerOutput("stdout", args.Data);
+            process.ErrorDataReceived += (_, args) => WriteWorkerOutput("stderr", args.Data);
+
+            if (!process.Start())
+            {
+                process.Dispose();
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Worker process failed to start.");
+            }
+
+            process.BeginOutputReadLine();
+            process.BeginErrorReadLine();
+
+            TestWorkerProcess workerProcess = new(process);
+            processes.Add(workerProcess);
+            output.WriteLine($"WorkerProcess started pid={workerProcess.Id} path={startInfo.FileName}");
+
+            return workerProcess;
+        }
+
+        public async Task WaitForProcessesAsync(TimeSpan timeout)
+        {
+            foreach (TestWorkerProcess process in processes)
+            {
+                if (process.HasExited)
+                {
+                    output.WriteLine($"WorkerProcess exited pid={process.Id} exit_code={process.ExitCode}");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                using CancellationTokenSource timeoutCancellation = new(timeout);
+                await process.WaitForExitAsync(timeoutCancellation.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                output.WriteLine($"WorkerProcess exited pid={process.Id} exit_code={process.ExitCode}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void WriteWorkerOutput(
+            string streamName,
+            string? line)
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
+            {
+                output.WriteLine($"worker_{streamName}: {line}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestWorkerProcess(Process process) : IWorkerProcess
+    {
+        public int Id => process.Id;
+
+        public bool HasExited => process.HasExited;
+
+        public int? ExitCode => process.HasExited ? process.ExitCode : null;
+
+        public async ValueTask WaitForExitAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            await process.WaitForExitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        public void Kill(bool entireProcessTree)
+        {
+            process.Kill(entireProcessTree);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            process.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestOutputLoggerProvider(ITestOutputHelper output) : ILoggerProvider
+    {
+        public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)
+        {
+            return new TestOutputLogger(output, categoryName);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestOutputLogger(
+        ITestOutputHelper output,
+        string categoryName) : ILogger
+    {
+        public IDisposable? BeginScope<TState>(TState state)
+            where TState : notnull
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel)
+        {
+            return logLevel >= LogLevel.Information;
+        }
+
+        public void Log<TState>(
+            LogLevel logLevel,
+            EventId eventId,
+            TState state,
+            Exception? exception,
+            Func<TState, Exception?, string> formatter)
+        {
+            if (!IsEnabled(logLevel))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            output.WriteLine($"{logLevel} {categoryName}: {formatter(state, exception)}");
+            if (exception is not null)
+            {
+                output.WriteLine(exception.ToString());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Server/Workers/WorkerClient.cs

@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ public sealed class WorkerClient : IWorkerClient
         try
         {
             await WaitForBackgroundTasksAsync(timeoutCts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await WaitForProcessExitAsync(timeoutCts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
             MarkClosed("shutdown");
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException) when (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
@@ -717,6 +718,17 @@ public sealed class WorkerClient : IWorkerClient
         await Task.WhenAll(tasks).WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
+    private async Task WaitForProcessExitAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        WorkerProcessHandle? processHandle = _connection.ProcessHandle;
+        if (processHandle is null || processHandle.Process.HasExited)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await processHandle.Process.WaitForExitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     private void ThrowIfDisposed()
     {
         ObjectDisposedException.ThrowIf(_disposed, this);

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Sessions/SessionManagerTests.cs

@@ -86,6 +86,26 @@ public sealed class SessionManagerTests
         Assert.Equal(0, metrics.GetSnapshot().OpenSessions);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CloseSessionAsync_WhenWorkerShutdownFails_KillsWorker()
+    {
+        FakeWorkerClient workerClient = new()
+        {
+            ShutdownException = new WorkerClientException(
+                WorkerClientErrorCode.ShutdownTimeout,
+                "Worker shutdown timed out."),
+        };
+        SessionManager manager = CreateManager(new FakeSessionWorkerClientFactory(workerClient));
+        GatewaySession session = await manager.OpenSessionAsync(CreateOpenRequest(), "client-1", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        SessionManagerException exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<SessionManagerException>(
+            async () => await manager.CloseSessionAsync(session.SessionId, CancellationToken.None));
+
+        Assert.Equal(SessionManagerErrorCode.CloseFailed, exception.ErrorCode);
+        Assert.Equal(1, workerClient.ShutdownCount);
+        Assert.Equal(1, workerClient.KillCount);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task OpenSessionAsync_WhenWorkerCreationFails_RemovesSessionFromRegistry()
     {
@@ -266,6 +286,8 @@ public sealed class SessionManagerTests
 
         public int KillCount { get; private set; }
 
+        public Exception? ShutdownException { get; init; }
+
         public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             return Task.CompletedTask;
@@ -302,6 +324,11 @@ public sealed class SessionManagerTests
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             ShutdownCount++;
+            if (ShutdownException is not null)
+            {
+                throw ShutdownException;
+            }
+
             State = WorkerClientState.Closed;
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Workers/FakeWorkerHarnessTests.cs

@@ -105,6 +105,25 @@ public sealed class FakeWorkerHarnessTests
         Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Faulted, client.State);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SendHeartbeatAsync_UpdatesClientHeartbeatState()
+    {
+        await using FakeWorkerHarness fakeWorker = await FakeWorkerHarness.CreateConnectedPairAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = fakeWorker.CreateClient();
+        await StartClientAsync(fakeWorker, client);
+        DateTimeOffset previousHeartbeat = client.LastHeartbeatAt;
+
+        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(20));
+        await fakeWorker.SendHeartbeatAsync(
+            configureHeartbeat: heartbeat => heartbeat.WorkerProcessId = 2468);
+
+        await WaitUntilAsync(
+            () => client.ProcessId == 2468 && client.LastHeartbeatAt > previousHeartbeat,
+            TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Ready, client.State);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task InvokeAsync_WithHungWorker_TimesOutPendingCommand()
     {

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Workers/Fakes/FakeWorkerHarness.cs

@@ -284,6 +284,26 @@ public sealed class FakeWorkerHarness : IAsyncDisposable
             cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
+    public async Task SendHeartbeatAsync(
+        WorkerState state = WorkerState.Ready,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default,
+        Action<WorkerHeartbeat>? configureHeartbeat = null)
+    {
+        WorkerHeartbeat heartbeat = new()
+        {
+            WorkerProcessId = DefaultWorkerProcessId,
+            State = state,
+            LastStaActivityTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+        };
+        configureHeartbeat?.Invoke(heartbeat);
+
+        await _writer.WriteAsync(
+            CreateEnvelope(
+                correlationId: string.Empty,
+                envelope => envelope.WorkerHeartbeat = heartbeat),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public async Task SendShutdownAckAsync(
         ProtocolStatusCode statusCode = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

src/MxGateway.Tests/Gateway/Workers/WorkerClientTests.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.IO.Pipes;
+using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
 using MxGateway.Contracts;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
 using MxGateway.Server.Workers;
@@ -151,6 +152,24 @@ public sealed class WorkerClientTests
         Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Faulted, client.State);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadLoop_WhenHeartbeatArrives_UpdatesLastHeartbeatAndWorkerProcess()
+    {
+        await using PipePair pipePair = await PipePair.CreateAsync();
+        await using WorkerClient client = CreateClient(pipePair);
+        await CompleteHandshakeAsync(client, pipePair);
+        DateTimeOffset previousHeartbeat = client.LastHeartbeatAt;
+
+        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(20));
+        await pipePair.WorkerWriter.WriteAsync(CreateHeartbeatEnvelope(workerProcessId: 9876));
+
+        await WaitUntilAsync(
+            () => client.ProcessId == 9876 && client.LastHeartbeatAt > previousHeartbeat,
+            TestTimeout);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerClientState.Ready, client.State);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task HeartbeatMonitor_WhenHeartbeatExpires_FaultsClient()
     {
@@ -276,6 +295,21 @@ public sealed class WorkerClientTests
             });
     }
 
+    private static WorkerEnvelope CreateHeartbeatEnvelope(int workerProcessId)
+    {
+        return CreateWorkerEnvelope(
+            correlationId: string.Empty,
+            sequence: 20,
+            envelope => envelope.WorkerHeartbeat = new WorkerHeartbeat
+            {
+                WorkerProcessId = workerProcessId,
+                State = WorkerState.Ready,
+                LastStaActivityTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+                PendingCommandCount = 0,
+                OutboundEventQueueDepth = 0,
+            });
+    }
+
     private static WorkerEnvelope CreateWorkerEnvelope(
         string correlationId,
         ulong sequence,

src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Bootstrap/WorkerApplicationTests.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public sealed class WorkerApplicationTests
         Assert.Equal("mxaccess-gateway-123-session-1", entry.Fields["pipe_name"]);
         Assert.Equal(GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion, entry.Fields["protocol_version"]);
         Assert.Equal("[redacted]", entry.Fields["nonce"]);
-        Assert.Equal("WorkerPipeHandshakeSucceeded", logger.Entries[1].EventName);
+        Assert.Equal("WorkerPipeSessionCompleted", logger.Entries[1].EventName);
     }
 
     [Fact]

src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Ipc/WorkerPipeClientTests.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Pipes;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
 using MxGateway.Contracts;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
 using MxGateway.Worker.Bootstrap;
 using MxGateway.Worker.Ipc;
+using MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
 
 namespace MxGateway.Worker.Tests.Ipc;
 
@@ -28,7 +33,9 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeClientTests
             PipeTransmissionMode.Byte,
             PipeOptions.Asynchronous);
 
-        WorkerPipeClient client = new(connectTimeoutMilliseconds: 5000);
+        WorkerPipeClient client = new(
+            connectTimeoutMilliseconds: 5000,
+            (stream, options) => CreateSession(stream, options));
         Task clientTask = client.RunAsync(workerOptions);
 
         await Task.Factory.FromAsync(server.BeginWaitForConnection, server.EndWaitForConnection, null);
@@ -56,6 +63,94 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeClientTests
         WorkerEnvelope ready = await reader.ReadAsync();
         Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerReady, ready.BodyCase);
 
+        await writer.WriteAsync(new WorkerEnvelope
+        {
+            ProtocolVersion = GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+            SessionId = "session-1",
+            Sequence = 2,
+            WorkerShutdown = new WorkerShutdown
+            {
+                GracePeriod = Duration.FromTimeSpan(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)),
+                Reason = "test-complete",
+            },
+        });
+
+        WorkerEnvelope shutdownAck = await reader.ReadAsync();
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerShutdownAck, shutdownAck.BodyCase);
         await clientTask;
     }
+
+    private static WorkerPipeSession CreateSession(
+        Stream stream,
+        WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options)
+    {
+        return new WorkerPipeSession(
+            new WorkerFrameReader(stream, options),
+            new WorkerFrameWriter(stream, options),
+            options,
+            () => 1234,
+            new WorkerPipeSessionOptions
+            {
+                HeartbeatInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
+                HeartbeatGrace = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
+            },
+            () => new FakeRuntimeSession());
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeRuntimeSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
+    {
+        public Task<WorkerReady> StartAsync(
+            string sessionId,
+            int workerProcessId,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new WorkerReady
+            {
+                WorkerProcessId = workerProcessId,
+                MxaccessProgid = MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess.MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId,
+                MxaccessClsid = MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess.MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid,
+                ReadyTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+            });
+        }
+
+        public Task<MxCommandReply> DispatchAsync(StaCommand command)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MxCommandReply
+            {
+                SessionId = command.SessionId,
+                CorrelationId = command.CorrelationId,
+                Kind = command.Kind,
+                ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+                {
+                    Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok,
+                    Message = "OK",
+                },
+            });
+        }
+
+        public WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot CaptureHeartbeat()
+        {
+            return new WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot(
+                DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                pendingCommandCount: 0,
+                outboundEventQueueDepth: 0,
+                lastEventSequence: 0,
+                currentCommandCorrelationId: string.Empty);
+        }
+
+        public void RequestShutdown()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public Task<MxAccessShutdownResult> ShutdownGracefullyAsync(
+            TimeSpan timeout,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MxAccessShutdownResult(Array.Empty<MxAccessShutdownFailure>()));
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+        }
+    }
 }

src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Ipc/WorkerPipeSessionTests.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Pipes;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
 using MxGateway.Contracts;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
 using MxGateway.Worker.Ipc;
+using MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
 
 namespace MxGateway.Worker.Tests.Ipc;
 
@@ -147,6 +152,127 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSessionTests
         Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable, written[1].WorkerFault.ProtocolStatus.Code);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_SendsHeartbeatPayloadFromRuntimeSnapshot()
+    {
+        using CancellationTokenSource cancellation = new(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+        using PipePair pipePair = await PipePair.CreateAsync(cancellation.Token);
+        FakeRuntimeSession runtime = new();
+        runtime.SetSnapshot(new WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot(
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            pendingCommandCount: 2,
+            outboundEventQueueDepth: 3,
+            lastEventSequence: 42,
+            currentCommandCorrelationId: "current-command"));
+        WorkerPipeSession session = CreatePipeSession(
+            pipePair.WorkerStream,
+            runtime,
+            new WorkerPipeSessionOptions
+            {
+                HeartbeatInterval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(20),
+                HeartbeatGrace = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5),
+            });
+        Task runTask = session.RunAsync(cancellation.Token);
+
+        await CompleteGatewayHandshakeAsync(pipePair, cancellation.Token);
+        await ThrowIfCompletedAsync(runTask);
+
+        WorkerEnvelope heartbeat = await ReadUntilAsync(
+            pipePair.GatewayReader,
+            WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerHeartbeat,
+            cancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerState.ExecutingCommand, heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.State);
+        Assert.Equal(1234, heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.WorkerProcessId);
+        Assert.Equal(2u, heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.PendingCommandCount);
+        Assert.Equal(3u, heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.OutboundEventQueueDepth);
+        Assert.Equal(42UL, heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.LastEventSequence);
+        Assert.Equal("current-command", heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.CurrentCommandCorrelationId);
+
+        await SendShutdownAndWaitAsync(pipePair, runTask, cancellation.Token);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_WhenCommandIsExecuting_HeartbeatReportsCurrentCorrelation()
+    {
+        using CancellationTokenSource cancellation = new(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+        using PipePair pipePair = await PipePair.CreateAsync(cancellation.Token);
+        FakeRuntimeSession runtime = new()
+        {
+            BlockDispatch = true,
+        };
+        WorkerPipeSession session = CreatePipeSession(
+            pipePair.WorkerStream,
+            runtime,
+            new WorkerPipeSessionOptions
+            {
+                HeartbeatInterval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(20),
+                HeartbeatGrace = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5),
+            });
+        Task runTask = session.RunAsync(cancellation.Token);
+        await CompleteGatewayHandshakeAsync(pipePair, cancellation.Token);
+
+        await pipePair.GatewayWriter.WriteAsync(
+            CreateCommandEnvelope("command-1"),
+            cancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.True(runtime.DispatchStarted.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)));
+        WorkerEnvelope heartbeat = await ReadUntilAsync(
+            pipePair.GatewayReader,
+            WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerHeartbeat,
+            envelope => envelope.WorkerHeartbeat.CurrentCommandCorrelationId == "command-1",
+            cancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.Equal("command-1", heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.CurrentCommandCorrelationId);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerState.ExecutingCommand, heartbeat.WorkerHeartbeat.State);
+
+        runtime.ReleaseDispatch();
+        WorkerEnvelope reply = await ReadUntilAsync(
+            pipePair.GatewayReader,
+            WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerCommandReply,
+            cancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.Equal("command-1", reply.CorrelationId);
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, reply.WorkerCommandReply.Reply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+
+        await SendShutdownAndWaitAsync(pipePair, runTask, cancellation.Token);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_WhenStaActivityIsStale_WritesWatchdogFault()
+    {
+        using CancellationTokenSource cancellation = new(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+        using PipePair pipePair = await PipePair.CreateAsync(cancellation.Token);
+        FakeRuntimeSession runtime = new();
+        runtime.SetSnapshot(new WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot(
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5),
+            pendingCommandCount: 0,
+            outboundEventQueueDepth: 0,
+            lastEventSequence: 0,
+            currentCommandCorrelationId: "stuck-command"));
+        WorkerPipeSession session = CreatePipeSession(
+            pipePair.WorkerStream,
+            runtime,
+            new WorkerPipeSessionOptions
+            {
+                HeartbeatInterval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(20),
+                HeartbeatGrace = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50),
+            });
+        Task runTask = session.RunAsync(cancellation.Token);
+        await CompleteGatewayHandshakeAsync(pipePair, cancellation.Token);
+
+        WorkerEnvelope fault = await ReadUntilAsync(
+            pipePair.GatewayReader,
+            WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerFault,
+            cancellation.Token);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerFaultCategory.StaHung, fault.WorkerFault.Category);
+        Assert.Equal("stuck-command", fault.WorkerFault.CommandMethod);
+        Assert.Contains("STA activity is stale", fault.WorkerFault.DiagnosticMessage);
+
+        await SendShutdownAndWaitAsync(pipePair, runTask, cancellation.Token);
+    }
+
     private static WorkerPipeSession CreateSession(
         Stream inbound,
         Stream outbound,
@@ -159,6 +285,21 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSessionTests
             () => 1234);
     }
 
+    private static WorkerPipeSession CreatePipeSession(
+        Stream stream,
+        FakeRuntimeSession runtime,
+        WorkerPipeSessionOptions sessionOptions)
+    {
+        WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options = CreateOptions();
+        return new WorkerPipeSession(
+            new WorkerFrameReader(stream, options),
+            new WorkerFrameWriter(stream, options),
+            options,
+            () => 1234,
+            sessionOptions,
+            () => runtime);
+    }
+
     private static WorkerFrameProtocolOptions CreateOptions()
     {
         return new WorkerFrameProtocolOptions(
@@ -185,6 +326,119 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSessionTests
         };
     }
 
+    private static WorkerEnvelope CreateCommandEnvelope(string correlationId)
+    {
+        return new WorkerEnvelope
+        {
+            ProtocolVersion = GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+            SessionId = SessionId,
+            Sequence = 2,
+            CorrelationId = correlationId,
+            WorkerCommand = new WorkerCommand
+            {
+                Command = new MxCommand
+                {
+                    Kind = MxCommandKind.Ping,
+                    Ping = new PingCommand
+                    {
+                        Message = "ping",
+                    },
+                },
+                EnqueueTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static WorkerEnvelope CreateShutdownEnvelope()
+    {
+        return new WorkerEnvelope
+        {
+            ProtocolVersion = GatewayContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+            SessionId = SessionId,
+            Sequence = 3,
+            WorkerShutdown = new WorkerShutdown
+            {
+                GracePeriod = Duration.FromTimeSpan(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)),
+                Reason = "test-complete",
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static async Task CompleteGatewayHandshakeAsync(
+        PipePair pipePair,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        await pipePair.GatewayWriter
+            .WriteAsync(CreateGatewayHelloEnvelope(), cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        WorkerEnvelope hello = await pipePair.GatewayReader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        WorkerEnvelope ready = await pipePair.GatewayReader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerHello, hello.BodyCase);
+        Assert.Equal(WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerReady, ready.BodyCase);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task SendShutdownAndWaitAsync(
+        PipePair pipePair,
+        Task runTask,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        await pipePair.GatewayWriter
+            .WriteAsync(CreateShutdownEnvelope(), cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        WorkerEnvelope shutdownAck = await ReadUntilAsync(
+            pipePair.GatewayReader,
+            WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerShutdownAck,
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, shutdownAck.WorkerShutdownAck.Status.Code);
+        Task completedTask = await Task
+            .WhenAny(runTask, Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2), cancellationToken))
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        Assert.Same(runTask, completedTask);
+        await runTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task ThrowIfCompletedAsync(Task task)
+    {
+        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
+        if (task.IsCompleted)
+        {
+            await task;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Task<WorkerEnvelope> ReadUntilAsync(
+        WorkerFrameReader reader,
+        WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase expectedBody,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return ReadUntilAsync(
+            reader,
+            expectedBody,
+            _ => true,
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<WorkerEnvelope> ReadUntilAsync(
+        WorkerFrameReader reader,
+        WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase expectedBody,
+        Func<WorkerEnvelope, bool> predicate,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        while (true)
+        {
+            WorkerEnvelope envelope = await reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (envelope.BodyCase == expectedBody && predicate(envelope))
+            {
+                return envelope;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private static WorkerEnvelope[] ReadWrittenFrames(
         MemoryStream stream,
         WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options)
@@ -219,4 +473,166 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSessionTests
         buffer[2] = (byte)(value >> 16);
         buffer[3] = (byte)(value >> 24);
     }
+
+    private sealed class FakeRuntimeSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
+    {
+        private readonly ManualResetEventSlim releaseDispatch = new(false);
+        private readonly object gate = new();
+        private WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot snapshot = new(
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            pendingCommandCount: 0,
+            outboundEventQueueDepth: 0,
+            lastEventSequence: 0,
+            currentCommandCorrelationId: string.Empty);
+
+        public ManualResetEventSlim DispatchStarted { get; } = new(false);
+
+        public bool BlockDispatch { get; set; }
+
+        public Task<WorkerReady> StartAsync(
+            string sessionId,
+            int workerProcessId,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new WorkerReady
+            {
+                WorkerProcessId = workerProcessId,
+                MxaccessProgid = MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess.MxAccessInteropInfo.ProgId,
+                MxaccessClsid = MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess.MxAccessInteropInfo.Clsid,
+                ReadyTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow),
+            });
+        }
+
+        public Task<MxCommandReply> DispatchAsync(StaCommand command)
+        {
+            return Task.Run(
+                () =>
+                {
+                    SetSnapshot(new WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot(
+                        DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                        pendingCommandCount: 0,
+                        outboundEventQueueDepth: 0,
+                        lastEventSequence: 0,
+                        command.CorrelationId));
+                    DispatchStarted.Set();
+
+                    if (BlockDispatch)
+                    {
+                        releaseDispatch.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+                    }
+
+                    SetSnapshot(new WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot(
+                        DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                        pendingCommandCount: 0,
+                        outboundEventQueueDepth: 0,
+                        lastEventSequence: 0,
+                        currentCommandCorrelationId: string.Empty));
+
+                    return new MxCommandReply
+                    {
+                        SessionId = command.SessionId,
+                        CorrelationId = command.CorrelationId,
+                        Kind = command.Kind,
+                        ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+                        {
+                            Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok,
+                            Message = "OK",
+                        },
+                    };
+                });
+        }
+
+        public WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot CaptureHeartbeat()
+        {
+            lock (gate)
+            {
+                return snapshot;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void RequestShutdown()
+        {
+            releaseDispatch.Set();
+        }
+
+        public Task<MxAccessShutdownResult> ShutdownGracefullyAsync(
+            TimeSpan timeout,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            releaseDispatch.Set();
+            return Task.FromResult(new MxAccessShutdownResult(Array.Empty<MxAccessShutdownFailure>()));
+        }
+
+        public void ReleaseDispatch()
+        {
+            releaseDispatch.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void SetSnapshot(WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot value)
+        {
+            lock (gate)
+            {
+                snapshot = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            releaseDispatch.Set();
+            releaseDispatch.Dispose();
+            DispatchStarted.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class PipePair : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly NamedPipeServerStream gatewayStream;
+
+        private PipePair(
+            NamedPipeServerStream gatewayStream,
+            NamedPipeClientStream workerStream)
+        {
+            this.gatewayStream = gatewayStream;
+            WorkerStream = workerStream;
+            WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options = CreateOptions();
+            GatewayReader = new WorkerFrameReader(gatewayStream, options);
+            GatewayWriter = new WorkerFrameWriter(gatewayStream, options);
+        }
+
+        public Stream WorkerStream { get; }
+
+        public WorkerFrameReader GatewayReader { get; }
+
+        public WorkerFrameWriter GatewayWriter { get; }
+
+        public static async Task<PipePair> CreateAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            string pipeName = $"mxaccessgw-worker-session-tests-{Guid.NewGuid():N}";
+            NamedPipeServerStream gatewayStream = new(
+                pipeName,
+                PipeDirection.InOut,
+                maxNumberOfServerInstances: 1,
+                PipeTransmissionMode.Byte,
+                PipeOptions.Asynchronous);
+            NamedPipeClientStream workerStream = new(
+                ".",
+                pipeName,
+                PipeDirection.InOut,
+                PipeOptions.Asynchronous);
+
+            Task waitForConnectionTask = gatewayStream.WaitForConnectionAsync();
+            await Task
+                .Run(() => workerStream.Connect(5000), cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await waitForConnectionTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            return new PipePair(gatewayStream, workerStream);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            WorkerStream.Dispose();
+            gatewayStream.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
 }

src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/MxAccess/MxAccessCommandExecutorTests.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
@@ -414,6 +416,57 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
         Assert.Equal(MxAccessAdviceKind.Plain, adviceHandle.AdviceKind);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync_CleansHandlesInAdviceItemServerOrder()
+    {
+        FakeMxAccessComObject fakeComObject = new(
+            registerHandle: 58,
+            addItemHandle: 510);
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new(fakeComObject);
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, new NoopEventSink());
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateRegisterCommand("register-before-shutdown", "client-a"));
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateAddItemCommand("add-before-shutdown", 58, "Galaxy.Tag.Value"));
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateAdviseCommand("advise-before-shutdown", 58, 510));
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateAdviseSupervisoryCommand("supervisory-before-shutdown", 58, 510));
+
+        MxAccessShutdownResult result = await session.ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+
+        Assert.True(result.Succeeded);
+        Assert.Equal(
+            new[] { "UnAdvise:58:510", "RemoveItem:58:510", "Unregister:58" },
+            fakeComObject.OperationNames.Where(name => name.StartsWith("Un", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                || name.StartsWith("Remove", StringComparison.Ordinal)));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ShutdownGracefullyAsync_RecordsCleanupFailuresAndContinues()
+    {
+        const int hresult = unchecked((int)0x80070057);
+        COMException cleanupException = new("Invalid handle.", hresult);
+        FakeMxAccessComObject fakeComObject = new(
+            registerHandle: 59,
+            addItemHandle: 511,
+            unregisterException: cleanupException,
+            removeItemException: cleanupException,
+            unAdviseException: cleanupException);
+        FakeMxAccessComObjectFactory factory = new(fakeComObject);
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        using MxAccessStaSession session = new(runtime, factory, new NoopEventSink());
+        await session.StartAsync(workerProcessId: 1234);
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateRegisterCommand("register-before-shutdown-failure", "client-a"));
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateAddItemCommand("add-before-shutdown-failure", 59, "Galaxy.Tag.Value"));
+        await session.DispatchAsync(CreateAdviseCommand("advise-before-shutdown-failure", 59, 511));
+
+        MxAccessShutdownResult result = await session.ShutdownGracefullyAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+
+        Assert.False(result.Succeeded);
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { "UnAdvise", "RemoveItem", "Unregister" }, result.Failures.Select(failure => failure.Operation));
+        Assert.All(result.Failures, failure => Assert.Equal(hresult, failure.HResult));
+        Assert.Contains("Unregister:59", fakeComObject.OperationNames);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task DispatchAsync_RegisterWithoutPayload_ReturnsInvalidRequest()
     {
@@ -644,6 +697,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
         private readonly Exception? adviseException;
         private readonly Exception? unAdviseException;
         private readonly Exception? adviseSupervisoryException;
+        private readonly List<string> operationNames = new();
 
         public FakeMxAccessComObject(
             int registerHandle,
@@ -715,8 +769,11 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
 
         public int? AdviseSupervisoryThreadId { get; private set; }
 
+        public IReadOnlyList<string> OperationNames => operationNames.ToArray();
+
         public int Register(string clientName)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"Register:{clientName}");
             RegisteredClientName = clientName;
             RegisterThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
 
@@ -725,6 +782,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
 
         public void Unregister(int serverHandle)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"Unregister:{serverHandle}");
             UnregisteredServerHandle = serverHandle;
             UnregisterThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
 
@@ -738,6 +796,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
             int serverHandle,
             string itemDefinition)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"AddItem:{serverHandle}:{itemDefinition}");
             AddItemServerHandle = serverHandle;
             AddItemDefinition = itemDefinition;
             AddItemThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
@@ -755,6 +814,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
             string itemDefinition,
             string itemContext)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"AddItem2:{serverHandle}:{itemDefinition}:{itemContext}");
             AddItem2ServerHandle = serverHandle;
             AddItem2Definition = itemDefinition;
             AddItem2Context = itemContext;
@@ -772,6 +832,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
             int serverHandle,
             int itemHandle)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"RemoveItem:{serverHandle}:{itemHandle}");
             RemoveItemServerHandle = serverHandle;
             RemovedItemHandle = itemHandle;
             RemoveItemThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
@@ -786,6 +847,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
             int serverHandle,
             int itemHandle)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"Advise:{serverHandle}:{itemHandle}");
             AdviseServerHandle = serverHandle;
             AdvisedItemHandle = itemHandle;
             AdviseThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
@@ -800,6 +862,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
             int serverHandle,
             int itemHandle)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"UnAdvise:{serverHandle}:{itemHandle}");
             UnAdviseServerHandle = serverHandle;
             UnAdvisedItemHandle = itemHandle;
             UnAdviseThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
@@ -814,6 +877,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessCommandExecutorTests
             int serverHandle,
             int itemHandle)
         {
+            operationNames.Add($"AdviseSupervisory:{serverHandle}:{itemHandle}");
             AdviseSupervisoryServerHandle = serverHandle;
             AdviseSupervisoryItemHandle = itemHandle;
             AdviseSupervisoryThreadId = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;

src/MxGateway.Worker.Tests/Sta/StaCommandDispatcherTests.cs

@@ -110,6 +110,27 @@ public sealed class StaCommandDispatcherTests
         Assert.Equal("correlation-1", reply.CorrelationId);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RequestShutdown_RejectsQueuedCommandButLetsCurrentCommandFinish()
+    {
+        using StaRuntime runtime = CreateRuntime();
+        runtime.Start();
+        BlockingCommandExecutor executor = new();
+        StaCommandDispatcher dispatcher = new(runtime, executor);
+        Task<MxCommandReply> current = dispatcher.DispatchAsync(CreateCommand("current", MxCommandKind.Register));
+        Assert.True(executor.Started.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)));
+        Task<MxCommandReply> pending = dispatcher.DispatchAsync(CreateCommand("pending", MxCommandKind.AddItem));
+
+        dispatcher.RequestShutdown();
+        MxCommandReply pendingReply = await pending;
+        executor.Release();
+        MxCommandReply currentReply = await current;
+
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable, pendingReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.Ok, currentReply.ProtocolStatus.Code);
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { "current" }, executor.CorrelationIds);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task PopulateHeartbeat_ReportsCurrentCorrelationAndPendingCount()
     {

src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeClient.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Pipes;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -11,13 +12,48 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeClient : IWorkerPipeClient
     public const int DefaultConnectTimeoutMilliseconds = 30000;
 
     private readonly int _connectTimeoutMilliseconds;
+    private readonly Func<Stream, WorkerFrameProtocolOptions, IWorkerLogger?, WorkerPipeSession> _sessionFactory;
+    private readonly IWorkerLogger? _logger;
 
     public WorkerPipeClient()
-        : this(DefaultConnectTimeoutMilliseconds)
+        : this(null, DefaultConnectTimeoutMilliseconds)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public WorkerPipeClient(IWorkerLogger? logger)
+        : this(logger, DefaultConnectTimeoutMilliseconds)
     {
     }
 
     public WorkerPipeClient(int connectTimeoutMilliseconds)
+        : this(null, connectTimeoutMilliseconds)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public WorkerPipeClient(
+        int connectTimeoutMilliseconds,
+        Func<Stream, WorkerFrameProtocolOptions, WorkerPipeSession> sessionFactory)
+        : this(
+            null,
+            connectTimeoutMilliseconds,
+            (stream, frameOptions, _) => sessionFactory(stream, frameOptions))
+    {
+    }
+
+    public WorkerPipeClient(
+        IWorkerLogger? logger,
+        int connectTimeoutMilliseconds)
+        : this(
+            logger,
+            connectTimeoutMilliseconds,
+            (stream, frameOptions, workerLogger) => new WorkerPipeSession(stream, frameOptions, workerLogger))
+    {
+    }
+
+    public WorkerPipeClient(
+        IWorkerLogger? logger,
+        int connectTimeoutMilliseconds,
+        Func<Stream, WorkerFrameProtocolOptions, IWorkerLogger?, WorkerPipeSession> sessionFactory)
     {
         if (connectTimeoutMilliseconds <= 0)
         {
@@ -26,6 +62,8 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeClient : IWorkerPipeClient
                 "Worker pipe connect timeout must be greater than zero.");
         }
 
+        _logger = logger;
+        _sessionFactory = sessionFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sessionFactory));
         _connectTimeoutMilliseconds = connectTimeoutMilliseconds;
     }
 
@@ -48,8 +86,8 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeClient : IWorkerPipeClient
 
         await ConnectAsync(pipe, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-        WorkerPipeSession session = new(pipe, frameOptions);
-        await session.CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        WorkerPipeSession session = _sessionFactory(pipe, frameOptions, _logger);
+        await session.RunAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
     private Task ConnectAsync(

src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSession.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Bootstrap;
 using MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
 
 namespace MxGateway.Worker.Ipc;
 
@@ -13,19 +16,29 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
 {
     private readonly WorkerFrameProtocolOptions _options;
     private readonly Func<int> _processIdProvider;
+    private readonly Func<IWorkerRuntimeSession> _runtimeSessionFactory;
+    private readonly WorkerPipeSessionOptions _sessionOptions;
+    private readonly IWorkerLogger? _logger;
     private readonly WorkerFrameReader _reader;
     private readonly WorkerFrameWriter _writer;
-    private MxAccessStaSession? _mxAccessStaSession;
+    private IWorkerRuntimeSession? _runtimeSession;
     private long _nextSequence;
+    private WorkerState _state = WorkerState.Starting;
+    private bool _watchdogFaultSent;
+    private bool _shutdownTimedOut;
 
     public WorkerPipeSession(
         Stream stream,
-        WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options)
+        WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options,
+        IWorkerLogger? logger = null)
         : this(
             new WorkerFrameReader(stream, options),
             new WorkerFrameWriter(stream, options),
             options,
-            () => Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id)
+            () => Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id,
+            new WorkerPipeSessionOptions(),
+            () => new MxAccessStaSession(),
+            logger)
     {
     }
 
@@ -34,11 +47,56 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         WorkerFrameWriter writer,
         WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options,
         Func<int> processIdProvider)
+        : this(
+            reader,
+            writer,
+            options,
+            processIdProvider,
+            new WorkerPipeSessionOptions(),
+            () => new MxAccessStaSession(),
+            logger: null)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public WorkerPipeSession(
+        WorkerFrameReader reader,
+        WorkerFrameWriter writer,
+        WorkerFrameProtocolOptions options,
+        Func<int> processIdProvider,
+        WorkerPipeSessionOptions sessionOptions,
+        Func<IWorkerRuntimeSession> runtimeSessionFactory,
+        IWorkerLogger? logger = null)
     {
         _reader = reader ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reader));
         _writer = writer ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(writer));
         _options = options ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
         _processIdProvider = processIdProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(processIdProvider));
+        _sessionOptions = sessionOptions ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sessionOptions));
+        _runtimeSessionFactory = runtimeSessionFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(runtimeSessionFactory));
+        _logger = logger;
+        _sessionOptions.Validate();
+    }
+
+    public async Task RunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        _runtimeSession = _runtimeSessionFactory();
+        try
+        {
+            await CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(
+                token => _runtimeSession.StartAsync(_options.SessionId, _processIdProvider(), token),
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await RunMessageLoopAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (!_shutdownTimedOut)
+            {
+                _runtimeSession?.Dispose();
+            }
+
+            _runtimeSession = null;
+            _state = WorkerState.Stopped;
+        }
     }
 
     public Task CompleteStartupHandshakeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
@@ -76,11 +134,14 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         try
         {
             WorkerEnvelope envelope = await _reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _state = WorkerState.Handshaking;
             ValidateGatewayHello(envelope);
 
             await WriteWorkerHelloAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _state = WorkerState.InitializingSta;
             WorkerReady ready = await initializeMxAccessAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await WriteWorkerReadyAsync(ready, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _state = WorkerState.Ready;
         }
         catch (WorkerFrameProtocolException exception)
         {
@@ -140,6 +201,189 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         return _writer.WriteAsync(CreateEnvelope(ready), cancellationToken);
     }
 
+    private async Task RunMessageLoopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        using CancellationTokenSource heartbeatCancellation = CancellationTokenSource
+            .CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
+        Task heartbeatTask = RunHeartbeatLoopAsync(heartbeatCancellation.Token);
+
+        try
+        {
+            while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                Task<WorkerEnvelope> readTask = _reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken);
+                Task completedTask = await Task.WhenAny(readTask, heartbeatTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (completedTask == heartbeatTask)
+                {
+                    await heartbeatTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+
+                WorkerEnvelope envelope = await readTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+                bool keepReading = await DispatchGatewayEnvelopeAsync(envelope, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (!keepReading)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            heartbeatCancellation.Cancel();
+            try
+            {
+                await heartbeatTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> DispatchGatewayEnvelopeAsync(
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        switch (envelope.BodyCase)
+        {
+            case WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerCommand:
+                _ = ProcessCommandAsync(envelope, cancellationToken);
+                return true;
+            case WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerShutdown:
+                await ShutdownAsync(envelope.WorkerShutdown, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return false;
+            case WorkerEnvelope.BodyOneofCase.WorkerCancel:
+                return true;
+            default:
+                throw new WorkerFrameProtocolException(
+                    WorkerFrameProtocolErrorCode.UnexpectedEnvelopeBody,
+                    $"Worker received unexpected gateway envelope body {envelope.BodyCase}.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task ProcessCommandAsync(
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        IWorkerRuntimeSession runtimeSession = _runtimeSession
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Worker runtime session has not been initialized.");
+        WorkerCommand workerCommand = envelope.WorkerCommand;
+        MxCommand command = workerCommand.Command;
+        StaCommand staCommand = new(
+            _options.SessionId,
+            envelope.CorrelationId,
+            command,
+            workerCommand.EnqueueTimestamp,
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        try
+        {
+            MxCommandReply reply = await runtimeSession.DispatchAsync(staCommand).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await _writer
+                .WriteAsync(
+                    CreateEnvelope(new WorkerCommandReply
+                    {
+                        Reply = reply,
+                        CompletedTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTime(DateTime.UtcNow),
+                    }),
+                    cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _state = WorkerState.Faulted;
+            await TryWriteFaultAsync(
+                CreateFault(
+                    WorkerFaultCategory.MxaccessCommandFailed,
+                    staCommand.MethodName,
+                    exception),
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task ShutdownAsync(
+        WorkerShutdown shutdown,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _state = WorkerState.ShuttingDown;
+        IWorkerRuntimeSession? runtimeSession = _runtimeSession;
+        if (runtimeSession is null)
+        {
+            await WriteShutdownAckAsync(
+                CreateShutdownAck(new MxAccessShutdownResult(Array.Empty<MxAccessShutdownFailure>()), shutdown),
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        TimeSpan gracePeriod = ResolveGracePeriod(shutdown);
+        try
+        {
+            MxAccessShutdownResult result = await runtimeSession
+                .ShutdownGracefullyAsync(gracePeriod, cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            LogShutdownFailures(result.Failures);
+            await WriteShutdownAckAsync(CreateShutdownAck(result, shutdown), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (TimeoutException exception)
+        {
+            _shutdownTimedOut = true;
+            _state = WorkerState.Faulted;
+            await TryWriteFaultAsync(CreateShutdownTimeoutFault(exception), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Task WriteShutdownAckAsync(
+        WorkerShutdownAck shutdownAck,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return _writer.WriteAsync(CreateEnvelope(shutdownAck), cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private async Task RunHeartbeatLoopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(_sessionOptions.HeartbeatInterval, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            IWorkerRuntimeSession? runtimeSession = _runtimeSession;
+            if (runtimeSession is null)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot snapshot = runtimeSession.CaptureHeartbeat();
+            await _writer
+                .WriteAsync(CreateEnvelope(CreateHeartbeat(snapshot)), cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            await ReportWatchdogFaultIfNeededAsync(snapshot, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task ReportWatchdogFaultIfNeededAsync(
+        WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot snapshot,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        TimeSpan staleFor = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - snapshot.LastStaActivityUtc;
+        if (staleFor <= _sessionOptions.HeartbeatGrace)
+        {
+            _watchdogFaultSent = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_watchdogFaultSent)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _watchdogFaultSent = true;
+        await TryWriteFaultAsync(
+            CreateFault(
+                WorkerFaultCategory.StaHung,
+                snapshot.CurrentCommandCorrelationId,
+                $"STA activity is stale by {staleFor}."),
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     private async Task TryWriteFaultAsync(
         WorkerFrameProtocolException exception,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -178,6 +422,25 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         }
     }
 
+    private async Task TryWriteFaultAsync(
+        WorkerFault fault,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await _writer
+                .WriteAsync(CreateEnvelope(fault), cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (Exception faultWriteException) when (
+            faultWriteException is IOException
+            || faultWriteException is ObjectDisposedException
+            || faultWriteException is WorkerFrameProtocolException)
+        {
+            // The runtime fault remains observable through worker exit or pipe closure.
+        }
+    }
+
     private WorkerEnvelope CreateEnvelope(WorkerHello hello)
     {
         return CreateBaseEnvelope(hello);
@@ -193,6 +456,21 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         return CreateBaseEnvelope(fault);
     }
 
+    private WorkerEnvelope CreateEnvelope(WorkerCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        return CreateBaseEnvelope(reply);
+    }
+
+    private WorkerEnvelope CreateEnvelope(WorkerShutdownAck shutdownAck)
+    {
+        return CreateBaseEnvelope(shutdownAck);
+    }
+
+    private WorkerEnvelope CreateEnvelope(WorkerHeartbeat heartbeat)
+    {
+        return CreateBaseEnvelope(heartbeat);
+    }
+
     private WorkerEnvelope CreateBaseEnvelope(WorkerHello body)
     {
         WorkerEnvelope envelope = CreateBaseEnvelope();
@@ -214,6 +492,28 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         return envelope;
     }
 
+    private WorkerEnvelope CreateBaseEnvelope(WorkerCommandReply body)
+    {
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope = CreateBaseEnvelope();
+        envelope.CorrelationId = body.Reply?.CorrelationId ?? string.Empty;
+        envelope.WorkerCommandReply = body;
+        return envelope;
+    }
+
+    private WorkerEnvelope CreateBaseEnvelope(WorkerShutdownAck body)
+    {
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope = CreateBaseEnvelope();
+        envelope.WorkerShutdownAck = body;
+        return envelope;
+    }
+
+    private WorkerEnvelope CreateBaseEnvelope(WorkerHeartbeat body)
+    {
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope = CreateBaseEnvelope();
+        envelope.WorkerHeartbeat = body;
+        return envelope;
+    }
+
     private WorkerEnvelope CreateBaseEnvelope()
     {
         return new WorkerEnvelope
@@ -231,21 +531,39 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
 
     private async Task<WorkerReady> InitializeMxAccessAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        _mxAccessStaSession = new MxAccessStaSession();
+        _runtimeSession = new MxAccessStaSession();
         try
         {
-            return await _mxAccessStaSession
+            return await _runtimeSession
                 .StartAsync(_options.SessionId, _processIdProvider(), cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch
         {
-            _mxAccessStaSession.Dispose();
-            _mxAccessStaSession = null;
+            _runtimeSession.Dispose();
+            _runtimeSession = null;
             throw;
         }
     }
 
+    private WorkerHeartbeat CreateHeartbeat(WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot snapshot)
+    {
+        WorkerState state = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot.CurrentCommandCorrelationId)
+            ? _state
+            : WorkerState.ExecutingCommand;
+
+        return new WorkerHeartbeat
+        {
+            WorkerProcessId = _processIdProvider(),
+            State = state,
+            LastStaActivityTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(snapshot.LastStaActivityUtc),
+            PendingCommandCount = snapshot.PendingCommandCount,
+            OutboundEventQueueDepth = snapshot.OutboundEventQueueDepth,
+            LastEventSequence = snapshot.LastEventSequence,
+            CurrentCommandCorrelationId = snapshot.CurrentCommandCorrelationId,
+        };
+    }
+
     private WorkerReady CreateWorkerReady()
     {
         return new WorkerReady
@@ -257,6 +575,57 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         };
     }
 
+    private static TimeSpan ResolveGracePeriod(WorkerShutdown shutdown)
+    {
+        if (shutdown.GracePeriod is null)
+        {
+            return TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+        }
+
+        TimeSpan gracePeriod = shutdown.GracePeriod.ToTimeSpan();
+        return gracePeriod <= TimeSpan.Zero
+            ? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)
+            : gracePeriod;
+    }
+
+    private static WorkerShutdownAck CreateShutdownAck(
+        MxAccessShutdownResult result,
+        WorkerShutdown shutdown)
+    {
+        string message = result.Succeeded
+            ? "Graceful shutdown completed."
+            : $"Graceful shutdown completed with {result.Failures.Count} cleanup failure(s).";
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(shutdown.Reason))
+        {
+            message = $"{message} Reason: {shutdown.Reason}";
+        }
+
+        return new WorkerShutdownAck
+        {
+            Status = new ProtocolStatus
+            {
+                Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok,
+                Message = message,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private void LogShutdownFailures(IReadOnlyList<MxAccessShutdownFailure> failures)
+    {
+        foreach (MxAccessShutdownFailure failure in failures)
+        {
+            _logger?.Error("WorkerGracefulShutdownCleanupFailed", new Dictionary<string, object?>
+            {
+                ["session_id"] = _options.SessionId,
+                ["operation"] = failure.Operation,
+                ["server_handle"] = failure.ServerHandle,
+                ["item_handle"] = failure.ItemHandle,
+                ["exception_type"] = failure.ExceptionType,
+                ["hresult"] = failure.HResult,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     private static WorkerFault CreateFault(WorkerFrameProtocolException exception)
     {
         return new WorkerFault
@@ -295,6 +664,50 @@ public sealed class WorkerPipeSession
         return fault;
     }
 
+    private static WorkerFault CreateFault(
+        WorkerFaultCategory category,
+        string commandMethod,
+        Exception exception)
+    {
+        WorkerFault fault = CreateFault(
+            category,
+            commandMethod,
+            exception.Message);
+        fault.ExceptionType = exception.GetType().FullName ?? string.Empty;
+        fault.ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+        {
+            Code = ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable,
+            Message = exception.Message,
+        };
+        return fault;
+    }
+
+    private static WorkerFault CreateFault(
+        WorkerFaultCategory category,
+        string commandMethod,
+        string diagnosticMessage)
+    {
+        return new WorkerFault
+        {
+            Category = category,
+            CommandMethod = commandMethod ?? string.Empty,
+            DiagnosticMessage = diagnosticMessage,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+            {
+                Code = ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable,
+                Message = diagnosticMessage,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static WorkerFault CreateShutdownTimeoutFault(TimeoutException exception)
+    {
+        return CreateFault(
+            WorkerFaultCategory.ShutdownTimeout,
+            commandMethod: string.Empty,
+            exception);
+    }
+
     private static WorkerFaultCategory MapFaultCategory(WorkerFrameProtocolErrorCode errorCode)
     {
         return errorCode switch

src/MxGateway.Worker/Ipc/WorkerPipeSessionOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.Ipc;
+
+public sealed class WorkerPipeSessionOptions
+{
+    public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultHeartbeatInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
+    public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultHeartbeatGrace = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15);
+
+    public WorkerPipeSessionOptions()
+    {
+        HeartbeatInterval = DefaultHeartbeatInterval;
+        HeartbeatGrace = DefaultHeartbeatGrace;
+    }
+
+    public TimeSpan HeartbeatInterval { get; set; }
+
+    public TimeSpan HeartbeatGrace { get; set; }
+
+    public void Validate()
+    {
+        if (HeartbeatInterval <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(HeartbeatInterval),
+                "Worker heartbeat interval must be greater than zero.");
+        }
+
+        if (HeartbeatGrace <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(HeartbeatGrace),
+                "Worker heartbeat grace must be greater than zero.");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/IWorkerRuntimeSession.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public interface IWorkerRuntimeSession : IDisposable
+{
+    Task<WorkerReady> StartAsync(
+        string sessionId,
+        int workerProcessId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<MxCommandReply> DispatchAsync(StaCommand command);
+
+    WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot CaptureHeartbeat();
+
+    void RequestShutdown();
+
+    Task<MxAccessShutdownResult> ShutdownGracefullyAsync(
+        TimeSpan timeout,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessSession.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
@@ -188,6 +189,23 @@ public sealed class MxAccessSession : IDisposable
             MxAccessAdviceKind.Supervisory);
     }
 
+    public MxAccessShutdownResult ShutdownGracefully()
+    {
+        if (disposed)
+        {
+            return new MxAccessShutdownResult(Array.Empty<MxAccessShutdownFailure>());
+        }
+
+        List<MxAccessShutdownFailure> failures = new();
+
+        CleanupAdviceHandles(failures);
+        CleanupItemHandles(failures);
+        CleanupServerHandles(failures);
+        DisposeCore(failures);
+
+        return new MxAccessShutdownResult(failures);
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (disposed)
@@ -195,11 +213,112 @@ public sealed class MxAccessSession : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
-        eventSink.Detach();
+        DisposeCore(failures: null);
+    }
 
-        if (Marshal.IsComObject(mxAccessComObject))
+    private void CleanupAdviceHandles(ICollection<MxAccessShutdownFailure> failures)
+    {
+        HashSet<long> cleanedPairs = new();
+        foreach (RegisteredAdviceHandle adviceHandle in handleRegistry.AdviceHandles)
         {
-            Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(mxAccessComObject);
+            long key = CreateItemKey(adviceHandle.ServerHandle, adviceHandle.ItemHandle);
+            if (!cleanedPairs.Add(key))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                mxAccessServer.UnAdvise(adviceHandle.ServerHandle, adviceHandle.ItemHandle);
+                handleRegistry.RemoveAdviceHandles(adviceHandle.ServerHandle, adviceHandle.ItemHandle);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception)
+            {
+                failures.Add(new MxAccessShutdownFailure(
+                    nameof(UnAdvise),
+                    adviceHandle.ServerHandle,
+                    adviceHandle.ItemHandle,
+                    exception));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void CleanupItemHandles(ICollection<MxAccessShutdownFailure> failures)
+    {
+        foreach (RegisteredItemHandle itemHandle in handleRegistry.ItemHandles)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                mxAccessServer.RemoveItem(itemHandle.ServerHandle, itemHandle.ItemHandle);
+                handleRegistry.RemoveItemHandle(itemHandle.ServerHandle, itemHandle.ItemHandle);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception)
+            {
+                failures.Add(new MxAccessShutdownFailure(
+                    nameof(RemoveItem),
+                    itemHandle.ServerHandle,
+                    itemHandle.ItemHandle,
+                    exception));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void CleanupServerHandles(ICollection<MxAccessShutdownFailure> failures)
+    {
+        foreach (RegisteredServerHandle serverHandle in handleRegistry.ServerHandles)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                mxAccessServer.Unregister(serverHandle.ServerHandle);
+                handleRegistry.UnregisterServerHandle(serverHandle.ServerHandle);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception)
+            {
+                failures.Add(new MxAccessShutdownFailure(
+                    nameof(Unregister),
+                    serverHandle.ServerHandle,
+                    itemHandle: null,
+                    exception));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static long CreateItemKey(
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle)
+    {
+        return ((long)serverHandle << 32) | (uint)itemHandle;
+    }
+
+    private void DisposeCore(ICollection<MxAccessShutdownFailure>? failures)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            eventSink.Detach();
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (failures is not null)
+        {
+            failures.Add(new MxAccessShutdownFailure(
+                "DetachEvents",
+                serverHandle: null,
+                itemHandle: null,
+                exception));
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            if (Marshal.IsComObject(mxAccessComObject))
+            {
+                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(mxAccessComObject);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (failures is not null)
+        {
+            failures.Add(new MxAccessShutdownFailure(
+                "ReleaseComObject",
+                serverHandle: null,
+                itemHandle: null,
+                exception));
         }
 
         disposed = true;

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessShutdownFailure.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessShutdownFailure
+{
+    public MxAccessShutdownFailure(
+        string operation,
+        int? serverHandle,
+        int? itemHandle,
+        Exception exception)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(operation))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Shutdown failure operation is required.", nameof(operation));
+        }
+
+        Operation = operation;
+        ServerHandle = serverHandle;
+        ItemHandle = itemHandle;
+        ExceptionType = exception?.GetType().FullName ?? string.Empty;
+        HResult = exception?.HResult;
+    }
+
+    public string Operation { get; }
+
+    public int? ServerHandle { get; }
+
+    public int? ItemHandle { get; }
+
+    public string ExceptionType { get; }
+
+    public int? HResult { get; }
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessShutdownResult.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessShutdownResult
+{
+    public MxAccessShutdownResult(IReadOnlyList<MxAccessShutdownFailure> failures)
+    {
+        Failures = failures ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(failures));
+    }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<MxAccessShutdownFailure> Failures { get; }
+
+    public bool Succeeded => Failures.Count == 0;
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/MxAccessStaSession.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ using MxGateway.Worker.Sta;
 
 namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
 
-public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
+public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IWorkerRuntimeSession
 {
     private readonly IMxAccessComObjectFactory factory;
     private readonly IMxAccessEventSink eventSink;
@@ -97,6 +98,30 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
         return commandDispatcher.DispatchAsync(command);
     }
 
+    public WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot CaptureHeartbeat()
+    {
+        uint pendingCommandCount = 0;
+        string currentCommandCorrelationId = string.Empty;
+
+        if (commandDispatcher is not null)
+        {
+            pendingCommandCount = (uint)commandDispatcher.PendingCommandCount;
+            currentCommandCorrelationId = commandDispatcher.CurrentCommandCorrelationId;
+        }
+
+        return new WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot(
+            staRuntime.LastActivityUtc,
+            pendingCommandCount,
+            (uint)eventQueue.Count,
+            eventQueue.LastEventSequence,
+            currentCommandCorrelationId);
+    }
+
+    public void RequestShutdown()
+    {
+        commandDispatcher?.RequestShutdown();
+    }
+
     public IReadOnlyList<WorkerEvent> DrainEvents(uint maxEvents)
     {
         return eventQueue.Drain(maxEvents);
@@ -141,6 +166,61 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
             cancellationToken);
     }
 
+    public async Task<MxAccessShutdownResult> ShutdownGracefullyAsync(
+        TimeSpan timeout,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (timeout <= TimeSpan.Zero)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                nameof(timeout),
+                "MXAccess graceful shutdown timeout must be greater than zero.");
+        }
+
+        if (disposed)
+        {
+            return new MxAccessShutdownResult(Array.Empty<MxAccessShutdownFailure>());
+        }
+
+        commandDispatcher?.RequestShutdown();
+
+        Stopwatch stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        MxAccessShutdownResult result;
+        if (session is null)
+        {
+            result = new MxAccessShutdownResult(Array.Empty<MxAccessShutdownFailure>());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            using CancellationTokenSource shutdownCancellation =
+                CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
+            shutdownCancellation.CancelAfter(timeout);
+
+            Task<MxAccessShutdownResult> cleanupTask = staRuntime.InvokeAsync(
+                () => session.ShutdownGracefully(),
+                shutdownCancellation.Token);
+            Task delayTask = Task.Delay(timeout, cancellationToken);
+            Task completedTask = await Task.WhenAny(cleanupTask, delayTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (completedTask != cleanupTask)
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                throw new TimeoutException($"MXAccess graceful shutdown exceeded {timeout}.");
+            }
+
+            result = await cleanupTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
+        TimeSpan remaining = timeout - stopwatch.Elapsed;
+        if (remaining <= TimeSpan.Zero || !staRuntime.Shutdown(remaining))
+        {
+            throw new TimeoutException($"MXAccess graceful shutdown exceeded {timeout}.");
+        }
+
+        staRuntime.Dispose();
+        disposed = true;
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (disposed)
@@ -148,7 +228,7 @@ public sealed class MxAccessStaSession : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
-        commandDispatcher?.RequestShutdown();
+        RequestShutdown();
 
         if (session is not null)
         {

src/MxGateway.Worker/MxAccess/WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Worker.MxAccess;
+
+public sealed class WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot
+{
+    public WorkerRuntimeHeartbeatSnapshot(
+        DateTimeOffset lastStaActivityUtc,
+        uint pendingCommandCount,
+        uint outboundEventQueueDepth,
+        ulong lastEventSequence,
+        string currentCommandCorrelationId)
+    {
+        LastStaActivityUtc = lastStaActivityUtc;
+        PendingCommandCount = pendingCommandCount;
+        OutboundEventQueueDepth = outboundEventQueueDepth;
+        LastEventSequence = lastEventSequence;
+        CurrentCommandCorrelationId = currentCommandCorrelationId ?? string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    public DateTimeOffset LastStaActivityUtc { get; }
+
+    public uint PendingCommandCount { get; }
+
+    public uint OutboundEventQueueDepth { get; }
+
+    public ulong LastEventSequence { get; }
+
+    public string CurrentCommandCorrelationId { get; }
+}

src/MxGateway.Worker/Sta/StaCommandDispatcher.cs

@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ public sealed class StaCommandDispatcher
         lock (gate)
         {
             shutdownRequested = true;
+            while (commandQueue.Count > 0)
+            {
+                QueuedStaCommand queuedCommand = commandQueue.Dequeue();
+                queuedCommand.Complete(CreateRejectedReply(
+                    queuedCommand.Command,
+                    ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable,
+                    "The STA command dispatcher is shutting down."));
+            }
         }
     }
 

src/MxGateway.Worker/WorkerApplication.cs

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ public static class WorkerApplication
         return Run(
             args,
             new EnvironmentVariableWorkerEnvironment(),
-            new WorkerConsoleLogger(Console.Error),
-            new WorkerPipeClient());
+            new WorkerConsoleLogger(Console.Error));
     }
 
     public static int Run(
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ public static class WorkerApplication
             args,
             environment,
             logger,
-            new WorkerPipeClient());
+            new WorkerPipeClient(logger));
     }
 
     public static int Run(
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ public static class WorkerApplication
 
             pipeClient.RunAsync(options).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
-            logger.Information("WorkerPipeHandshakeSucceeded", new Dictionary<string, object?>
+            logger.Information("WorkerPipeSessionCompleted", new Dictionary<string, object?>
             {
                 ["session_id"] = options.SessionId,
                 ["pipe_name"] = options.PipeName,