Issue #50: clarify packaging API key placeholders

Issue #49: add cross-language smoke test matrix

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

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+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+internal sealed class CliArguments
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _values = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    private readonly HashSet<string> _flags = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+    public CliArguments(IEnumerable<string> args)
+    {
+        string? pendingName = null;
+
+        foreach (string arg in args)
+        {
+            if (arg.StartsWith("--", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                if (pendingName is not null)
+                {
+                    _flags.Add(pendingName);
+                }
+
+                pendingName = arg[2..];
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (pendingName is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Unexpected argument '{arg}'.");
+            }
+
+            _values[pendingName] = arg;
+            pendingName = null;
+        }
+
+        if (pendingName is not null)
+        {
+            _flags.Add(pendingName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public bool HasFlag(string name)
+    {
+        return _flags.Contains(name);
+    }
+
+    public string? GetOptional(string name)
+    {
+        return _values.TryGetValue(name, out string? value)
+            ? value
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    public string GetRequired(string name)
+    {
+        string? value = GetOptional(name);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Missing required option --{name}.");
+        }
+
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public int GetInt32(string name, int? defaultValue = null)
+    {
+        string? value = GetOptional(name);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        {
+            if (defaultValue.HasValue)
+            {
+                return defaultValue.Value;
+            }
+
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Missing required option --{name}.");
+        }
+
+        return int.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+    }
+
+    public uint GetUInt32(string name, uint defaultValue)
+    {
+        string? value = GetOptional(name);
+        return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value)
+            ? defaultValue
+            : uint.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+    }
+
+    public ulong GetUInt64(string name, ulong defaultValue)
+    {
+        string? value = GetOptional(name);
+        return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value)
+            ? defaultValue
+            : ulong.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+    }
+
+    public TimeSpan GetDuration(string name, TimeSpan defaultValue)
+    {
+        string? value = GetOptional(name);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        {
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        if (value.EndsWith("ms", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(double.Parse(value[..^2], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+        }
+
+        if (value.EndsWith('s'))
+        {
+            return TimeSpan.FromSeconds(double.Parse(value[..^1], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+        }
+
+        return TimeSpan.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+    }
+}

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

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+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+public interface IMxGatewayCliClient : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    Task<OpenSessionReply> OpenSessionAsync(
+        OpenSessionRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionAsync(
+        CloseSessionRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}

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/MxGatewayCliClientAdapter.cs

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+using MxGateway.Client;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+internal sealed class MxGatewayCliClientAdapter(MxGatewayClient client) : IMxGatewayCliClient
+{
+    public Task<OpenSessionReply> OpenSessionAsync(
+        OpenSessionRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return client.OpenSessionRawAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionAsync(
+        CloseSessionRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return client.CloseSessionRawAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return client.InvokeAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return client.StreamEventsAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        return client.DisposeAsync();
+    }
+}

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

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+namespace MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+internal static class MxGatewayCliSecretRedactor
+{
+    public static string Redact(string value, string? apiKey)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(apiKey))
+        {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        return value.Replace(apiKey, "[redacted]", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+}

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

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+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Google.Protobuf;
+using MxGateway.Client;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+public static class MxGatewayClientCli
+{
+    private static readonly JsonFormatter ProtobufJsonFormatter = JsonFormatter.Default;
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web);
+
+    public static int Run(
+        string[] args,
+        TextWriter standardOutput,
+        TextWriter standardError)
+    {
+        return RunAsync(args, standardOutput, standardError)
+            .GetAwaiter()
+            .GetResult();
+    }
+
+    public static Task<int> RunAsync(
+        string[] args,
+        TextWriter standardOutput,
+        TextWriter standardError,
+        Func<MxGatewayClientOptions, IMxGatewayCliClient>? clientFactory = null)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(args);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(standardOutput);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(standardError);
+
+        return RunCoreAsync(
+            args,
+            standardOutput,
+            standardError,
+            clientFactory ?? CreateDefaultClient);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> RunCoreAsync(
+        string[] args,
+        TextWriter standardOutput,
+        TextWriter standardError,
+        Func<MxGatewayClientOptions, IMxGatewayCliClient> clientFactory)
+    {
+        if (args.Length is 0 || IsHelp(args[0]))
+        {
+            WriteUsage(standardOutput);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        string command = args[0].ToLowerInvariant();
+        CliArguments arguments = new(args.Skip(1));
+
+        try
+        {
+            if (command is "version")
+            {
+                WriteVersion(arguments, standardOutput);
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            if (!IsKnownGatewayCommand(command))
+            {
+                return WriteUnknownCommand(command, standardError);
+            }
+
+            await using IMxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory(CreateOptions(arguments));
+            using CancellationTokenSource cancellation = CreateCancellation(arguments);
+
+            return command switch
+            {
+                "open-session" => await OpenSessionAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "close-session" => await CloseSessionAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "ping" => await PingAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "register" => await RegisterAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "add-item" => await AddItemAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "advise" => await AdviseAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "stream-events" => await StreamEventsAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "write" => await WriteAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "write2" => await Write2Async(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                "smoke" => await SmokeAsync(arguments, client, standardOutput, cancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false),
+                _ => WriteUnknownCommand(command, standardError),
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            string? apiKey = arguments.GetOptional("api-key");
+            string message = MxGatewayCliSecretRedactor.Redact(exception.Message, apiKey);
+
+            if (arguments.HasFlag("json"))
+            {
+                standardError.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(
+                    new { error = message, type = exception.GetType().Name },
+                    JsonOptions));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                standardError.WriteLine(message);
+            }
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static IMxGatewayCliClient CreateDefaultClient(MxGatewayClientOptions options)
+    {
+        return new MxGatewayCliClientAdapter(MxGatewayClient.Create(options));
+    }
+
+    private static MxGatewayClientOptions CreateOptions(CliArguments arguments)
+    {
+        string endpoint = arguments.GetOptional("endpoint")
+            ?? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT")
+            ?? "http://localhost:5000";
+
+        string apiKey = ResolveApiKey(arguments);
+
+        return new MxGatewayClientOptions
+        {
+            Endpoint = new Uri(endpoint, UriKind.Absolute),
+            ApiKey = apiKey,
+            UseTls = arguments.HasFlag("tls")
+                || endpoint.StartsWith("https://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
+            DefaultCallTimeout = arguments.GetDuration("timeout", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)),
+            ConnectTimeout = arguments.GetDuration("connect-timeout", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)),
+            CaCertificatePath = arguments.GetOptional("ca-file"),
+            ServerNameOverride = arguments.GetOptional("server-name"),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string ResolveApiKey(CliArguments arguments)
+    {
+        string? apiKey = arguments.GetOptional("api-key");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey))
+        {
+            return apiKey;
+        }
+
+        string apiKeyEnvironmentName = arguments.GetOptional("api-key-env")
+            ?? "MXGATEWAY_API_KEY";
+
+        apiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(apiKeyEnvironmentName);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey))
+        {
+            return apiKey;
+        }
+
+        throw new ArgumentException(
+            $"Gateway API key is required. Pass --api-key or set {apiKeyEnvironmentName}.");
+    }
+
+    private static CancellationTokenSource CreateCancellation(CliArguments arguments)
+    {
+        var cancellation = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        TimeSpan timeout = arguments.GetDuration("timeout", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+        cancellation.CancelAfter(timeout);
+        return cancellation;
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> OpenSessionAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return WriteReplyAsync(
+            client.OpenSessionAsync(
+                new OpenSessionRequest
+                {
+                    ClientSessionName = arguments.GetOptional("client-name") ?? "mxgw-dotnet-cli",
+                    ClientCorrelationId = CreateCorrelationId(),
+                    RequestedBackend = arguments.GetOptional("backend") ?? string.Empty,
+                },
+                cancellationToken),
+            arguments,
+            output);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> CloseSessionAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return WriteReplyAsync(
+            client.CloseSessionAsync(
+                new CloseSessionRequest
+                {
+                    SessionId = arguments.GetRequired("session-id"),
+                    ClientCorrelationId = CreateCorrelationId(),
+                },
+                cancellationToken),
+            arguments,
+            output);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> PingAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return InvokeAndWriteAsync(
+            arguments,
+            client,
+            output,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Ping,
+                Ping = new PingCommand { Message = arguments.GetOptional("message") ?? "ping" },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> RegisterAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return InvokeAndWriteAsync(
+            arguments,
+            client,
+            output,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+                Register = new RegisterCommand { ClientName = arguments.GetOptional("client-name") ?? "mxgw-dotnet-cli" },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> AddItemAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return InvokeAndWriteAsync(
+            arguments,
+            client,
+            output,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.AddItem,
+                AddItem = new AddItemCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = arguments.GetInt32("server-handle"),
+                    ItemDefinition = arguments.GetRequired("item"),
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> AdviseAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return InvokeAndWriteAsync(
+            arguments,
+            client,
+            output,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Advise,
+                Advise = new AdviseCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = arguments.GetInt32("server-handle"),
+                    ItemHandle = arguments.GetInt32("item-handle"),
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> WriteAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return InvokeAndWriteAsync(
+            arguments,
+            client,
+            output,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Write,
+                Write = new WriteCommand
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = arguments.GetInt32("server-handle"),
+                    ItemHandle = arguments.GetInt32("item-handle"),
+                    UserId = arguments.GetInt32("user-id", 0),
+                    Value = ParseValue(arguments),
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<int> Write2Async(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return InvokeAndWriteAsync(
+            arguments,
+            client,
+            output,
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Write2,
+                Write2 = new Write2Command
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = arguments.GetInt32("server-handle"),
+                    ItemHandle = arguments.GetInt32("item-handle"),
+                    UserId = arguments.GetInt32("user-id", 0),
+                    Value = ParseValue(arguments),
+                    TimestampValue = ParseTimestampValue(arguments),
+                },
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> StreamEventsAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var events = new List<MxEvent>();
+        uint maxEvents = arguments.GetUInt32("max-events", 0);
+        uint eventCount = 0;
+        var request = new StreamEventsRequest
+        {
+            SessionId = arguments.GetRequired("session-id"),
+            AfterWorkerSequence = arguments.GetUInt64("after-worker-sequence", 0),
+        };
+
+        await foreach (MxEvent gatewayEvent in client.StreamEventsAsync(request, cancellationToken)
+            .WithCancellation(cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false))
+        {
+            if (arguments.HasFlag("json"))
+            {
+                events.Add(gatewayEvent);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                output.WriteLine(ProtobufJsonFormatter.Format(gatewayEvent));
+            }
+
+            eventCount++;
+            if (maxEvents > 0 && eventCount >= maxEvents)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (arguments.HasFlag("json"))
+        {
+            output.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(
+                new { events = events.Select(EventToJsonElement).ToArray() },
+                JsonOptions));
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> SmokeAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        OpenSessionReply? openReply = null;
+        CloseSessionReply? closeReply = null;
+        var commandReplies = new List<MxCommandReply>();
+        var events = new List<MxEvent>();
+
+        try
+        {
+            openReply = await client.OpenSessionAsync(
+                    new OpenSessionRequest
+                    {
+                        ClientSessionName = arguments.GetOptional("client-name") ?? "mxgw-dotnet-smoke",
+                        ClientCorrelationId = CreateCorrelationId(),
+                    },
+                    cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            int serverHandle = await InvokeForHandleAsync(
+                    arguments,
+                    client,
+                    openReply.SessionId,
+                    new MxCommand
+                    {
+                        Kind = MxCommandKind.Register,
+                        Register = new RegisterCommand { ClientName = arguments.GetOptional("client-name") ?? "mxgw-dotnet-smoke" },
+                    },
+                    reply => reply.Register?.ServerHandle ?? reply.ReturnValue.Int32Value,
+                    commandReplies,
+                    cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            int itemHandle = await InvokeForHandleAsync(
+                    arguments,
+                    client,
+                    openReply.SessionId,
+                    new MxCommand
+                    {
+                        Kind = MxCommandKind.AddItem,
+                        AddItem = new AddItemCommand
+                        {
+                            ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                            ItemDefinition = arguments.GetRequired("item"),
+                        },
+                    },
+                    reply => reply.AddItem?.ItemHandle ?? reply.ReturnValue.Int32Value,
+                    commandReplies,
+                    cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            commandReplies.Add(await InvokeAndEnsureAsync(
+                    client,
+                    CreateCommandRequest(
+                        openReply.SessionId,
+                        new MxCommand
+                        {
+                            Kind = MxCommandKind.Advise,
+                            Advise = new AdviseCommand
+                            {
+                                ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                                ItemHandle = itemHandle,
+                            },
+                        }),
+                    cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false));
+
+            if (arguments.GetOptional("value") is not null)
+            {
+                commandReplies.Add(await InvokeAndEnsureAsync(
+                        client,
+                        CreateCommandRequest(
+                            openReply.SessionId,
+                            new MxCommand
+                            {
+                                Kind = MxCommandKind.Write,
+                                Write = new WriteCommand
+                                {
+                                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                                    ItemHandle = itemHandle,
+                                    UserId = arguments.GetInt32("user-id", 0),
+                                    Value = ParseValue(arguments),
+                                },
+                            }),
+                        cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false));
+            }
+
+            using CancellationTokenSource streamCancellation = CancellationTokenSource
+                .CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
+            streamCancellation.CancelAfter(arguments.GetDuration(
+                "event-timeout",
+                TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)));
+
+            try
+            {
+                await foreach (MxEvent gatewayEvent in client.StreamEventsAsync(
+                        new StreamEventsRequest { SessionId = openReply.SessionId },
+                        streamCancellation.Token)
+                    .WithCancellation(streamCancellation.Token)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false))
+                {
+                    events.Add(gatewayEvent);
+                    if (events.Count >= arguments.GetUInt32("max-events", 1))
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException) when (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (openReply is not null)
+            {
+                closeReply = await client.CloseSessionAsync(
+                        new CloseSessionRequest
+                        {
+                            SessionId = openReply.SessionId,
+                            ClientCorrelationId = CreateCorrelationId(),
+                        },
+                        CancellationToken.None)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        WriteSmokeResult(arguments, output, openReply, closeReply, commandReplies, events);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> InvokeAndWriteAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        TextWriter output,
+        MxCommand command,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await InvokeAndEnsureAsync(
+                client,
+                CreateCommandRequest(arguments.GetRequired("session-id"), command),
+                cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        WriteMessage(arguments, output, reply);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> InvokeForHandleAsync(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        string sessionId,
+        MxCommand command,
+        Func<MxCommandReply, int> handleSelector,
+        List<MxCommandReply> replies,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await InvokeAndEnsureAsync(
+                client,
+                CreateCommandRequest(sessionId, command),
+                cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        replies.Add(reply);
+        return handleSelector(reply);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAndEnsureAsync(
+        IMxGatewayCliClient client,
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await client.InvokeAsync(request, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess().EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+        return reply;
+    }
+
+    private static MxCommandRequest CreateCommandRequest(
+        string sessionId,
+        MxCommand command)
+    {
+        return new MxCommandRequest
+        {
+            SessionId = sessionId,
+            ClientCorrelationId = CreateCorrelationId(),
+            Command = command,
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<int> WriteReplyAsync<TReply>(
+        Task<TReply> replyTask,
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        TextWriter output)
+        where TReply : IMessage
+    {
+        TReply reply = await replyTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        WriteMessage(arguments, output, reply);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteVersion(CliArguments arguments, TextWriter output)
+    {
+        if (arguments.HasFlag("json"))
+        {
+            output.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(
+                new
+                {
+                    gatewayProtocolVersion = MxGatewayClientContractInfo.GatewayProtocolVersion,
+                    workerProtocolVersion = MxGatewayClientContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion,
+                },
+                JsonOptions));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        output.WriteLine(
+            $"gateway-protocol={MxGatewayClientContractInfo.GatewayProtocolVersion}");
+        output.WriteLine(
+            $"worker-protocol={MxGatewayClientContractInfo.WorkerProtocolVersion}");
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteMessage(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        TextWriter output,
+        IMessage message)
+    {
+        output.WriteLine(arguments.HasFlag("json")
+            ? ProtobufJsonFormatter.Format(message)
+            : message.ToString());
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteSmokeResult(
+        CliArguments arguments,
+        TextWriter output,
+        OpenSessionReply? openReply,
+        CloseSessionReply? closeReply,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxCommandReply> commandReplies,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxEvent> events)
+    {
+        if (!arguments.HasFlag("json"))
+        {
+            output.WriteLine($"session-id={openReply?.SessionId}");
+            output.WriteLine($"commands={commandReplies.Count}");
+            output.WriteLine($"events={events.Count}");
+            output.WriteLine($"closed={closeReply is not null}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        output.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(
+            new
+            {
+                sessionId = openReply?.SessionId,
+                closed = closeReply is not null,
+                commandReplies = commandReplies.Select(CommandReplyToJsonElement).ToArray(),
+                events = events.Select(EventToJsonElement).ToArray(),
+            },
+            JsonOptions));
+    }
+
+    private static JsonElement CommandReplyToJsonElement(MxCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        return JsonDocument.Parse(ProtobufJsonFormatter.Format(reply)).RootElement.Clone();
+    }
+
+    private static JsonElement EventToJsonElement(MxEvent gatewayEvent)
+    {
+        return JsonDocument.Parse(ProtobufJsonFormatter.Format(gatewayEvent)).RootElement.Clone();
+    }
+
+    private static MxValue ParseValue(CliArguments arguments)
+    {
+        string type = arguments.GetRequired("type").ToLowerInvariant();
+        string value = arguments.GetRequired("value");
+        string[] values = value.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+
+        return type switch
+        {
+            "bool" or "boolean" => bool.Parse(value).ToMxValue(),
+            "bool-array" or "boolean-array" => values.Select(bool.Parse).ToArray().ToMxValue(),
+            "int32" or "integer" => int.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToMxValue(),
+            "int32-array" or "integer-array" => values.Select(item => int.Parse(item, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)).ToArray().ToMxValue(),
+            "int64" => long.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToMxValue(),
+            "int64-array" => values.Select(item => long.Parse(item, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)).ToArray().ToMxValue(),
+            "float" => float.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToMxValue(),
+            "float-array" => values.Select(item => float.Parse(item, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)).ToArray().ToMxValue(),
+            "double" => double.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToMxValue(),
+            "double-array" => values.Select(item => double.Parse(item, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)).ToArray().ToMxValue(),
+            "string" => value.ToMxValue(),
+            "string-array" => values.ToMxValue(),
+            "time" or "timestamp" => DateTimeOffset.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal).ToMxValue(),
+            "time-array" or "timestamp-array" => values
+                .Select(item => DateTimeOffset.Parse(item, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal))
+                .ToArray()
+                .ToMxValue(),
+            _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported MX value type '{type}'."),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static MxValue ParseTimestampValue(CliArguments arguments)
+    {
+        string timestamp = arguments.GetOptional("timestamp")
+            ?? DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToString("O", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+        return DateTimeOffset.Parse(
+                timestamp,
+                CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
+                DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal)
+            .ToMxValue();
+    }
+
+    private static int WriteUnknownCommand(string command, TextWriter standardError)
+    {
+        standardError.WriteLine($"Unknown command '{command}'.");
+        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 bool IsKnownGatewayCommand(string command)
+    {
+        return command is "open-session"
+            or "close-session"
+            or "ping"
+            or "register"
+            or "add-item"
+            or "advise"
+            or "stream-events"
+            or "write"
+            or "write2"
+            or "smoke";
+    }
+
+    private static string CreateCorrelationId()
+    {
+        return Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteUsage(TextWriter writer)
+    {
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet version [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet ping --session-id <id> [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet open-session [--client-name <name>] [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet close-session --session-id <id> [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet register --session-id <id> --client-name <name> [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet add-item --session-id <id> --server-handle <n> --item <ref> [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet advise --session-id <id> --server-handle <n> --item-handle <n> [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet stream-events --session-id <id> [--max-events <n>] [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet write --session-id <id> --server-handle <n> --item-handle <n> --type <type> --value <value> [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet write2 --session-id <id> --server-handle <n> --item-handle <n> --type <type> --value <value> [--timestamp <iso>] [--json]");
+        writer.WriteLine("mxgw-dotnet smoke --item <ref> [--value <value> --type <type>] [--json]");
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+using MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+
+return await MxGatewayClientCli.RunAsync(args, Console.Out, Console.Error);

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

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+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/MxCommandReplyExtensionsTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using Google.Protobuf;
+using MxGateway.Client;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxCommandReplyExtensionsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnsureSuccess_WithRegisterFixture_ReturnsReply()
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = ReadReplyFixture("register.ok.reply.json");
+
+        Assert.Same(reply, reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess());
+        Assert.Same(reply, reply.EnsureMxAccessSuccess());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnsureMxAccessSuccess_WithFailureFixture_PreservesHResultAndStatuses()
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = ReadReplyFixture("write.mxaccess-failure.reply.json");
+
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess();
+        MxAccessException exception = Assert.Throws<MxAccessException>(
+            reply.EnsureMxAccessSuccess);
+
+        Assert.Equal(-2147220992, exception.HResultCode);
+        Assert.Equal(reply.Statuses.Count, exception.Statuses.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(reply, exception.Reply);
+        Assert.Contains("0x80040200", exception.Message);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EnsureProtocolSuccess_WithSessionFailure_ThrowsSessionException()
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = new()
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-missing",
+            CorrelationId = "correlation",
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus
+            {
+                Code = ProtocolStatusCode.SessionNotFound,
+                Message = "Session was not found.",
+            },
+        };
+
+        MxGatewaySessionException exception = Assert.Throws<MxGatewaySessionException>(
+            reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess);
+
+        Assert.Equal("session-missing", exception.SessionId);
+        Assert.Equal(ProtocolStatusCode.SessionNotFound, exception.ProtocolStatus?.Code);
+    }
+
+    private static MxCommandReply ReadReplyFixture(string fileName)
+    {
+        DirectoryInfo directory = new(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        while (directory is not null)
+        {
+            string path = Path.Combine(
+                directory.FullName,
+                "clients",
+                "proto",
+                "fixtures",
+                "behavior",
+                "command-replies",
+                fileName);
+
+            if (File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                return JsonParser.Default.Parse<MxCommandReply>(File.ReadAllText(path));
+            }
+
+            directory = directory.Parent!;
+        }
+
+        throw new FileNotFoundException(fileName);
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<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

@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+using MxGateway.Client.Cli;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+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());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_VersionJson_PrintsJsonProtocolVersions()
+    {
+        using var output = new StringWriter();
+        using var error = new StringWriter();
+
+        int exitCode = await MxGatewayClientCli.RunAsync(["version", "--json"], output, error);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, exitCode);
+        Assert.Contains("\"gatewayProtocolVersion\":1", output.ToString());
+        Assert.Equal(string.Empty, error.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_Write_BuildsWriteCommandAndPrintsJsonReply()
+    {
+        using var output = new StringWriter();
+        using var error = new StringWriter();
+        FakeCliClient fakeClient = new();
+        fakeClient.InvokeReplies.Enqueue(new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Kind = MxCommandKind.Write,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+        });
+
+        int exitCode = await MxGatewayClientCli.RunAsync(
+            [
+                "write",
+                "--endpoint",
+                "http://localhost:5000",
+                "--api-key",
+                "test-api-key",
+                "--session-id",
+                "session-fixture",
+                "--server-handle",
+                "12",
+                "--item-handle",
+                "34",
+                "--type",
+                "int32",
+                "--value",
+                "123",
+                "--json",
+            ],
+            output,
+            error,
+            _ => fakeClient);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, exitCode);
+        MxCommandRequest request = Assert.Single(fakeClient.InvokeRequests);
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Write, request.Command.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(123, request.Command.Write.Value.Int32Value);
+        Assert.Contains("MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE", output.ToString());
+        Assert.Equal(string.Empty, error.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_ErrorOutput_RedactsApiKey()
+    {
+        using var output = new StringWriter();
+        using var error = new StringWriter();
+
+        int exitCode = await MxGatewayClientCli.RunAsync(
+            [
+                "open-session",
+                "--endpoint",
+                "http://localhost:5000",
+                "--api-key",
+                "secret-api-key",
+            ],
+            output,
+            error,
+            _ => throw new InvalidOperationException("boom secret-api-key"));
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, exitCode);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("secret-api-key", error.ToString());
+        Assert.Contains("[redacted]", error.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_StreamEvents_WithMaxEventsStopsNonJsonOutput()
+    {
+        using var output = new StringWriter();
+        using var error = new StringWriter();
+        FakeCliClient fakeClient = new();
+        fakeClient.Events.Add(new MxEvent
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Family = MxEventFamily.OnDataChange,
+            WorkerSequence = 1,
+        });
+        fakeClient.Events.Add(new MxEvent
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Family = MxEventFamily.OnWriteComplete,
+            WorkerSequence = 2,
+        });
+
+        int exitCode = await MxGatewayClientCli.RunAsync(
+            [
+                "stream-events",
+                "--endpoint",
+                "http://localhost:5000",
+                "--api-key",
+                "test-api-key",
+                "--session-id",
+                "session-fixture",
+                "--max-events",
+                "1",
+            ],
+            output,
+            error,
+            _ => fakeClient);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, exitCode);
+        Assert.Contains("workerSequence", output.ToString());
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("ON_WRITE_COMPLETE", output.ToString());
+    }
+
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RunAsync_Smoke_WhenCommandFails_ClosesOpenedSession()
+    {
+        using var output = new StringWriter();
+        using var error = new StringWriter();
+        FakeCliClient fakeClient = new()
+        {
+            InvokeFailure = new InvalidOperationException("register failed"),
+        };
+
+        int exitCode = await MxGatewayClientCli.RunAsync(
+            [
+                "smoke",
+                "--endpoint",
+                "http://localhost:5000",
+                "--api-key",
+                "test-api-key",
+                "--item",
+                "Area001.Pump001.Speed",
+                "--json",
+            ],
+            output,
+            error,
+            _ => fakeClient);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, exitCode);
+        CloseSessionRequest closeRequest = Assert.Single(fakeClient.CloseSessionRequests);
+        Assert.Equal("session-fixture", closeRequest.SessionId);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeCliClient : IMxGatewayCliClient
+    {
+        public Queue<MxCommandReply> InvokeReplies { get; } = new();
+
+        public List<MxCommandRequest> InvokeRequests { get; } = [];
+
+        public List<CloseSessionRequest> CloseSessionRequests { get; } = [];
+
+        public List<MxEvent> Events { get; } = [];
+
+        public Exception? InvokeFailure { get; init; }
+
+        public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+        {
+            return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
+        public Task<OpenSessionReply> OpenSessionAsync(
+            OpenSessionRequest request,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new OpenSessionReply
+            {
+                SessionId = "session-fixture",
+                ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+                GatewayProtocolVersion = 1,
+                WorkerProtocolVersion = 1,
+            });
+        }
+
+        public Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionAsync(
+            CloseSessionRequest request,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            CloseSessionRequests.Add(request);
+            return Task.FromResult(new CloseSessionReply
+            {
+                SessionId = request.SessionId,
+                ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+                FinalState = SessionState.Closed,
+            });
+        }
+
+        public Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+            MxCommandRequest request,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            InvokeRequests.Add(request);
+            if (InvokeFailure is not null)
+            {
+                throw InvokeFailure;
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult(InvokeReplies.Dequeue());
+        }
+
+        public async IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> StreamEventsAsync(
+            StreamEventsRequest request,
+            [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            foreach (MxEvent gatewayEvent in Events)
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                await Task.Yield();
+                yield return gatewayEvent;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+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

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+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

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+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 Write2RawAsync_BuildsWrite2CommandWithValueAndTimestamp()
+    {
+        FakeGatewayTransport transport = CreateTransport();
+        transport.AddInvokeReply(new MxCommandReply
+        {
+            SessionId = "session-fixture",
+            Kind = MxCommandKind.Write2,
+            ProtocolStatus = new ProtocolStatus { Code = ProtocolStatusCode.Ok },
+        });
+        await using MxGatewayClient client = CreateClient(transport);
+        MxGatewaySession session = await client.OpenSessionAsync();
+        MxValue value = 123.ToMxValue();
+        MxValue timestampValue = DateTimeOffset.Parse("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z").ToMxValue();
+
+        MxCommandReply reply = await session.Write2RawAsync(12, 34, value, timestampValue, 56);
+
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Write2, reply.Kind);
+        MxCommandRequest request = Assert.Single(transport.InvokeCalls).Request;
+        Assert.Equal(MxCommandKind.Write2, request.Command.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(12, request.Command.Write2.ServerHandle);
+        Assert.Equal(34, request.Command.Write2.ItemHandle);
+        Assert.Same(value, request.Command.Write2.Value);
+        Assert.Same(timestampValue, request.Command.Write2.TimestampValue);
+        Assert.Equal(56, request.Command.Write2.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.Tests/MxStatusProxyExtensionsTests.cs

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+using System.Text.Json;
+using Google.Protobuf;
+using MxGateway.Client;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxStatusProxyExtensionsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void FixtureStatuses_ProjectSuccessAndPreserveRawFields()
+    {
+        using JsonDocument document = JsonDocument.Parse(ReadFixture(
+            "statuses",
+            "status-conversion-cases.json"));
+
+        foreach (JsonElement testCase in document.RootElement.GetProperty("cases").EnumerateArray())
+        {
+            MxStatusProxy status = JsonParser.Default.Parse<MxStatusProxy>(
+                testCase.GetProperty("status").GetRawText());
+            int success = testCase.GetProperty("status").GetProperty("success").GetInt32();
+
+            Assert.Equal(success != 0 && status.Category is MxStatusCategory.Ok, status.IsSuccess());
+            Assert.Equal(
+                testCase.GetProperty("status").GetProperty("rawCategory").GetInt32(),
+                status.RawCategory);
+            Assert.Equal(
+                testCase.GetProperty("status").GetProperty("rawDetectedBy").GetInt32(),
+                status.RawDetectedBy);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string ReadFixture(string category, string fileName)
+    {
+        DirectoryInfo directory = new(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        while (directory is not null)
+        {
+            string path = Path.Combine(
+                directory.FullName,
+                "clients",
+                "proto",
+                "fixtures",
+                "behavior",
+                category,
+                fileName);
+
+            if (File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                return File.ReadAllText(path);
+            }
+
+            directory = directory.Parent!;
+        }
+
+        throw new FileNotFoundException(fileName);
+    }
+}

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

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+using System.Text.Json;
+using Google.Protobuf;
+using MxGateway.Client;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MxValueExtensionsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToMxValue_WithScalarValues_CreatesTypedProtobufValues()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(MxValue.KindOneofCase.BoolValue, true.ToMxValue().KindCase);
+        Assert.Equal(MxValue.KindOneofCase.Int32Value, 123.ToMxValue().KindCase);
+        Assert.Equal(MxValue.KindOneofCase.Int64Value, 123L.ToMxValue().KindCase);
+        Assert.Equal(MxValue.KindOneofCase.FloatValue, 1.25F.ToMxValue().KindCase);
+        Assert.Equal(MxValue.KindOneofCase.DoubleValue, 2.5D.ToMxValue().KindCase);
+        Assert.Equal(MxValue.KindOneofCase.StringValue, "alpha".ToMxValue().KindCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToMxValue_WithArrays_CreatesTypedArrayProtobufValues()
+    {
+        MxValue value = new[] { "alpha", "beta" }.ToMxValue();
+
+        Assert.Equal(MxValue.KindOneofCase.ArrayValue, value.KindCase);
+        Assert.Equal(MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.StringValues, value.ArrayValue.ValuesCase);
+        Assert.Equal(["alpha", "beta"], value.ArrayValue.StringValues.Values);
+        Assert.Equal([2U], value.ArrayValue.Dimensions);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FixtureValues_ProjectExpectedKindsAndPreserveRawMetadata()
+    {
+        using JsonDocument document = JsonDocument.Parse(ReadFixture(
+            "values",
+            "value-conversion-cases.json"));
+
+        foreach (JsonElement testCase in document.RootElement.GetProperty("cases").EnumerateArray())
+        {
+            string expectedKind = testCase.GetProperty("expectedKind").GetString()!;
+            MxValue value = JsonParser.Default.Parse<MxValue>(
+                testCase.GetProperty("value").GetRawText());
+
+            Assert.Equal(expectedKind, value.GetProjectionKind());
+
+            if (testCase.GetProperty("id").GetString() is "raw-fallback.variant")
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(32767, value.RawDataType);
+                Assert.Equal([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], Assert.IsType<byte[]>(value.ToClrValue()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string ReadFixture(string category, string fileName)
+    {
+        DirectoryInfo directory = new(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+        while (directory is not null)
+        {
+            string path = Path.Combine(
+                directory.FullName,
+                "clients",
+                "proto",
+                "fixtures",
+                "behavior",
+                category,
+                fileName);
+
+            if (File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                return File.ReadAllText(path);
+            }
+
+            directory = directory.Parent!;
+        }
+
+        throw new FileNotFoundException(fileName);
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.sln

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clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/GrpcMxGatewayClientTransport.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+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)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return await RawClient.OpenSessionAsync(request, callOptions)
+                .ResponseAsync
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (RpcException exception)
+        {
+            throw MapRpcException(exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<CloseSessionReply> CloseSessionAsync(
+        CloseSessionRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return await RawClient.CloseSessionAsync(request, callOptions)
+                .ResponseAsync
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (RpcException exception)
+        {
+            throw MapRpcException(exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<MxCommandReply> InvokeAsync(
+        MxCommandRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return await RawClient.InvokeAsync(request, callOptions)
+                .ResponseAsync
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch (RpcException exception)
+        {
+            throw MapRpcException(exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    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);
+
+        IAsyncStreamReader<MxEvent> responseStream = call.ResponseStream;
+        while (true)
+        {
+            MxEvent? gatewayEvent;
+            try
+            {
+                if (!await responseStream.MoveNext(effectiveCancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                gatewayEvent = responseStream.Current;
+            }
+            catch (RpcException exception)
+            {
+                throw MapRpcException(exception);
+            }
+
+            yield return gatewayEvent;
+        }
+    }
+
+    IAsyncEnumerable<MxEvent> IMxGatewayClientTransport.StreamEventsAsync(
+        StreamEventsRequest request,
+        CallOptions callOptions)
+    {
+        return StreamEventsAsync(request, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    private static MxGatewayException MapRpcException(RpcException exception)
+    {
+        return exception.StatusCode switch
+        {
+            StatusCode.Unauthenticated => new MxGatewayAuthenticationException(
+                exception.Status.Detail,
+                innerException: exception),
+            StatusCode.PermissionDenied => new MxGatewayAuthorizationException(
+                exception.Status.Detail,
+                innerException: exception),
+            _ => new MxGatewayException(exception.Status.Detail, exception),
+        };
+    }
+}

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/MxAccessException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public sealed class MxAccessException : MxGatewayCommandException
+{
+    public MxAccessException(
+        string message,
+        MxCommandReply reply,
+        Exception? innerException = null)
+        : base(
+            message,
+            reply.SessionId,
+            reply.CorrelationId,
+            reply.ProtocolStatus,
+            reply.HasHresult ? reply.Hresult : null,
+            reply.Statuses.ToArray(),
+            innerException)
+    {
+        Reply = reply;
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply Reply { get; }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxCommandReplyExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public static class MxCommandReplyExtensions
+{
+    public static MxCommandReply EnsureProtocolSuccess(this MxCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(reply);
+
+        ProtocolStatusCode code = reply.ProtocolStatus?.Code
+            ?? ProtocolStatusCode.Unspecified;
+
+        if (code is ProtocolStatusCode.Ok or ProtocolStatusCode.MxaccessFailure)
+        {
+            return reply;
+        }
+
+        throw CreateProtocolException(reply, code);
+    }
+
+    public static MxCommandReply EnsureMxAccessSuccess(this MxCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(reply);
+
+        bool mxAccessFailure = reply.ProtocolStatus?.Code is ProtocolStatusCode.MxaccessFailure;
+        bool hResultFailure = reply.HasHresult && reply.Hresult != 0;
+        bool statusFailure = reply.Statuses.Any(status => !status.IsSuccess());
+
+        if (!mxAccessFailure && !hResultFailure && !statusFailure)
+        {
+            return reply;
+        }
+
+        throw new MxAccessException(CreateMxAccessMessage(reply), reply);
+    }
+
+    private static MxGatewayException CreateProtocolException(
+        MxCommandReply reply,
+        ProtocolStatusCode code)
+    {
+        string message = CreateProtocolMessage(reply);
+        int? hResult = reply.HasHresult ? reply.Hresult : null;
+        MxStatusProxy[] statuses = reply.Statuses.ToArray();
+
+        return code switch
+        {
+            ProtocolStatusCode.SessionNotFound or ProtocolStatusCode.SessionNotReady
+                => new MxGatewaySessionException(
+                    message,
+                    reply.SessionId,
+                    reply.CorrelationId,
+                    reply.ProtocolStatus,
+                    hResult,
+                    statuses),
+            ProtocolStatusCode.WorkerUnavailable
+                => new MxGatewayWorkerException(
+                    message,
+                    reply.SessionId,
+                    reply.CorrelationId,
+                    reply.ProtocolStatus,
+                    hResult,
+                    statuses),
+            _
+                => new MxGatewayCommandException(
+                    message,
+                    reply.SessionId,
+                    reply.CorrelationId,
+                    reply.ProtocolStatus,
+                    hResult,
+                    statuses),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string CreateProtocolMessage(MxCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        string statusMessage = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reply.ProtocolStatus?.Message)
+            ? "Gateway protocol failure."
+            : reply.ProtocolStatus.Message;
+
+        return $"{statusMessage} code={reply.ProtocolStatus?.Code}; session={reply.SessionId}; correlation={reply.CorrelationId}";
+    }
+
+    private static string CreateMxAccessMessage(MxCommandReply reply)
+    {
+        string statusSummary = reply.Statuses.Count is 0
+            ? "no MXSTATUS_PROXY entries"
+            : string.Join("; ", reply.Statuses.Select(status => status.ToDiagnosticSummary()));
+
+        string hResult = reply.HasHresult
+            ? $"0x{reply.Hresult:X8}"
+            : "none";
+
+        return $"MXAccess command failed. kind={reply.Kind}; hresult={hResult}; statuses={statusSummary}";
+    }
+}

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/MxGatewayAuthenticationException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayAuthenticationException : MxGatewayException
+{
+    public MxGatewayAuthenticationException(
+        string message,
+        string? sessionId = null,
+        string? correlationId = null,
+        ProtocolStatus? protocolStatus = null,
+        int? hResult = null,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxStatusProxy>? statuses = null,
+        Exception? innerException = null)
+        : base(
+            message,
+            sessionId,
+            correlationId,
+            protocolStatus,
+            hResult,
+            statuses ?? [],
+            innerException)
+    {
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewayAuthorizationException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayAuthorizationException : MxGatewayException
+{
+    public MxGatewayAuthorizationException(
+        string message,
+        string? sessionId = null,
+        string? correlationId = null,
+        ProtocolStatus? protocolStatus = null,
+        int? hResult = null,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxStatusProxy>? statuses = null,
+        Exception? innerException = null)
+        : base(
+            message,
+            sessionId,
+            correlationId,
+            protocolStatus,
+            hResult,
+            statuses ?? [],
+            innerException)
+    {
+    }
+}

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/MxGatewayCommandException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public class MxGatewayCommandException : MxGatewayException
+{
+    public MxGatewayCommandException(
+        string message,
+        string? sessionId = null,
+        string? correlationId = null,
+        ProtocolStatus? protocolStatus = null,
+        int? hResult = null,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxStatusProxy>? statuses = null,
+        Exception? innerException = null)
+        : base(
+            message,
+            sessionId,
+            correlationId,
+            protocolStatus,
+            hResult,
+            statuses ?? [],
+            innerException)
+    {
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewayException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public class MxGatewayException : Exception
+{
+    public MxGatewayException(string message)
+        : base(message)
+    {
+        Statuses = [];
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewayException(string message, Exception? innerException)
+        : base(message, innerException)
+    {
+        Statuses = [];
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewayException(
+        string message,
+        string? sessionId,
+        string? correlationId,
+        ProtocolStatus? protocolStatus,
+        int? hResult,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxStatusProxy> statuses,
+        Exception? innerException = null)
+        : base(message, innerException)
+    {
+        SessionId = sessionId;
+        CorrelationId = correlationId;
+        ProtocolStatus = protocolStatus;
+        HResultCode = hResult;
+        Statuses = statuses;
+    }
+
+    public string? SessionId { get; }
+
+    public string? CorrelationId { get; }
+
+    public ProtocolStatus? ProtocolStatus { get; }
+
+    public int? HResultCode { get; }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<MxStatusProxy> Statuses { get; }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewaySession.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+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);
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess().EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+        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);
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess().EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+        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);
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess().EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+        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)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await AdviseRawAsync(serverHandle, itemHandle, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess().EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+    }
+
+    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)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await WriteRawAsync(serverHandle, itemHandle, value, userId, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess().EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+    }
+
+    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 async Task Write2Async(
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle,
+        MxValue value,
+        MxValue timestampValue,
+        int userId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        MxCommandReply reply = await Write2RawAsync(
+                serverHandle,
+                itemHandle,
+                value,
+                timestampValue,
+                userId,
+                cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+        reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess().EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+    }
+
+    public Task<MxCommandReply> Write2RawAsync(
+        int serverHandle,
+        int itemHandle,
+        MxValue value,
+        MxValue timestampValue,
+        int userId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(timestampValue);
+
+        return InvokeCommandAsync(
+            new MxCommand
+            {
+                Kind = MxCommandKind.Write2,
+                Write2 = new Write2Command
+                {
+                    ServerHandle = serverHandle,
+                    ItemHandle = itemHandle,
+                    Value = value,
+                    TimestampValue = timestampValue,
+                    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/MxGatewaySessionException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewaySessionException : MxGatewayException
+{
+    public MxGatewaySessionException(
+        string message,
+        string? sessionId = null,
+        string? correlationId = null,
+        ProtocolStatus? protocolStatus = null,
+        int? hResult = null,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxStatusProxy>? statuses = null,
+        Exception? innerException = null)
+        : base(
+            message,
+            sessionId,
+            correlationId,
+            protocolStatus,
+            hResult,
+            statuses ?? [],
+            innerException)
+    {
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGatewayWorkerException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public sealed class MxGatewayWorkerException : MxGatewayException
+{
+    public MxGatewayWorkerException(
+        string message,
+        string? sessionId = null,
+        string? correlationId = null,
+        ProtocolStatus? protocolStatus = null,
+        int? hResult = null,
+        IReadOnlyList<MxStatusProxy>? statuses = null,
+        Exception? innerException = null)
+        : base(
+            message,
+            sessionId,
+            correlationId,
+            protocolStatus,
+            hResult,
+            statuses ?? [],
+            innerException)
+    {
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxStatusProxyExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+public static class MxStatusProxyExtensions
+{
+    public static bool IsSuccess(this MxStatusProxy status)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(status);
+
+        return status.Success != 0
+            && status.Category is MxStatusCategory.Ok;
+    }
+
+    public static string ToDiagnosticSummary(this MxStatusProxy status)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(status);
+
+        string diagnosticText = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(status.DiagnosticText)
+            ? "no diagnostic text"
+            : status.DiagnosticText;
+
+        return $"{status.Category} by {status.DetectedBy}; detail={status.Detail}; {diagnosticText}";
+    }
+}

clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxValueExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+using Google.Protobuf;
+using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
+using MxGateway.Contracts.Proto;
+
+namespace MxGateway.Client;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Creates and projects gateway MXAccess values without hiding the raw
+/// protobuf value carried by command replies and events.
+/// </summary>
+public static class MxValueExtensions
+{
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this bool value)
+    {
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Boolean,
+            VariantType = "VT_BOOL",
+            BoolValue = value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this int value)
+    {
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Integer,
+            VariantType = "VT_I4",
+            Int32Value = value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this long value)
+    {
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Integer,
+            VariantType = "VT_I8",
+            Int64Value = value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this float value)
+    {
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Float,
+            VariantType = "VT_R4",
+            FloatValue = value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this double value)
+    {
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Double,
+            VariantType = "VT_R8",
+            DoubleValue = value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this string value)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.String,
+            VariantType = "VT_BSTR",
+            StringValue = value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this DateTimeOffset value)
+    {
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Time,
+            VariantType = "VT_DATE",
+            TimestampValue = Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset(value),
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this DateTime value)
+    {
+        return new DateTimeOffset(
+                value.Kind == DateTimeKind.Unspecified
+                    ? DateTime.SpecifyKind(value, DateTimeKind.Utc)
+                    : value.ToUniversalTime())
+            .ToMxValue();
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this IReadOnlyList<bool> values)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(values);
+
+        var array = new BoolArray();
+        array.Values.Add(values);
+        return CreateArrayValue(MxDataType.Boolean, "VT_ARRAY|VT_BOOL", values.Count, new MxArray
+        {
+            ElementDataType = MxDataType.Boolean,
+            VariantType = "VT_ARRAY|VT_BOOL",
+            BoolValues = array,
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this IReadOnlyList<int> values)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(values);
+
+        var array = new Int32Array();
+        array.Values.Add(values);
+        return CreateArrayValue(MxDataType.Integer, "VT_ARRAY|VT_I4", values.Count, new MxArray
+        {
+            ElementDataType = MxDataType.Integer,
+            VariantType = "VT_ARRAY|VT_I4",
+            Int32Values = array,
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this IReadOnlyList<long> values)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(values);
+
+        var array = new Int64Array();
+        array.Values.Add(values);
+        return CreateArrayValue(MxDataType.Integer, "VT_ARRAY|VT_I8", values.Count, new MxArray
+        {
+            ElementDataType = MxDataType.Integer,
+            VariantType = "VT_ARRAY|VT_I8",
+            Int64Values = array,
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this IReadOnlyList<float> values)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(values);
+
+        var array = new FloatArray();
+        array.Values.Add(values);
+        return CreateArrayValue(MxDataType.Float, "VT_ARRAY|VT_R4", values.Count, new MxArray
+        {
+            ElementDataType = MxDataType.Float,
+            VariantType = "VT_ARRAY|VT_R4",
+            FloatValues = array,
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this IReadOnlyList<double> values)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(values);
+
+        var array = new DoubleArray();
+        array.Values.Add(values);
+        return CreateArrayValue(MxDataType.Double, "VT_ARRAY|VT_R8", values.Count, new MxArray
+        {
+            ElementDataType = MxDataType.Double,
+            VariantType = "VT_ARRAY|VT_R8",
+            DoubleValues = array,
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this IReadOnlyList<string> values)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(values);
+
+        var array = new StringArray();
+        array.Values.Add(values);
+        return CreateArrayValue(MxDataType.String, "VT_ARRAY|VT_BSTR", values.Count, new MxArray
+        {
+            ElementDataType = MxDataType.String,
+            VariantType = "VT_ARRAY|VT_BSTR",
+            StringValues = array,
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToMxValue(this IReadOnlyList<DateTimeOffset> values)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(values);
+
+        var array = new TimestampArray();
+        array.Values.Add(values.Select(Timestamp.FromDateTimeOffset));
+        return CreateArrayValue(MxDataType.Time, "VT_ARRAY|VT_DATE", values.Count, new MxArray
+        {
+            ElementDataType = MxDataType.Time,
+            VariantType = "VT_ARRAY|VT_DATE",
+            TimestampValues = array,
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static string GetProjectionKind(this MxValue value)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+
+        return value.KindCase switch
+        {
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.BoolValue => "boolValue",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.Int32Value => "int32Value",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.Int64Value => "int64Value",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.FloatValue => "floatValue",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.DoubleValue => "doubleValue",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.StringValue => "stringValue",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.TimestampValue => "timestampValue",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.ArrayValue => "arrayValue",
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.RawValue => "rawValue",
+            _ => value.IsNull ? "nullValue" : "unspecified",
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static object? ToClrValue(this MxValue value)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+
+        return value.KindCase switch
+        {
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.BoolValue => value.BoolValue,
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.Int32Value => value.Int32Value,
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.Int64Value => value.Int64Value,
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.FloatValue => value.FloatValue,
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.DoubleValue => value.DoubleValue,
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.StringValue => value.StringValue,
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.TimestampValue => value.TimestampValue.ToDateTimeOffset(),
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.ArrayValue => value.ArrayValue.ToClrArrayValue(),
+            MxValue.KindOneofCase.RawValue => value.RawValue.ToByteArray(),
+            _ => value.IsNull ? null : value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static object? ToClrArrayValue(this MxArray array)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(array);
+
+        return array.ValuesCase switch
+        {
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.BoolValues => array.BoolValues.Values.ToArray(),
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.Int32Values => array.Int32Values.Values.ToArray(),
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.Int64Values => array.Int64Values.Values.ToArray(),
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.FloatValues => array.FloatValues.Values.ToArray(),
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.DoubleValues => array.DoubleValues.Values.ToArray(),
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.StringValues => array.StringValues.Values.ToArray(),
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.TimestampValues => array.TimestampValues.Values
+                .Select(timestamp => timestamp.ToDateTimeOffset())
+                .ToArray(),
+            MxArray.ValuesOneofCase.RawValues => array.RawValues.Values
+                .Select(value => value.ToByteArray())
+                .ToArray(),
+            _ => null,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue ToRawMxValue(
+        byte[] value,
+        string variantType,
+        string rawDiagnostic,
+        int rawDataType = 0)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = MxDataType.Unknown,
+            VariantType = variantType,
+            RawDiagnostic = rawDiagnostic,
+            RawDataType = rawDataType,
+            RawValue = ByteString.CopyFrom(value),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static MxValue CreateArrayValue(
+        MxDataType dataType,
+        string variantType,
+        int length,
+        MxArray array)
+    {
+        array.Dimensions.Add((uint)length);
+        return new MxValue
+        {
+            DataType = dataType,
+            VariantType = variantType,
+            ArrayValue = array,
+        };
+    }
+}

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 +1,158 @@
+# .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
+```
+
+## Packaging
+
+Create local library and CLI artifacts from the repository root:
+
+```powershell
+$dotnetPackageOutput = Join-Path (Get-Location) 'artifacts/clients/dotnet'
+dotnet pack clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client/MxGateway.Client.csproj -c Release -p:PackageOutputPath="$dotnetPackageOutput"
+dotnet publish clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli/MxGateway.Client.Cli.csproj -c Release -o artifacts/clients/dotnet/mxgw-dotnet
+```
+
+The library package references the shared contracts project at build time. The
+published CLI runs from `artifacts/clients/dotnet/mxgw-dotnet`.
+
+## Regenerating Protobuf Bindings
+
+The .NET client uses the generated C# types from
+`src/MxGateway.Contracts/Generated`. Regenerate those files through the
+contracts project:
+
+```powershell
+dotnet build src/MxGateway.Contracts/MxGateway.Contracts.csproj
+```
+
+## 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.
+
+## Values, Status, And Errors
+
+The client provides extension helpers for generated protobuf values. Use
+`ToMxValue()` on .NET scalar values and typed arrays to create `MxValue`
+instances for `Write` and `Write2`. Use `ToClrValue()` and
+`GetProjectionKind()` when test or diagnostic code needs to inspect generated
+`MxValue` replies while preserving `rawDiagnostic`, raw data type fields, and
+raw byte payloads.
+
+`MxStatusProxy.IsSuccess()` and `ToDiagnosticSummary()` expose MXAccess status
+arrays without collapsing them into a single gateway success flag. Command
+reply helpers follow the same split:
+
+```csharp
+reply.EnsureProtocolSuccess();
+reply.EnsureMxAccessSuccess();
+```
+
+`EnsureProtocolSuccess()` raises gateway, session, worker, or command
+exceptions for gateway-level failures. It leaves
+`PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE` to `EnsureMxAccessSuccess()` so callers
+can keep the full `MxCommandReply`, HRESULT, and status array when MXAccess
+itself rejects a command. `MxAccessException.Reply` contains the raw generated
+reply.
+
+## CLI Usage
+
+The test CLI supports deterministic JSON output for automation:
+
+```powershell
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- version --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- open-session --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- register --session-id <id> --client-name mxgw-dotnet-cli --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- add-item --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item Area001.Pump001.Speed --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- advise --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 1 --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- write --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 1 --type int32 --value 123 --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- write2 --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 1 --type int32 --value 123 --timestamp 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- stream-events --session-id <id> --max-events 1 --json
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- smoke --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item Area001.Pump001.Speed --json
+```
+
+`smoke` opens a session, registers a client, adds one item, advises it,
+optionally writes a value when `--type` and `--value` are supplied, reads a
+bounded event stream, and closes the session in a `finally` block. CLI error
+output redacts API keys supplied through `--api-key`.
+
+Use TLS options for a secured gateway:
+
+```powershell
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- smoke --endpoint https://mxgateway.example.local:5001 --tls --ca-file C:\certs\mxgateway-ca.pem --server-name mxgateway.example.local --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item Area001.Pump001.Speed --json
+```
+
+## Integration Checks
+
+Run live checks only when a gateway and MXAccess-backed worker are available:
+
+```powershell
+$env:MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION = '1'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT = 'http://localhost:5000'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_API_KEY = '<gateway-api-key>'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM = 'Area001.Pump001.Speed'
+dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- smoke --endpoint $env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item $env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM --json
+```
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [Client Packaging](../../docs/ClientPackaging.md)
+- [Client Proto Generation](../../docs/client-proto-generation.md)
+- [.NET Client Detailed Design](../../docs/clients-dotnet-csharp-design.md)

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.
+
+## Packaging
+
+Build a local CLI executable from `clients/go`:
+
+```powershell
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force ../../artifacts/clients/go | Out-Null
+go build -o ../../artifacts/clients/go/mxgw-go.exe ./cmd/mxgw-go
+```
+
+Install the CLI into the active `GOBIN` or `GOPATH/bin`:
+
+```powershell
+go install ./cmd/mxgw-go
+```
+
+Other Go modules can consume the library package with the module path
+`gitea.dohertylan.com/dohertj2/mxaccessgw/clients/go/mxgateway`.
+
+## 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.
+
+Use TLS options for a secured gateway:
+
+```powershell
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go smoke -endpoint mxgateway.example.local:5001 -ca-cert C:\certs\mxgateway-ca.pem -server-name-override mxgateway.example.local -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -item Area001.Tag.Value -json
+```
+
+## Integration Checks
+
+Run live checks only when a gateway and MXAccess-backed worker are available:
+
+```powershell
+$env:MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION = '1'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT = 'localhost:5000'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_API_KEY = '<gateway-api-key>'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM = 'Area001.Tag.Value'
+go run ./cmd/mxgw-go smoke -endpoint $env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT -plaintext -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -item $env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM -json
+```
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [Client Packaging](../../docs/ClientPackaging.md)
+- [Client Proto Generation](../../docs/client-proto-generation.md)
+- [Go Client Detailed Design](../../docs/clients-golang-design.md)

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

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+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

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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/java/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# Java Client
+
+The Java client workspace contains the MXAccess Gateway client library,
+generated protobuf/gRPC bindings, a Picocli test CLI project, and JUnit tests.
+
+## Layout
+
+```text
+clients/java/
+  settings.gradle
+  build.gradle
+  src/main/generated/
+  mxgateway-client/
+  mxgateway-cli/
+```
+
+`mxgateway-client` generates Java protobuf and gRPC sources from
+`../../src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos`. The Gradle protobuf plugin writes those
+generated sources under `src/main/generated`, which matches the client proto
+manifest in `../proto/proto-inputs.json`. Do not edit generated files by hand.
+
+`mxgateway-client` exposes `MxGatewayClientOptions`, `MxGatewayClient`,
+`MxGatewaySession`, value/status helpers, typed gateway exceptions, raw
+generated stubs, and generated protobuf messages for parity tests.
+
+`mxgateway-cli` depends on `mxgateway-client` and provides the `mxgw-java`
+application entry point. The CLI supports version, session, command, event
+streaming, write, and smoke-test commands with deterministic JSON output.
+
+## Regenerating Protobuf Bindings
+
+Run generation from `clients/java` after the shared `.proto` files or Java
+output path changes:
+
+```powershell
+gradle :mxgateway-client:generateProto
+```
+
+## Client Usage
+
+Create a client with explicit transport and auth options:
+
+```java
+MxGatewayClientOptions options = MxGatewayClientOptions.builder()
+        .endpoint("localhost:5000")
+        .apiKey(System.getenv("MXGATEWAY_API_KEY"))
+        .plaintext(true)
+        .build();
+
+try (MxGatewayClient client = MxGatewayClient.connect(options);
+        MxGatewaySession session = client.openSession("java-client")) {
+    int serverHandle = session.register("java-client");
+    int itemHandle = session.addItem(serverHandle, "TestObject.TestInt");
+    session.advise(serverHandle, itemHandle);
+    session.write(serverHandle, itemHandle, MxValues.int32Value(123), 0);
+}
+```
+
+Use `rawBlockingStub`, `rawFutureStub`, `rawAsyncStub`, `openSessionRaw`,
+`closeSessionRaw`, `invoke`, and raw session helper methods when tests need the
+underlying protobuf messages. `MxGatewayCommandException` and
+`MxAccessException` preserve the raw `MxCommandReply` when the gateway returns a
+data-bearing MXAccess failure.
+
+`MxEventStream` implements `Iterator<MxEvent>` and `AutoCloseable`. Closing it
+cancels the underlying gRPC stream. Canceling or timing out a Java client call
+only stops the client from waiting; it does not abort an in-flight MXAccess COM
+call on the worker STA.
+
+## CLI Usage
+
+Run the CLI through Gradle:
+
+```powershell
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="version --json"
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="open-session --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --client-session-name java-cli --json"
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="register --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <id> --client-name java-cli --json"
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="add-item --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item TestObject.TestInt --json"
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="advise --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 1 --json"
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="write --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 1 --type int32 --value 123 --json"
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="stream-events --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <id> --limit 1 --json"
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="smoke --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --item TestObject.TestInt --json"
+```
+
+The CLI accepts `--api-key`, `--api-key-env`, `--plaintext`, `--ca-file`,
+`--server-name-override`, `--timeout`, and `--json` on gateway commands. JSON
+output redacts API keys.
+
+Use TLS options for a secured gateway:
+
+```powershell
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="smoke --endpoint mxgateway.example.local:5001 --ca-file C:\certs\mxgateway-ca.pem --server-name-override mxgateway.example.local --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item TestObject.TestInt --json"
+```
+
+## Build And Test
+
+Run the Java checks from `clients/java`:
+
+```powershell
+gradle test
+```
+
+The build uses the Java 21 Gradle toolchain, compiles generated protobuf/gRPC
+code, and runs JUnit 5 tests for the client wrapper, shared behavior fixtures,
+in-process gRPC behavior, stream cancellation, and CLI parser/output behavior.
+
+## Packaging
+
+Create local library and CLI artifacts from `clients/java`:
+
+```powershell
+gradle :mxgateway-client:jar :mxgateway-cli:installDist
+```
+
+The library jar is under `mxgateway-client/build/libs`. The installed CLI
+distribution is under `mxgateway-cli/build/install/mxgateway-cli`.
+
+## Integration Checks
+
+Run live checks only when a gateway and MXAccess-backed worker are available:
+
+```powershell
+$env:MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION = '1'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT = 'localhost:5000'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_API_KEY = '<gateway-api-key>'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM = 'TestObject.TestInt'
+gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args="smoke --endpoint $env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT --plaintext --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item $env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM --json"
+```
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [Client Packaging](../../docs/ClientPackaging.md)
+- [Client Proto Generation](../../docs/client-proto-generation.md)
+- [Java Client Detailed Design](../../docs/clients-java-design.md)
+- [Java Style Guide](../../docs/style-guides/JavaStyleGuide.md)

clients/java/build.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'base'
+}
+
+ext {
+    guavaVersion = '33.5.0-jre'
+    gsonVersion = '2.13.2'
+    grpcVersion = '1.76.0'
+    junitVersion = '5.14.1'
+    picocliVersion = '4.7.7'
+    protobufVersion = '4.33.1'
+}
+
+subprojects {
+    group = 'com.dohertylan.mxgateway'
+    version = '0.1.0'
+
+    pluginManager.withPlugin('java') {
+        java {
+            toolchain {
+                languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
+            }
+        }
+
+        tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
+            options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+            options.release = 21
+        }
+
+        tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
+            useJUnitPlatform()
+        }
+
+        dependencies {
+            testImplementation platform("org.junit:junit-bom:${junitVersion}")
+            testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter'
+            testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
+        }
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-cli/build.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'application'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation project(':mxgateway-client')
+    implementation "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:${protobufVersion}"
+    implementation "info.picocli:picocli:${picocliVersion}"
+}
+
+application {
+    mainClass = 'com.dohertylan.mxgateway.cli.MxGatewayCli'
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-cli/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/cli/MxGatewayCli.java

@@ -0,0 +1,644 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.cli;
+
+import com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxEventStream;
+import com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxGatewayClient;
+import com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxGatewayClientOptions;
+import com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxGatewayClientVersion;
+import com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxGatewaySecrets;
+import com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxGatewaySession;
+import com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxValues;
+import com.google.protobuf.Message;
+import com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxValue;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest;
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Command;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Mixin;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Spec;
+
+@Command(
+        name = "mxgw-java",
+        mixinStandardHelpOptions = true,
+        description = "MXAccess Gateway Java test CLI.")
+public final class MxGatewayCli implements Callable<Integer> {
+    private final MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory;
+
+    @Spec
+    private CommandSpec spec;
+
+    public MxGatewayCli() {
+        this(new GrpcMxGatewayCliClientFactory());
+    }
+
+    MxGatewayCli(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+        this.clientFactory = clientFactory;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int exitCode = commandLine(new GrpcMxGatewayCliClientFactory()).execute(args);
+        System.exit(exitCode);
+    }
+
+    public static int execute(PrintWriter out, PrintWriter err, String... args) {
+        return execute(new GrpcMxGatewayCliClientFactory(), out, err, args);
+    }
+
+    static int execute(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory, PrintWriter out, PrintWriter err, String... args) {
+        CommandLine commandLine = commandLine(clientFactory);
+        commandLine.setOut(out);
+        commandLine.setErr(err);
+        return commandLine.execute(args);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Integer call() {
+        spec.commandLine().usage(spec.commandLine().getOut());
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private static CommandLine commandLine(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+        CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(new MxGatewayCli(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("version", new VersionCommand());
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("open-session", new OpenSessionCommand(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("close-session", new CloseSessionCommand(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("register", new RegisterCommand(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("add-item", new AddItemCommand(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("advise", new AdviseCommand(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("write", new WriteCommand(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("stream-events", new StreamEventsCommand(clientFactory));
+        commandLine.addSubcommand("smoke", new SmokeCommand(clientFactory));
+        return commandLine;
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "version", description = "Prints the Java client version.")
+    public static final class VersionCommand implements Callable<Integer> {
+        @Spec
+        private CommandSpec spec;
+
+        @Option(names = "--json", description = "Write JSON output.")
+        private boolean json;
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            Map<String, Object> values = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+            values.put("clientVersion", MxGatewayClientVersion.clientVersion());
+            values.put("gatewayProtocolVersion", MxGatewayClientVersion.gatewayProtocolVersion());
+            values.put("workerProtocolVersion", MxGatewayClientVersion.workerProtocolVersion());
+            if (json) {
+                spec.commandLine().getOut().println(jsonObject(values));
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            spec.commandLine()
+                    .getOut()
+                    .printf(
+                            "mxgateway-java %s gatewayProtocolVersion=%d workerProtocolVersion=%d%n",
+                            MxGatewayClientVersion.clientVersion(),
+                            MxGatewayClientVersion.gatewayProtocolVersion(),
+                            MxGatewayClientVersion.workerProtocolVersion());
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    abstract static class GatewayCommand implements Callable<Integer> {
+        final MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory;
+
+        @Mixin
+        CommonOptions common = new CommonOptions();
+
+        @Option(names = "--json", description = "Write JSON output.")
+        boolean json;
+
+        GatewayCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            this.clientFactory = clientFactory;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "open-session", description = "Opens a gateway session.")
+    static final class OpenSessionCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--client-session-name", description = "Client session name.")
+        String clientSessionName = "";
+
+        @Option(names = "--backend", description = "Requested gateway backend.")
+        String backend = "";
+
+        OpenSessionCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved())) {
+                var reply = client.openSession(OpenSessionRequest.newBuilder()
+                        .setClientSessionName(clientSessionName)
+                        .setRequestedBackend(backend)
+                        .build());
+                writeOutput("open-session", common, json, reply, () -> reply.getSessionId());
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "close-session", description = "Closes a gateway session.")
+    static final class CloseSessionCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--session-id", required = true, description = "Gateway session id.")
+        String sessionId;
+
+        CloseSessionCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved())) {
+                var reply = client.closeSession(CloseSessionRequest.newBuilder()
+                        .setSessionId(sessionId)
+                        .build());
+                writeOutput("close-session", common, json, reply, () -> reply.getFinalState().name());
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "register", description = "Invokes MXAccess Register.")
+    static final class RegisterCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--session-id", required = true, description = "Gateway session id.")
+        String sessionId;
+
+        @Option(names = "--client-name", required = true, description = "MXAccess client name.")
+        String clientName;
+
+        RegisterCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved())) {
+                MxCommandReply reply = client.session(sessionId).registerRaw(clientName);
+                writeOutput("register", common, json, reply, () -> reply.getKind().name());
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "add-item", description = "Invokes MXAccess AddItem.")
+    static final class AddItemCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--session-id", required = true, description = "Gateway session id.")
+        String sessionId;
+
+        @Option(names = "--server-handle", required = true, description = "MXAccess server handle.")
+        int serverHandle;
+
+        @Option(names = "--item", required = true, description = "Item definition.")
+        String item;
+
+        AddItemCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved())) {
+                MxCommandReply reply = client.session(sessionId).addItemRaw(serverHandle, item);
+                writeOutput("add-item", common, json, reply, () -> reply.getKind().name());
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "advise", description = "Invokes MXAccess Advise.")
+    static final class AdviseCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--session-id", required = true, description = "Gateway session id.")
+        String sessionId;
+
+        @Option(names = "--server-handle", required = true, description = "MXAccess server handle.")
+        int serverHandle;
+
+        @Option(names = "--item-handle", required = true, description = "MXAccess item handle.")
+        int itemHandle;
+
+        AdviseCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved())) {
+                MxCommandReply reply = client.session(sessionId).adviseRaw(serverHandle, itemHandle);
+                writeOutput("advise", common, json, reply, () -> reply.getKind().name());
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "write", description = "Invokes MXAccess Write.")
+    static final class WriteCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--session-id", required = true, description = "Gateway session id.")
+        String sessionId;
+
+        @Option(names = "--server-handle", required = true, description = "MXAccess server handle.")
+        int serverHandle;
+
+        @Option(names = "--item-handle", required = true, description = "MXAccess item handle.")
+        int itemHandle;
+
+        @Option(names = "--type", defaultValue = "string", description = "Value type.")
+        String type;
+
+        @Option(names = "--value", required = true, description = "Value text.")
+        String value;
+
+        @Option(names = "--user-id", defaultValue = "0", description = "MXAccess user id.")
+        int userId;
+
+        WriteCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved())) {
+                MxCommandReply reply =
+                        client.session(sessionId).writeRaw(serverHandle, itemHandle, parseValue(type, value), userId);
+                writeOutput("write", common, json, reply, () -> reply.getKind().name());
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "stream-events", description = "Streams gateway events.")
+    static final class StreamEventsCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--session-id", required = true, description = "Gateway session id.")
+        String sessionId;
+
+        @Option(names = "--after-worker-sequence", defaultValue = "0", description = "Starting worker sequence.")
+        long afterWorkerSequence;
+
+        @Option(names = "--limit", defaultValue = "0", description = "Maximum events to print.")
+        int limit;
+
+        StreamEventsCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved());
+                    MxEventStream events = client.session(sessionId).streamEventsAfter(afterWorkerSequence)) {
+                int count = 0;
+                while (events.hasNext()) {
+                    MxEvent event = events.next();
+                    if (json) {
+                        client.out().println(protoJson(event));
+                    } else {
+                        client.out().printf("%d %s%n", event.getWorkerSequence(), event.getFamily());
+                    }
+                    count++;
+                    if (limit > 0 && count >= limit) {
+                        events.close();
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Command(name = "smoke", description = "Runs a bounded open/register/add/advise flow.")
+    static final class SmokeCommand extends GatewayCommand {
+        @Option(names = "--client-name", defaultValue = "mxgw-java-smoke", description = "MXAccess client name.")
+        String clientName;
+
+        @Option(names = "--item", required = true, description = "Item definition.")
+        String item;
+
+        SmokeCommand(MxGatewayCliClientFactory clientFactory) {
+            super(clientFactory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Integer call() {
+            try (MxGatewayCliClient client = clientFactory.connect(common.resolved())) {
+                var session = client.openSession(OpenSessionRequest.newBuilder()
+                        .setClientSessionName(clientName)
+                        .build());
+                MxGatewayCliSession cliSession = client.session(session.getSessionId());
+                int serverHandle = cliSession.register(clientName);
+                int itemHandle = cliSession.addItem(serverHandle, item);
+                cliSession.advise(serverHandle, itemHandle);
+                if (json) {
+                    Map<String, Object> output = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+                    output.put("command", "smoke");
+                    output.put("options", common.redactedJsonMap());
+                    output.put("sessionId", session.getSessionId());
+                    output.put("serverHandle", serverHandle);
+                    output.put("itemHandle", itemHandle);
+                    client.out().println(jsonObject(output));
+                } else {
+                    client.out().printf(
+                            "session=%s server=%d item=%d%n", session.getSessionId(), serverHandle, itemHandle);
+                }
+                client.closeSession(CloseSessionRequest.newBuilder()
+                        .setSessionId(session.getSessionId())
+                        .build());
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static final class CommonOptions {
+        @Spec
+        CommandSpec spec;
+
+        @Option(names = "--endpoint", defaultValue = "localhost:5000", description = "Gateway endpoint.")
+        String endpoint;
+
+        @Option(names = "--api-key", description = "Gateway API key.")
+        String apiKey = "";
+
+        @Option(names = "--api-key-env", defaultValue = "MXGATEWAY_API_KEY", description = "API key environment variable.")
+        String apiKeyEnv;
+
+        @Option(names = "--plaintext", description = "Use plaintext transport.")
+        boolean plaintext;
+
+        @Option(names = "--ca-file", description = "CA certificate file.")
+        Path caFile;
+
+        @Option(names = "--server-name-override", description = "TLS server name override.")
+        String serverNameOverride = "";
+
+        @Option(names = "--timeout", defaultValue = "30s", description = "Per-call timeout.")
+        String timeout;
+
+        private String resolvedApiKey = "";
+        private Duration resolvedTimeout = Duration.ofSeconds(30);
+
+        CommonOptions resolved() {
+            resolvedApiKey = apiKey == null || apiKey.isBlank() ? System.getenv(apiKeyEnv) : apiKey;
+            if (resolvedApiKey == null) {
+                resolvedApiKey = "";
+            }
+            resolvedTimeout = parseDuration(timeout);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        MxGatewayClientOptions toClientOptions() {
+            return MxGatewayClientOptions.builder()
+                    .endpoint(endpoint)
+                    .apiKey(resolvedApiKey)
+                    .plaintext(plaintext)
+                    .caCertificatePath(caFile)
+                    .serverNameOverride(serverNameOverride)
+                    .callTimeout(resolvedTimeout)
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        Map<String, Object> redactedJsonMap() {
+            Map<String, Object> values = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+            values.put("endpoint", endpoint);
+            values.put("apiKey", MxGatewaySecrets.redactApiKey(resolvedApiKey));
+            values.put("apiKeyEnv", apiKeyEnv);
+            values.put("plaintext", plaintext);
+            values.put("caFile", caFile == null ? "" : caFile.toString());
+            values.put("serverNameOverride", serverNameOverride);
+            values.put("timeout", timeout);
+            return values;
+        }
+    }
+
+    interface MxGatewayCliClientFactory {
+        MxGatewayCliClient connect(CommonOptions options);
+    }
+
+    interface MxGatewayCliClient extends AutoCloseable {
+        PrintWriter out();
+
+        mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply openSession(OpenSessionRequest request);
+
+        mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply closeSession(CloseSessionRequest request);
+
+        MxGatewayCliSession session(String sessionId);
+
+        @Override
+        void close();
+    }
+
+    interface MxGatewayCliSession {
+        int register(String clientName);
+
+        MxCommandReply registerRaw(String clientName);
+
+        int addItem(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition);
+
+        MxCommandReply addItemRaw(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition);
+
+        void advise(int serverHandle, int itemHandle);
+
+        MxCommandReply adviseRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle);
+
+        MxCommandReply writeRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle, MxValue value, int userId);
+
+        MxEventStream streamEventsAfter(long afterWorkerSequence);
+    }
+
+    static final class GrpcMxGatewayCliClientFactory implements MxGatewayCliClientFactory {
+        @Override
+        public MxGatewayCliClient connect(CommonOptions options) {
+            return new GrpcMxGatewayCliClient(MxGatewayClient.connect(options.toClientOptions()), options.spec.commandLine().getOut());
+        }
+    }
+
+    static final class GrpcMxGatewayCliClient implements MxGatewayCliClient {
+        private final MxGatewayClient client;
+        private final PrintWriter out;
+
+        GrpcMxGatewayCliClient(MxGatewayClient client, PrintWriter out) {
+            this.client = client;
+            this.out = out;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PrintWriter out() {
+            return out;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply openSession(OpenSessionRequest request) {
+            return client.openSessionRaw(request);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply closeSession(CloseSessionRequest request) {
+            return client.closeSessionRaw(request);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxGatewayCliSession session(String sessionId) {
+            return new GrpcMxGatewayCliSession(MxGatewaySession.forSessionId(client, sessionId));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+            client.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    record GrpcMxGatewayCliSession(MxGatewaySession session) implements MxGatewayCliSession {
+        @Override
+        public int register(String clientName) {
+            return session.register(clientName);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply registerRaw(String clientName) {
+            return session.registerRaw(clientName);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int addItem(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition) {
+            return session.addItem(serverHandle, itemDefinition);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply addItemRaw(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition) {
+            return session.addItemRaw(serverHandle, itemDefinition);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void advise(int serverHandle, int itemHandle) {
+            session.advise(serverHandle, itemHandle);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply adviseRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle) {
+            return session.adviseRaw(serverHandle, itemHandle);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply writeRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle, MxValue value, int userId) {
+            return session.writeRaw(serverHandle, itemHandle, value, userId);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxEventStream streamEventsAfter(long afterWorkerSequence) {
+            return session.streamEventsAfter(afterWorkerSequence);
+        }
+    }
+
+    interface TextSupplier {
+        String get();
+    }
+
+    private static void writeOutput(
+            String command, CommonOptions common, boolean json, Message reply, TextSupplier textSupplier) {
+        PrintWriter out = common.spec.commandLine().getOut();
+        if (json) {
+            Map<String, Object> output = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+            output.put("command", command);
+            output.put("options", common.redactedJsonMap());
+            output.put("reply", new RawJson(protoJson(reply)));
+            out.println(jsonObject(output));
+            return;
+        }
+        out.println(textSupplier.get());
+    }
+
+    private static MxValue parseValue(String type, String text) {
+        return switch (type) {
+            case "bool" -> MxValues.boolValue(Boolean.parseBoolean(text));
+            case "int32" -> MxValues.int32Value(Integer.parseInt(text));
+            case "int64" -> MxValues.int64Value(Long.parseLong(text));
+            case "float" -> MxValues.floatValue(Float.parseFloat(text));
+            case "double" -> MxValues.doubleValue(Double.parseDouble(text));
+            case "string" -> MxValues.stringValue(text);
+            default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsupported value type " + type);
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static Duration parseDuration(String value) {
+        if (value == null || value.isBlank()) {
+            return Duration.ofSeconds(30);
+        }
+        if (value.startsWith("P")) {
+            return Duration.parse(value);
+        }
+        if (value.endsWith("ms")) {
+            return Duration.ofMillis(Long.parseLong(value.substring(0, value.length() - 2)));
+        }
+        if (value.endsWith("s")) {
+            return Duration.ofSeconds(Long.parseLong(value.substring(0, value.length() - 1)));
+        }
+        if (value.endsWith("m")) {
+            return Duration.ofMinutes(Long.parseLong(value.substring(0, value.length() - 1)));
+        }
+        return Duration.parse(value);
+    }
+
+    private static String protoJson(Message message) {
+        try {
+            return JsonFormat.printer().omittingInsignificantWhitespace().print(message);
+        } catch (Exception error) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("failed to write protobuf JSON", error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String jsonObject(Map<String, Object> values) {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        builder.append('{');
+        boolean first = true;
+        for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : values.entrySet()) {
+            if (!first) {
+                builder.append(',');
+            }
+            first = false;
+            builder.append(jsonString(entry.getKey())).append(':').append(jsonValue(entry.getValue()));
+        }
+        builder.append('}');
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private static String jsonValue(Object value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return "null";
+        }
+        if (value instanceof RawJson rawJson) {
+            return rawJson.value();
+        }
+        if (value instanceof String string) {
+            return jsonString(string);
+        }
+        if (value instanceof Number || value instanceof Boolean) {
+            return value.toString();
+        }
+        if (value instanceof Map<?, ?> map) {
+            return jsonObject((Map<String, Object>) map);
+        }
+        return jsonString(value.toString());
+    }
+
+    private static String jsonString(String value) {
+        return '"'
+                + value.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+                        .replace("\"", "\\\"")
+                        .replace("\r", "\\r")
+                        .replace("\n", "\\n")
+                + '"';
+    }
+
+    private record RawJson(String value) {
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-cli/src/test/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/cli/MxGatewayCliTests.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.cli;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.AddItemReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandKind;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxValue;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatus;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatusCode;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.RegisterReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.SessionState;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+final class MxGatewayCliTests {
+    @Test
+    void versionCommandPrintsProtocolVersions() {
+        CliRun run = execute(new FakeClientFactory(), "version");
+
+        assertEquals(0, run.exitCode());
+        assertEquals("", run.errors());
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("mxgateway-java 0.1.0"));
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("gatewayProtocolVersion=1"));
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("workerProtocolVersion=1"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void versionCommandPrintsJson() {
+        CliRun run = execute(new FakeClientFactory(), "version", "--json");
+
+        assertEquals(0, run.exitCode());
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("\"clientVersion\":\"0.1.0\""));
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("\"gatewayProtocolVersion\":1"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void openSessionJsonRedactsApiKey() {
+        CliRun run = execute(
+                new FakeClientFactory(),
+                "open-session",
+                "--endpoint",
+                "localhost:5000",
+                "--api-key",
+                "mxgw_visible_secret",
+                "--plaintext",
+                "--client-session-name",
+                "java-cli",
+                "--json");
+
+        assertEquals(0, run.exitCode());
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("\"command\":\"open-session\""));
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("\"sessionId\":\"session-cli\""));
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("mxgw***********cret"));
+        assertFalse(run.output().contains("visible_secret"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void writeBuildsTypedValueFromParserOptions() {
+        FakeClientFactory factory = new FakeClientFactory();
+        CliRun run = execute(
+                factory,
+                "write",
+                "--session-id",
+                "session-cli",
+                "--server-handle",
+                "12",
+                "--item-handle",
+                "34",
+                "--type",
+                "int32",
+                "--value",
+                "123",
+                "--json");
+
+        assertEquals(0, run.exitCode());
+        assertEquals(123, factory.client.session.lastWriteValue.getInt32Value());
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("\"kind\":\"MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE\""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void smokeCommandRunsOpenRegisterAddAdviseAndClose() {
+        FakeClientFactory factory = new FakeClientFactory();
+        CliRun run = execute(factory, "smoke", "--item", "TestObject.TestInt", "--json");
+
+        assertEquals(0, run.exitCode());
+        assertTrue(factory.client.session.registerCalled);
+        assertTrue(factory.client.session.addItemCalled);
+        assertTrue(factory.client.session.adviseCalled);
+        assertTrue(factory.client.closeCalled);
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("\"serverHandle\":42"));
+        assertTrue(run.output().contains("\"itemHandle\":7"));
+    }
+
+    private static CliRun execute(MxGatewayCli.MxGatewayCliClientFactory factory, String... args) {
+        StringWriter output = new StringWriter();
+        StringWriter errors = new StringWriter();
+        int exitCode = MxGatewayCli.execute(
+                factory,
+                new PrintWriter(output, true),
+                new PrintWriter(errors, true),
+                args);
+        return new CliRun(exitCode, output.toString(), errors.toString());
+    }
+
+    private record CliRun(int exitCode, String output, String errors) {
+    }
+
+    private static final class FakeClientFactory implements MxGatewayCli.MxGatewayCliClientFactory {
+        private FakeClient client;
+
+        @Override
+        public MxGatewayCli.MxGatewayCliClient connect(MxGatewayCli.CommonOptions options) {
+            client = new FakeClient(options.spec.commandLine().getOut());
+            return client;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final class FakeClient implements MxGatewayCli.MxGatewayCliClient {
+        private final PrintWriter out;
+        private final FakeSession session = new FakeSession();
+        private boolean closeCalled;
+
+        private FakeClient(PrintWriter out) {
+            this.out = out;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PrintWriter out() {
+            return out;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public OpenSessionReply openSession(OpenSessionRequest request) {
+            return OpenSessionReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setSessionId("session-cli")
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public CloseSessionReply closeSession(CloseSessionRequest request) {
+            closeCalled = true;
+            return CloseSessionReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setSessionId(request.getSessionId())
+                    .setFinalState(SessionState.SESSION_STATE_CLOSED)
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxGatewayCli.MxGatewayCliSession session(String sessionId) {
+            return session;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final class FakeSession implements MxGatewayCli.MxGatewayCliSession {
+        private boolean registerCalled;
+        private boolean addItemCalled;
+        private boolean adviseCalled;
+        private MxValue lastWriteValue;
+
+        @Override
+        public int register(String clientName) {
+            registerCalled = true;
+            return 42;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply registerRaw(String clientName) {
+            registerCalled = true;
+            return MxCommandReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_REGISTER)
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .setRegister(RegisterReply.newBuilder().setServerHandle(42))
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int addItem(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition) {
+            addItemCalled = true;
+            return 7;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply addItemRaw(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition) {
+            addItemCalled = true;
+            return MxCommandReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM)
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .setAddItem(AddItemReply.newBuilder().setItemHandle(7))
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void advise(int serverHandle, int itemHandle) {
+            adviseCalled = true;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply adviseRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle) {
+            adviseCalled = true;
+            return MxCommandReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE)
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MxCommandReply writeRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle, MxValue value, int userId) {
+            lastWriteValue = value;
+            return MxCommandReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE)
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client.MxEventStream streamEventsAfter(long afterWorkerSequence) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("stream-events is covered by client tests");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static ProtocolStatus ok() {
+        return ProtocolStatus.newBuilder()
+                .setCode(ProtocolStatusCode.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK)
+                .build();
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/build.gradle

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+plugins {
+    id 'java-library'
+    id 'com.google.protobuf'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    api "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:${protobufVersion}"
+    api "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${protobufVersion}"
+    api "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf:${grpcVersion}"
+    api "io.grpc:grpc-stub:${grpcVersion}"
+
+    implementation "com.google.guava:guava:${guavaVersion}"
+    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:${grpcVersion}"
+
+    compileOnly 'javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.3.2'
+
+    testImplementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:${gsonVersion}"
+    testImplementation "io.grpc:grpc-inprocess:${grpcVersion}"
+    testImplementation "io.grpc:grpc-testing:${grpcVersion}"
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        proto {
+            srcDir rootProject.file('../../src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos')
+            include 'mxaccess_gateway.proto'
+            include 'mxaccess_worker.proto'
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+protobuf {
+    protoc {
+        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:${protobufVersion}"
+    }
+
+    plugins {
+        grpc {
+            artifact = "io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:${grpcVersion}"
+        }
+    }
+
+    generatedFilesBaseDir = rootProject.file('src/main/generated').absolutePath
+
+    generateProtoTasks {
+        all().configureEach {
+            plugins {
+                grpc {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxAccessException.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatus;
+
+public final class MxAccessException extends MxGatewayCommandException {
+    public MxAccessException(String operation, ProtocolStatus protocolStatus, MxCommandReply reply) {
+        super(operation, protocolStatus, reply);
+    }
+
+    public MxAccessException(String operation, MxCommandReply reply) {
+        super(operation, reply == null ? null : reply.getProtocolStatus(), reply);
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxEventStream.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import io.grpc.Status;
+import io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException;
+import io.grpc.stub.ClientCallStreamObserver;
+import io.grpc.stub.ClientResponseObserver;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest;
+
+public final class MxEventStream implements Iterator<MxEvent>, AutoCloseable {
+    private static final Object END = new Object();
+
+    private final BlockingQueue<Object> queue;
+    private volatile ClientCallStreamObserver<StreamEventsRequest> requestStream;
+    private volatile boolean closed;
+    private Object next;
+
+    MxEventStream(int capacity) {
+        queue = new ArrayBlockingQueue<>(capacity);
+    }
+
+    ClientResponseObserver<StreamEventsRequest, MxEvent> observer() {
+        return new ClientResponseObserver<>() {
+            @Override
+            public void beforeStart(ClientCallStreamObserver<StreamEventsRequest> requestStream) {
+                MxEventStream.this.requestStream = requestStream;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onNext(MxEvent value) {
+                offer(value);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onError(Throwable error) {
+                if (Status.fromThrowable(error).getCode() == Status.Code.CANCELLED && closed) {
+                    offer(END);
+                    return;
+                }
+                offer(error);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onCompleted() {
+                offer(END);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasNext() {
+        if (next == END) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (next == null) {
+            next = take();
+        }
+        if (next instanceof RuntimeException runtimeException) {
+            next = END;
+            throw runtimeException;
+        }
+        if (next instanceof Throwable throwable) {
+            next = END;
+            throw new MxGatewayException("gateway stream events failed: " + throwable.getMessage(), throwable);
+        }
+        return next != END;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MxEvent next() {
+        if (!hasNext()) {
+            throw new NoSuchElementException();
+        }
+        Object value = next;
+        next = null;
+        return (MxEvent) value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        closed = true;
+        ClientCallStreamObserver<StreamEventsRequest> stream = requestStream;
+        if (stream != null) {
+            stream.cancel("client cancelled event stream", null);
+        }
+        offer(END);
+    }
+
+    private Object take() {
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                return queue.take();
+            } catch (InterruptedException error) {
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                return new StatusRuntimeException(Status.CANCELLED.withDescription("interrupted while reading events"));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void offer(Object value) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value");
+        if (value == END) {
+            queue.offer(value);
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            queue.put(value);
+        } catch (InterruptedException error) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+        }
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayAuthInterceptor.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import io.grpc.CallOptions;
+import io.grpc.Channel;
+import io.grpc.ClientCall;
+import io.grpc.ClientInterceptor;
+import io.grpc.ForwardingClientCall;
+import io.grpc.Metadata;
+import io.grpc.MethodDescriptor;
+
+public final class MxGatewayAuthInterceptor implements ClientInterceptor {
+    static final Metadata.Key<String> AUTHORIZATION_HEADER =
+            Metadata.Key.of("authorization", Metadata.ASCII_STRING_MARSHALLER);
+
+    private final String apiKey;
+
+    public MxGatewayAuthInterceptor(String apiKey) {
+        this.apiKey = apiKey == null ? "" : apiKey;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <ReqT, RespT> ClientCall<ReqT, RespT> interceptCall(
+            MethodDescriptor<ReqT, RespT> method, CallOptions callOptions, Channel next) {
+        ClientCall<ReqT, RespT> call = next.newCall(method, callOptions);
+        if (apiKey.isBlank()) {
+            return call;
+        }
+
+        return new ForwardingClientCall.SimpleForwardingClientCall<>(call) {
+            @Override
+            public void start(Listener<RespT> responseListener, Metadata headers) {
+                headers.put(AUTHORIZATION_HEADER, "Bearer " + apiKey);
+                super.start(responseListener, headers);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayAuthenticationException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+public final class MxGatewayAuthenticationException extends MxGatewayException {
+    public MxGatewayAuthenticationException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayAuthorizationException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+public final class MxGatewayAuthorizationException extends MxGatewayException {
+    public MxGatewayAuthorizationException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayClient.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
+import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
+import io.grpc.Channel;
+import io.grpc.ClientInterceptors;
+import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
+import io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.grpc.netty.GrpcSslContexts;
+import io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.grpc.netty.NettyChannelBuilder;
+import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLException;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGatewayGrpc;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatusCode;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest;
+
+public final class MxGatewayClient implements AutoCloseable {
+    private final ManagedChannel ownedChannel;
+    private final MxGatewayClientOptions options;
+    private final MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub blockingStub;
+    private final MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayFutureStub futureStub;
+    private final MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayStub asyncStub;
+
+    private MxGatewayClient(ManagedChannel channel, MxGatewayClientOptions options) {
+        this.ownedChannel = channel;
+        this.options = options;
+        Channel intercepted = ClientInterceptors.intercept(channel, new MxGatewayAuthInterceptor(options.apiKey()));
+        blockingStub = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.newBlockingStub(intercepted);
+        futureStub = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.newFutureStub(intercepted);
+        asyncStub = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.newStub(intercepted);
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewayClient(Channel channel, MxGatewayClientOptions options) {
+        this.ownedChannel = null;
+        this.options = Objects.requireNonNull(options, "options");
+        Channel intercepted = ClientInterceptors.intercept(channel, new MxGatewayAuthInterceptor(options.apiKey()));
+        blockingStub = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.newBlockingStub(intercepted);
+        futureStub = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.newFutureStub(intercepted);
+        asyncStub = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.newStub(intercepted);
+    }
+
+    public static MxGatewayClient connect(MxGatewayClientOptions options) {
+        return new MxGatewayClient(createChannel(options), options);
+    }
+
+    public MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub rawBlockingStub() {
+        return withDeadline(blockingStub);
+    }
+
+    public MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayFutureStub rawFutureStub() {
+        return withDeadline(futureStub);
+    }
+
+    public MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayStub rawAsyncStub() {
+        return withDeadline(asyncStub);
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewaySession openSession(OpenSessionRequest request) {
+        OpenSessionReply reply = openSessionRaw(request);
+        return new MxGatewaySession(this, reply);
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewaySession openSession(String clientSessionName) {
+        return openSession(OpenSessionRequest.newBuilder()
+                .setClientSessionName(clientSessionName)
+                .setCommandTimeout(Duration.newBuilder()
+                        .setSeconds(options.callTimeout().toSeconds())
+                        .setNanos(options.callTimeout().toNanosPart())
+                        .build())
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public OpenSessionReply openSessionRaw(OpenSessionRequest request) {
+        try {
+            OpenSessionReply reply = rawBlockingStub().openSession(request);
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureProtocolSuccess("open session", reply.getProtocolStatus(), null);
+            return reply;
+        } catch (RuntimeException error) {
+            if (error instanceof MxGatewayException) {
+                throw error;
+            }
+            throw MxGatewayErrors.fromGrpc("open session", error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public CompletableFuture<OpenSessionReply> openSessionAsync(OpenSessionRequest request) {
+        CompletableFuture<OpenSessionReply> future = toCompletable(rawFutureStub().openSession(request));
+        return future.thenApply(reply -> {
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureProtocolSuccess("open session", reply.getProtocolStatus(), null);
+            return reply;
+        });
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply invoke(MxCommandRequest request) {
+        try {
+            MxCommandReply reply = rawBlockingStub().invoke(request);
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureProtocolSuccess("invoke", reply.getProtocolStatus(), reply);
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureMxAccessSuccess("invoke", reply);
+            return reply;
+        } catch (RuntimeException error) {
+            if (error instanceof MxGatewayException) {
+                throw error;
+            }
+            throw MxGatewayErrors.fromGrpc("invoke", error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public CompletableFuture<MxCommandReply> invokeAsync(MxCommandRequest request) {
+        CompletableFuture<MxCommandReply> future = toCompletable(rawFutureStub().invoke(request));
+        return future.thenApply(reply -> {
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureProtocolSuccess("invoke", reply.getProtocolStatus(), reply);
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureMxAccessSuccess("invoke", reply);
+            return reply;
+        });
+    }
+
+    public CloseSessionReply closeSessionRaw(CloseSessionRequest request) {
+        try {
+            CloseSessionReply reply = rawBlockingStub().closeSession(request);
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureProtocolSuccess("close session", reply.getProtocolStatus(), null);
+            return reply;
+        } catch (RuntimeException error) {
+            if (error instanceof MxGatewayException) {
+                throw error;
+            }
+            throw MxGatewayErrors.fromGrpc("close session", error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public MxEventStream streamEvents(StreamEventsRequest request) {
+        MxEventStream stream = new MxEventStream(16);
+        rawAsyncStub().streamEvents(request, stream.observer());
+        return stream;
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewayEventSubscription streamEventsAsync(
+            StreamEventsRequest request, StreamObserver<MxEvent> observer) {
+        MxGatewayEventSubscription subscription = new MxGatewayEventSubscription();
+        rawAsyncStub().streamEvents(request, subscription.wrap(observer));
+        return subscription;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        if (ownedChannel != null) {
+            ownedChannel.shutdown();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void closeAndAwaitTermination() throws InterruptedException {
+        if (ownedChannel != null) {
+            ownedChannel.shutdown();
+            ownedChannel.awaitTermination(options.connectTimeout().toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static ManagedChannel createChannel(MxGatewayClientOptions options) {
+        NettyChannelBuilder builder = NettyChannelBuilder.forTarget(options.endpoint())
+                .maxInboundMessageSize(16 * 1024 * 1024);
+        if (!options.connectTimeout().isNegative()) {
+            builder.withOption(
+                    io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.netty.channel.ChannelOption.CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS,
+                    Math.toIntExact(options.connectTimeout().toMillis()));
+        }
+        if (options.plaintext()) {
+            builder.usePlaintext();
+        } else if (options.caCertificatePath() != null) {
+            try {
+                builder.sslContext(GrpcSslContexts.forClient()
+                        .trustManager(options.caCertificatePath().toFile())
+                        .build());
+            } catch (SSLException error) {
+                throw new MxGatewayException("failed to configure gateway TLS", error);
+            }
+        } else {
+            builder.useTransportSecurity();
+        }
+        if (!options.serverNameOverride().isBlank()) {
+            builder.overrideAuthority(options.serverNameOverride());
+        }
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    private <T extends io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub<T>> T withDeadline(T stub) {
+        if (options.callTimeout().isNegative()) {
+            return stub;
+        }
+        return stub.withDeadlineAfter(options.callTimeout().toNanos(), TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
+    }
+
+    private static <T> CompletableFuture<T> toCompletable(com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<T> source) {
+        CompletableFuture<T> target = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        Futures.addCallback(
+                source,
+                new FutureCallback<>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onSuccess(T result) {
+                        target.complete(result);
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onFailure(Throwable error) {
+                        if (error instanceof RuntimeException runtimeException) {
+                            target.completeExceptionally(MxGatewayErrors.fromGrpc("async call", runtimeException));
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        target.completeExceptionally(error);
+                    }
+                },
+                MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
+        return target;
+    }
+
+    static ProtocolStatusCode okStatusCode() {
+        return ProtocolStatusCode.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK;
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayClientOptions.java

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+public final class MxGatewayClientOptions {
+    private static final Duration DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = Duration.ofSeconds(10);
+    private static final Duration DEFAULT_CALL_TIMEOUT = Duration.ofSeconds(30);
+
+    private final String endpoint;
+    private final String apiKey;
+    private final boolean plaintext;
+    private final Path caCertificatePath;
+    private final String serverNameOverride;
+    private final Duration connectTimeout;
+    private final Duration callTimeout;
+
+    private MxGatewayClientOptions(Builder builder) {
+        endpoint = requireText(builder.endpoint, "endpoint");
+        apiKey = builder.apiKey == null ? "" : builder.apiKey;
+        plaintext = builder.plaintext;
+        caCertificatePath = builder.caCertificatePath;
+        serverNameOverride = builder.serverNameOverride == null ? "" : builder.serverNameOverride;
+        connectTimeout = builder.connectTimeout == null ? DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT : builder.connectTimeout;
+        callTimeout = builder.callTimeout == null ? DEFAULT_CALL_TIMEOUT : builder.callTimeout;
+    }
+
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public String endpoint() {
+        return endpoint;
+    }
+
+    public String apiKey() {
+        return apiKey;
+    }
+
+    public String redactedApiKey() {
+        return MxGatewaySecrets.redactApiKey(apiKey);
+    }
+
+    public boolean plaintext() {
+        return plaintext;
+    }
+
+    public Path caCertificatePath() {
+        return caCertificatePath;
+    }
+
+    public String serverNameOverride() {
+        return serverNameOverride;
+    }
+
+    public Duration connectTimeout() {
+        return connectTimeout;
+    }
+
+    public Duration callTimeout() {
+        return callTimeout;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "MxGatewayClientOptions{"
+                + "endpoint='"
+                + endpoint
+                + '\''
+                + ", apiKey='"
+                + redactedApiKey()
+                + '\''
+                + ", plaintext="
+                + plaintext
+                + ", caCertificatePath="
+                + caCertificatePath
+                + ", serverNameOverride='"
+                + serverNameOverride
+                + '\''
+                + ", connectTimeout="
+                + connectTimeout
+                + ", callTimeout="
+                + callTimeout
+                + '}';
+    }
+
+    private static String requireText(String value, String name) {
+        if (value == null || value.isBlank()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(name + " is required");
+        }
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public static final class Builder {
+        private String endpoint;
+        private String apiKey;
+        private boolean plaintext;
+        private Path caCertificatePath;
+        private String serverNameOverride;
+        private Duration connectTimeout;
+        private Duration callTimeout;
+
+        private Builder() {
+        }
+
+        public Builder endpoint(String value) {
+            endpoint = value;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder apiKey(String value) {
+            apiKey = value;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder plaintext(boolean value) {
+            plaintext = value;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder caCertificatePath(Path value) {
+            caCertificatePath = value;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder serverNameOverride(String value) {
+            serverNameOverride = value;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder connectTimeout(Duration value) {
+            connectTimeout = Objects.requireNonNull(value, "connectTimeout");
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder callTimeout(Duration value) {
+            callTimeout = Objects.requireNonNull(value, "callTimeout");
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public MxGatewayClientOptions build() {
+            return new MxGatewayClientOptions(this);
+        }
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayClientVersion.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+public final class MxGatewayClientVersion {
+    private static final int GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1;
+    private static final int WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1;
+    private static final String CLIENT_VERSION = "0.1.0";
+
+    private MxGatewayClientVersion() {
+    }
+
+    public static String clientVersion() {
+        return CLIENT_VERSION;
+    }
+
+    public static int gatewayProtocolVersion() {
+        return GATEWAY_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
+    }
+
+    public static int workerProtocolVersion() {
+        return WORKER_PROTOCOL_VERSION;
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayCommandException.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatus;
+
+public class MxGatewayCommandException extends MxGatewayException {
+    private final ProtocolStatus protocolStatus;
+    private final MxCommandReply reply;
+
+    public MxGatewayCommandException(String operation, ProtocolStatus protocolStatus, MxCommandReply reply) {
+        super(MxGatewayErrors.protocolStatusMessage(operation, protocolStatus));
+        this.protocolStatus = protocolStatus;
+        this.reply = reply;
+    }
+
+    public ProtocolStatus protocolStatus() {
+        return protocolStatus;
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply reply() {
+        return reply;
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayErrors.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import io.grpc.Status;
+import io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatus;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatusCode;
+
+final class MxGatewayErrors {
+    private MxGatewayErrors() {
+    }
+
+    static RuntimeException fromGrpc(String operation, RuntimeException error) {
+        if (error instanceof StatusRuntimeException statusError) {
+            Status status = statusError.getStatus();
+            String message = MxGatewaySecrets.redactCredentials(status.getDescription());
+            return switch (status.getCode()) {
+                case UNAUTHENTICATED -> new MxGatewayAuthenticationException(
+                        "authentication failed: " + message, statusError);
+                case PERMISSION_DENIED -> new MxGatewayAuthorizationException(
+                        "authorization failed: " + message, statusError);
+                case DEADLINE_EXCEEDED -> new MxGatewayException("gateway call timed out: " + message, statusError);
+                case CANCELLED -> new MxGatewayException("gateway call cancelled: " + message, statusError);
+                default -> new MxGatewayException("gateway " + operation + " failed: " + message, statusError);
+            };
+        }
+
+        return new MxGatewayException("gateway " + operation + " failed: " + error.getMessage(), error);
+    }
+
+    static void ensureProtocolSuccess(String operation, ProtocolStatus status, MxCommandReply reply) {
+        if (status == null || status.getCode() == ProtocolStatusCode.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        throw switch (status.getCode()) {
+            case PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_SESSION_NOT_FOUND, PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_SESSION_NOT_READY ->
+                    new MxGatewaySessionException(operation, status);
+            case PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_WORKER_UNAVAILABLE, PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_PROTOCOL_VIOLATION ->
+                    new MxGatewayWorkerException(operation, status);
+            case PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE -> new MxAccessException(operation, status, reply);
+            default -> new MxGatewayCommandException(operation, status, reply);
+        };
+    }
+
+    static void ensureMxAccessSuccess(String operation, MxCommandReply reply) {
+        if (reply == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (reply.hasHresult() && reply.getHresult() != 0) {
+            throw new MxAccessException(operation, reply);
+        }
+        for (var status : reply.getStatusesList()) {
+            if (!MxStatuses.succeeded(status)) {
+                throw new MxAccessException(operation, reply);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static String protocolStatusMessage(String operation, ProtocolStatus status) {
+        if (status == null) {
+            return "mxgateway " + operation + " failed with missing protocol status";
+        }
+        if (status.getMessage().isBlank()) {
+            return "mxgateway " + operation + " failed with protocol status " + status.getCode();
+        }
+        return "mxgateway " + operation + " failed with protocol status "
+                + status.getCode()
+                + ": "
+                + status.getMessage();
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayEventSubscription.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import io.grpc.stub.ClientCallStreamObserver;
+import io.grpc.stub.ClientResponseObserver;
+import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest;
+
+public final class MxGatewayEventSubscription implements AutoCloseable {
+    private final AtomicReference<ClientCallStreamObserver<StreamEventsRequest>> requestStream = new AtomicReference<>();
+
+    ClientResponseObserver<StreamEventsRequest, MxEvent> wrap(StreamObserver<MxEvent> observer) {
+        return new ClientResponseObserver<>() {
+            @Override
+            public void beforeStart(ClientCallStreamObserver<StreamEventsRequest> stream) {
+                requestStream.set(stream);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onNext(MxEvent value) {
+                observer.onNext(value);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onError(Throwable error) {
+                observer.onError(error);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onCompleted() {
+                observer.onCompleted();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public void cancel() {
+        ClientCallStreamObserver<StreamEventsRequest> stream = requestStream.get();
+        if (stream != null) {
+            stream.cancel("client cancelled event stream", null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        cancel();
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayException.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+public class MxGatewayException extends RuntimeException {
+    public MxGatewayException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public MxGatewayException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewaySecrets.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+public final class MxGatewaySecrets {
+    private MxGatewaySecrets() {
+    }
+
+    public static String redactApiKey(String apiKey) {
+        if (apiKey == null || apiKey.isEmpty()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        if (apiKey.length() <= 8) {
+            return "<redacted>";
+        }
+
+        return apiKey.substring(0, 4)
+                + "*".repeat(apiKey.length() - 8)
+                + apiKey.substring(apiKey.length() - 4);
+    }
+
+    public static String redactCredentials(String value) {
+        if (value == null || value.isBlank()) {
+            return value == null ? "" : value;
+        }
+
+        String[] parts = value.split("\\s+");
+        for (int index = 0; index < parts.length; index++) {
+            if (parts[index].startsWith("mxgw_") || parts[index].equalsIgnoreCase("bearer")) {
+                parts[index] = "<redacted>";
+            }
+        }
+        return String.join(" ", parts);
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewaySession.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+import java.util.HexFormat;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.AddItem2Command;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.AddItemCommand;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.AdviseCommand;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommand;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandKind;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxValue;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.RegisterCommand;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.UnregisterCommand;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.Write2Command;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.WriteCommand;
+
+public final class MxGatewaySession implements AutoCloseable {
+    private static final SecureRandom RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
+
+    private final MxGatewayClient client;
+    private final OpenSessionReply openReply;
+    private CloseSessionReply closeReply;
+
+    MxGatewaySession(MxGatewayClient client, OpenSessionReply openReply) {
+        this.client = Objects.requireNonNull(client, "client");
+        this.openReply = Objects.requireNonNull(openReply, "openReply");
+    }
+
+    public static MxGatewaySession forSessionId(MxGatewayClient client, String sessionId) {
+        return new MxGatewaySession(
+                client, OpenSessionReply.newBuilder().setSessionId(sessionId).build());
+    }
+
+    public String sessionId() {
+        return openReply.getSessionId();
+    }
+
+    public OpenSessionReply openReply() {
+        return openReply;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized CloseSessionReply closeRaw() {
+        if (closeReply == null) {
+            closeReply = client.closeSessionRaw(CloseSessionRequest.newBuilder()
+                    .setSessionId(sessionId())
+                    .setClientCorrelationId(newCorrelationId())
+                    .build());
+        }
+        return closeReply;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        closeRaw();
+    }
+
+    public int register(String clientName) {
+        MxCommandReply reply = registerRaw(clientName);
+        if (reply.hasRegister()) {
+            return reply.getRegister().getServerHandle();
+        }
+        return reply.getReturnValue().getInt32Value();
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply registerRaw(String clientName) {
+        return invokeCommand(MxCommand.newBuilder()
+                .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_REGISTER)
+                .setRegister(RegisterCommand.newBuilder().setClientName(clientName))
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public void unregister(int serverHandle) {
+        invokeCommand(MxCommand.newBuilder()
+                .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_UNREGISTER)
+                .setUnregister(UnregisterCommand.newBuilder().setServerHandle(serverHandle))
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public int addItem(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition) {
+        MxCommandReply reply = addItemRaw(serverHandle, itemDefinition);
+        if (reply.hasAddItem()) {
+            return reply.getAddItem().getItemHandle();
+        }
+        return reply.getReturnValue().getInt32Value();
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply addItemRaw(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition) {
+        return invokeCommand(MxCommand.newBuilder()
+                .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM)
+                .setAddItem(AddItemCommand.newBuilder()
+                        .setServerHandle(serverHandle)
+                        .setItemDefinition(itemDefinition))
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public int addItem2(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition, String itemContext) {
+        MxCommandReply reply = addItem2Raw(serverHandle, itemDefinition, itemContext);
+        if (reply.hasAddItem2()) {
+            return reply.getAddItem2().getItemHandle();
+        }
+        return reply.getReturnValue().getInt32Value();
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply addItem2Raw(int serverHandle, String itemDefinition, String itemContext) {
+        return invokeCommand(MxCommand.newBuilder()
+                .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM2)
+                .setAddItem2(AddItem2Command.newBuilder()
+                        .setServerHandle(serverHandle)
+                        .setItemDefinition(itemDefinition)
+                        .setItemContext(itemContext))
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public void advise(int serverHandle, int itemHandle) {
+        adviseRaw(serverHandle, itemHandle);
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply adviseRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle) {
+        return invokeCommand(MxCommand.newBuilder()
+                .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE)
+                .setAdvise(AdviseCommand.newBuilder()
+                        .setServerHandle(serverHandle)
+                        .setItemHandle(itemHandle))
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public void write(int serverHandle, int itemHandle, MxValue value, int userId) {
+        writeRaw(serverHandle, itemHandle, value, userId);
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply writeRaw(int serverHandle, int itemHandle, MxValue value, int userId) {
+        return invokeCommand(MxCommand.newBuilder()
+                .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE)
+                .setWrite(WriteCommand.newBuilder()
+                        .setServerHandle(serverHandle)
+                        .setItemHandle(itemHandle)
+                        .setValue(value)
+                        .setUserId(userId))
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public void write2(int serverHandle, int itemHandle, MxValue value, MxValue timestampValue, int userId) {
+        invokeCommand(MxCommand.newBuilder()
+                .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE2)
+                .setWrite2(Write2Command.newBuilder()
+                        .setServerHandle(serverHandle)
+                        .setItemHandle(itemHandle)
+                        .setValue(value)
+                        .setTimestampValue(timestampValue)
+                        .setUserId(userId))
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public MxEventStream streamEvents() {
+        return streamEventsAfter(0);
+    }
+
+    public MxEventStream streamEventsAfter(long afterWorkerSequence) {
+        return client.streamEvents(StreamEventsRequest.newBuilder()
+                .setSessionId(sessionId())
+                .setAfterWorkerSequence(afterWorkerSequence)
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    public MxCommandReply invokeCommand(MxCommand command) {
+        return client.invoke(MxCommandRequest.newBuilder()
+                .setSessionId(sessionId())
+                .setClientCorrelationId(newCorrelationId())
+                .setCommand(command)
+                .build());
+    }
+
+    private static String newCorrelationId() {
+        byte[] bytes = new byte[16];
+        RANDOM.nextBytes(bytes);
+        return HexFormat.of().formatHex(bytes);
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewaySessionException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatus;
+
+public final class MxGatewaySessionException extends MxGatewayException {
+    private final ProtocolStatus protocolStatus;
+
+    public MxGatewaySessionException(String operation, ProtocolStatus protocolStatus) {
+        super(MxGatewayErrors.protocolStatusMessage(operation, protocolStatus));
+        this.protocolStatus = protocolStatus;
+    }
+
+    public ProtocolStatus protocolStatus() {
+        return protocolStatus;
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayWorkerException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatus;
+
+public final class MxGatewayWorkerException extends MxGatewayException {
+    private final ProtocolStatus protocolStatus;
+
+    public MxGatewayWorkerException(String operation, ProtocolStatus protocolStatus) {
+        super(MxGatewayErrors.protocolStatusMessage(operation, protocolStatus));
+        this.protocolStatus = protocolStatus;
+    }
+
+    public ProtocolStatus protocolStatus() {
+        return protocolStatus;
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxStatuses.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxStatusCategory;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxStatusProxy;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxStatusSource;
+
+public final class MxStatuses {
+    private MxStatuses() {
+    }
+
+    public static boolean succeeded(MxStatusProxy status) {
+        return status == null || status.getSuccess() != 0;
+    }
+
+    public static MxStatusView view(MxStatusProxy status) {
+        return new MxStatusView(status);
+    }
+
+    public record MxStatusView(MxStatusProxy raw) {
+        public int success() {
+            return raw.getSuccess();
+        }
+
+        public MxStatusCategory category() {
+            return raw.getCategory();
+        }
+
+        public MxStatusSource detectedBy() {
+            return raw.getDetectedBy();
+        }
+
+        public int detail() {
+            return raw.getDetail();
+        }
+
+        public int rawCategory() {
+            return raw.getRawCategory();
+        }
+
+        public int rawDetectedBy() {
+            return raw.getRawDetectedBy();
+        }
+
+        public String diagnosticText() {
+            return raw.getDiagnosticText();
+        }
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/main/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxValues.java

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
+import com.google.protobuf.Timestamp;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.BoolArray;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.DoubleArray;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.FloatArray;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.Int32Array;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.Int64Array;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxArray;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxDataType;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxValue;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.RawArray;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StringArray;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.TimestampArray;
+
+public final class MxValues {
+    private MxValues() {
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue boolValue(boolean value) {
+        return MxValue.newBuilder()
+                .setDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN)
+                .setVariantType("VT_BOOL")
+                .setBoolValue(value)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue int32Value(int value) {
+        return MxValue.newBuilder()
+                .setDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_INTEGER)
+                .setVariantType("VT_I4")
+                .setInt32Value(value)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue int64Value(long value) {
+        return MxValue.newBuilder()
+                .setDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_INTEGER)
+                .setVariantType("VT_I8")
+                .setInt64Value(value)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue floatValue(float value) {
+        return MxValue.newBuilder()
+                .setDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_FLOAT)
+                .setVariantType("VT_R4")
+                .setFloatValue(value)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue doubleValue(double value) {
+        return MxValue.newBuilder()
+                .setDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_DOUBLE)
+                .setVariantType("VT_R8")
+                .setDoubleValue(value)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue stringValue(String value) {
+        return MxValue.newBuilder()
+                .setDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_STRING)
+                .setVariantType("VT_BSTR")
+                .setStringValue(value)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static MxValue timestampValue(Instant value) {
+        return MxValue.newBuilder()
+                .setDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_TIME)
+                .setVariantType("VT_DATE")
+                .setTimestampValue(Timestamp.newBuilder()
+                        .setSeconds(value.getEpochSecond())
+                        .setNanos(value.getNano())
+                        .build())
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static Object nativeValue(MxValue value) {
+        if (value == null || value.getIsNull()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return switch (value.getKindCase()) {
+            case BOOL_VALUE -> value.getBoolValue();
+            case INT32_VALUE -> value.getInt32Value();
+            case INT64_VALUE -> value.getInt64Value();
+            case FLOAT_VALUE -> value.getFloatValue();
+            case DOUBLE_VALUE -> value.getDoubleValue();
+            case STRING_VALUE -> value.getStringValue();
+            case TIMESTAMP_VALUE -> instant(value.getTimestampValue());
+            case ARRAY_VALUE -> nativeArray(value.getArrayValue());
+            case RAW_VALUE -> value.getRawValue().toByteArray();
+            case KIND_NOT_SET -> null;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static Object nativeArray(MxArray array) {
+        if (array == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return switch (array.getValuesCase()) {
+            case BOOL_VALUES -> List.copyOf(array.getBoolValues().getValuesList());
+            case INT32_VALUES -> List.copyOf(array.getInt32Values().getValuesList());
+            case INT64_VALUES -> List.copyOf(array.getInt64Values().getValuesList());
+            case FLOAT_VALUES -> List.copyOf(array.getFloatValues().getValuesList());
+            case DOUBLE_VALUES -> List.copyOf(array.getDoubleValues().getValuesList());
+            case STRING_VALUES -> List.copyOf(array.getStringValues().getValuesList());
+            case TIMESTAMP_VALUES -> timestampValues(array.getTimestampValues());
+            case RAW_VALUES -> rawValues(array.getRawValues());
+            case VALUES_NOT_SET -> List.of();
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static MxArray stringArray(List<String> values) {
+        return MxArray.newBuilder()
+                .setElementDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_STRING)
+                .setVariantType("VT_ARRAY|VT_BSTR")
+                .addDimensions(values.size())
+                .setStringValues(StringArray.newBuilder().addAllValues(values))
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static MxArray int32Array(List<Integer> values) {
+        return MxArray.newBuilder()
+                .setElementDataType(MxDataType.MX_DATA_TYPE_INTEGER)
+                .setVariantType("VT_ARRAY|VT_I4")
+                .addDimensions(values.size())
+                .setInt32Values(Int32Array.newBuilder().addAllValues(values))
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    public static String kindName(MxValue value) {
+        return value == null ? "KIND_NOT_SET" : value.getKindCase().name();
+    }
+
+    private static Instant instant(Timestamp timestamp) {
+        return Instant.ofEpochSecond(timestamp.getSeconds(), timestamp.getNanos());
+    }
+
+    private static List<Instant> timestampValues(TimestampArray array) {
+        List<Instant> values = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Timestamp timestamp : array.getValuesList()) {
+            values.add(instant(timestamp));
+        }
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    private static List<byte[]> rawValues(RawArray array) {
+        List<byte[]> values = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (ByteString rawValue : array.getValuesList()) {
+            values.add(rawValue.toByteArray());
+        }
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private static void generatedTypeReferences(
+            BoolArray boolArray,
+            Int64Array int64Array,
+            FloatArray floatArray,
+            DoubleArray doubleArray) {
+        // Keeps generated repeated-value imports visible for javadocs and IDE navigation.
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/test/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/GeneratedContractSmokeTests.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGatewayGrpc;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_worker.v1.MxaccessWorker.WorkerEnvelope;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+final class GeneratedContractSmokeTests {
+    @Test
+    void generatedGatewayAndWorkerContractsCompile() {
+        OpenSessionRequest request = OpenSessionRequest.newBuilder()
+                .setClientSessionName("junit")
+                .build();
+        WorkerEnvelope envelope = WorkerEnvelope.newBuilder()
+                .setProtocolVersion(MxGatewayClientVersion.workerProtocolVersion())
+                .build();
+
+        assertEquals("junit", request.getClientSessionName());
+        assertEquals("mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway", MxAccessGatewayGrpc.SERVICE_NAME);
+        assertEquals(1, envelope.getProtocolVersion());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void javaTwentyOneToolchainRunsTests() {
+        assertEquals(21, Runtime.version().feature());
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/test/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayClientSessionTests.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import io.grpc.Context;
+import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
+import io.grpc.Metadata;
+import io.grpc.Server;
+import io.grpc.ServerCall;
+import io.grpc.ServerCallHandler;
+import io.grpc.ServerInterceptor;
+import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessChannelBuilder;
+import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessServerBuilder;
+import io.grpc.stub.ServerCallStreamObserver;
+import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGatewayGrpc;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.AddItemReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandKind;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatus;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatusCode;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.RegisterReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.SessionState;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+final class MxGatewayClientSessionTests {
+    @Test
+    void unaryCallsCarryAuthMetadataAndDeadline() throws Exception {
+        AtomicReference<String> authorization = new AtomicReference<>();
+        AtomicReference<MxCommandRequest> commandRequest = new AtomicReference<>();
+        AtomicReference<Boolean> deadlineSeen = new AtomicReference<>(false);
+
+        TestGatewayService service = new TestGatewayService() {
+            @Override
+            public void openSession(OpenSessionRequest request, StreamObserver<OpenSessionReply> responseObserver) {
+                deadlineSeen.set(Context.current().getDeadline() != null);
+                responseObserver.onNext(OpenSessionReply.newBuilder()
+                        .setSessionId("session-java")
+                        .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                        .build());
+                responseObserver.onCompleted();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void invoke(MxCommandRequest request, StreamObserver<MxCommandReply> responseObserver) {
+                commandRequest.set(request);
+                responseObserver.onNext(MxCommandReply.newBuilder()
+                        .setSessionId(request.getSessionId())
+                        .setKind(request.getCommand().getKind())
+                        .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                        .setRegister(RegisterReply.newBuilder().setServerHandle(42))
+                        .build());
+                responseObserver.onCompleted();
+            }
+        };
+
+        try (InProcessGateway gateway = InProcessGateway.start(service, authorization);
+                MxGatewayClient client = gateway.client("mxgw_visible_secret", Duration.ofSeconds(5))) {
+            MxGatewaySession session = client.openSession("junit-session");
+
+            int serverHandle = session.register("java-test-client");
+
+            assertEquals(42, serverHandle);
+            assertEquals("Bearer mxgw_visible_secret", authorization.get());
+            assertEquals("session-java", commandRequest.get().getSessionId());
+            assertEquals(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_REGISTER, commandRequest.get().getCommand().getKind());
+            assertTrue(deadlineSeen.get());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void methodHelpersReturnTypedHandlesAndRawReplies() throws Exception {
+        TestGatewayService service = new TestGatewayService() {
+            @Override
+            public void invoke(MxCommandRequest request, StreamObserver<MxCommandReply> responseObserver) {
+                MxCommandReply.Builder reply = MxCommandReply.newBuilder()
+                        .setSessionId(request.getSessionId())
+                        .setKind(request.getCommand().getKind())
+                        .setProtocolStatus(ok());
+                if (request.getCommand().getKind() == MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM) {
+                    reply.setAddItem(AddItemReply.newBuilder().setItemHandle(7));
+                }
+                responseObserver.onNext(reply.build());
+                responseObserver.onCompleted();
+            }
+        };
+
+        try (InProcessGateway gateway = InProcessGateway.start(service, new AtomicReference<>());
+                MxGatewayClient client = gateway.client("", Duration.ofSeconds(5))) {
+            MxGatewaySession session = MxGatewaySession.forSessionId(client, "existing-session");
+
+            int itemHandle = session.addItem(12, "TestObject.TestInt");
+            MxCommandReply raw = session.adviseRaw(12, itemHandle);
+
+            assertEquals(7, itemHandle);
+            assertEquals(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE, raw.getKind());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void streamCancellationCancelsServerCall() throws Exception {
+        CountDownLatch cancelled = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        TestGatewayService service = new TestGatewayService() {
+            @Override
+            public void streamEvents(StreamEventsRequest request, StreamObserver<MxEvent> responseObserver) {
+                ServerCallStreamObserver<MxEvent> serverObserver =
+                        (ServerCallStreamObserver<MxEvent>) responseObserver;
+                serverObserver.setOnCancelHandler(cancelled::countDown);
+                responseObserver.onNext(MxEvent.newBuilder()
+                        .setSessionId(request.getSessionId())
+                        .setWorkerSequence(1)
+                        .build());
+            }
+        };
+
+        try (InProcessGateway gateway = InProcessGateway.start(service, new AtomicReference<>());
+                MxGatewayClient client = gateway.client("", Duration.ofSeconds(5))) {
+            MxEventStream events = MxGatewaySession.forSessionId(client, "stream-session").streamEvents();
+
+            assertTrue(events.hasNext());
+            assertEquals(1, events.next().getWorkerSequence());
+            events.close();
+
+            assertTrue(cancelled.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void commandFailureKeepsRawReply() throws Exception {
+        TestGatewayService service = new TestGatewayService() {
+            @Override
+            public void invoke(MxCommandRequest request, StreamObserver<MxCommandReply> responseObserver) {
+                responseObserver.onNext(MxCommandReply.newBuilder()
+                        .setSessionId(request.getSessionId())
+                        .setKind(MxCommandKind.MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE)
+                        .setProtocolStatus(ProtocolStatus.newBuilder()
+                                .setCode(ProtocolStatusCode.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE)
+                                .setMessage("MXAccess rejected the write."))
+                        .setHresult(-2147220992)
+                        .build());
+                responseObserver.onCompleted();
+            }
+        };
+
+        try (InProcessGateway gateway = InProcessGateway.start(service, new AtomicReference<>());
+                MxGatewayClient client = gateway.client("", Duration.ofSeconds(5))) {
+            MxGatewaySession session = MxGatewaySession.forSessionId(client, "failure-session");
+
+            MxAccessException error = assertThrows(
+                    MxAccessException.class,
+                    () -> session.write(1, 2, MxValues.int32Value(123), 0));
+
+            assertNotNull(error.reply());
+            assertEquals(-2147220992, error.reply().getHresult());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static ProtocolStatus ok() {
+        return ProtocolStatus.newBuilder()
+                .setCode(ProtocolStatusCode.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    private abstract static class TestGatewayService extends MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayImplBase {
+        @Override
+        public void openSession(OpenSessionRequest request, StreamObserver<OpenSessionReply> responseObserver) {
+            responseObserver.onNext(OpenSessionReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setSessionId("session-java")
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .build());
+            responseObserver.onCompleted();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void closeSession(CloseSessionRequest request, StreamObserver<CloseSessionReply> responseObserver) {
+            responseObserver.onNext(CloseSessionReply.newBuilder()
+                    .setSessionId(request.getSessionId())
+                    .setFinalState(SessionState.SESSION_STATE_CLOSED)
+                    .setProtocolStatus(ok())
+                    .build());
+            responseObserver.onCompleted();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private record InProcessGateway(Server server, ManagedChannel channel) implements AutoCloseable {
+        static InProcessGateway start(
+                MxAccessGatewayGrpc.MxAccessGatewayImplBase service, AtomicReference<String> authorization)
+                throws Exception {
+            String serverName = "mxgw-java-" + UUID.randomUUID();
+            ServerInterceptor interceptor = new ServerInterceptor() {
+                @Override
+                public <ReqT, RespT> ServerCall.Listener<ReqT> interceptCall(
+                        ServerCall<ReqT, RespT> call,
+                        Metadata headers,
+                        ServerCallHandler<ReqT, RespT> next) {
+                    authorization.set(headers.get(MxGatewayAuthInterceptor.AUTHORIZATION_HEADER));
+                    return next.startCall(call, headers);
+                }
+            };
+            Server server = InProcessServerBuilder.forName(serverName)
+                    .directExecutor()
+                    .addService(io.grpc.ServerInterceptors.intercept(service, interceptor))
+                    .build()
+                    .start();
+            ManagedChannel channel = InProcessChannelBuilder.forName(serverName)
+                    .directExecutor()
+                    .build();
+            return new InProcessGateway(server, channel);
+        }
+
+        MxGatewayClient client(String apiKey, Duration callTimeout) {
+            return new MxGatewayClient(
+                    channel,
+                    MxGatewayClientOptions.builder()
+                            .endpoint("in-process")
+                            .apiKey(apiKey)
+                            .plaintext(true)
+                            .callTimeout(callTimeout)
+                            .build());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+            channel.shutdownNow();
+            server.shutdownNow();
+        }
+    }
+}

clients/java/mxgateway-client/src/test/java/com/dohertylan/mxgateway/client/MxGatewayFixtureTests.java

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+package com.dohertylan.mxgateway.client;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertInstanceOf;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+import com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.List;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxStatusCategory;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxStatusProxy;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxValue;
+import mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.ProtocolStatusCode;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+final class MxGatewayFixtureTests {
+    @Test
+    void valueFixtureCasesExposeNativeProjectionAndRawMetadata() throws Exception {
+        JsonArray cases = readFixture("values/value-conversion-cases.json").getAsJsonArray("cases");
+
+        for (var element : cases) {
+            JsonObject testCase = element.getAsJsonObject();
+            MxValue.Builder builder = MxValue.newBuilder();
+            JsonFormat.parser().merge(testCase.getAsJsonObject("value").toString(), builder);
+            MxValue value = builder.build();
+
+            assertEquals(testCase.get("expectedKind").getAsString(), lowerCamelKind(value));
+            if ("timestamp.utc".equals(testCase.get("id").getAsString())) {
+                assertEquals(Instant.parse("2026-01-01T00:00:04Z"), MxValues.nativeValue(value));
+            }
+            if ("string-array".equals(testCase.get("id").getAsString())) {
+                assertEquals(List.of("alpha", "beta"), MxValues.nativeValue(value));
+            }
+            if ("raw-fallback.variant".equals(testCase.get("id").getAsString())) {
+                assertEquals("No lossless typed projection exists for this VARIANT.", value.getRawDiagnostic());
+                assertArrayEquals(new byte[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, (byte[]) MxValues.nativeValue(value));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void statusFixtureCasesPreserveRawFields() throws Exception {
+        JsonArray cases = readFixture("statuses/status-conversion-cases.json").getAsJsonArray("cases");
+
+        for (var element : cases) {
+            JsonObject testCase = element.getAsJsonObject();
+            MxStatusProxy.Builder builder = MxStatusProxy.newBuilder();
+            JsonFormat.parser().merge(testCase.getAsJsonObject("status").toString(), builder);
+            MxStatusProxy status = builder.build();
+
+            assertEquals(
+                    testCase.getAsJsonObject("status").get("rawCategory").getAsInt(),
+                    status.getRawCategory());
+            if ("ok.responding-lmx".equals(testCase.get("id").getAsString())) {
+                assertTrue(MxStatuses.succeeded(status));
+            }
+            if ("security-error.requesting-lmx".equals(testCase.get("id").getAsString())) {
+                assertFalse(MxStatuses.succeeded(status));
+                assertEquals(MxStatusCategory.MX_STATUS_CATEGORY_SECURITY_ERROR, MxStatuses.view(status).category());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void mxAccessFailureFixtureMapsToRichCommandException() throws Exception {
+        MxCommandReply.Builder builder = MxCommandReply.newBuilder();
+        JsonFormat.parser().merge(
+                Files.readString(fixtureRoot().resolve("command-replies/write.mxaccess-failure.reply.json")),
+                builder);
+        MxCommandReply reply = builder.build();
+
+        try {
+            MxGatewayErrors.ensureProtocolSuccess("invoke", reply.getProtocolStatus(), reply);
+        } catch (MxAccessException error) {
+            assertEquals(ProtocolStatusCode.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE, error.protocolStatus().getCode());
+            assertEquals(-2147220992, error.reply().getHresult());
+            assertEquals(2, error.reply().getStatusesCount());
+            return;
+        }
+
+        throw new AssertionError("expected MxAccessException");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void grpcAuthErrorsAreClassifiedAndRedacted() {
+        RuntimeException authError = MxGatewayErrors.fromGrpc(
+                "open session",
+                new io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException(io.grpc.Status.UNAUTHENTICATED.withDescription(
+                        "invalid API key mxgw_visible_secret")));
+        RuntimeException permissionError = MxGatewayErrors.fromGrpc(
+                "write",
+                new io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException(io.grpc.Status.PERMISSION_DENIED.withDescription(
+                        "missing scope mxaccess.write")));
+
+        assertInstanceOf(MxGatewayAuthenticationException.class, authError);
+        assertInstanceOf(MxGatewayAuthorizationException.class, permissionError);
+        assertTrue(authError.getMessage().contains("<redacted>"));
+        assertFalse(authError.getMessage().contains("visible_secret"));
+    }
+
+    private static JsonObject readFixture(String relativePath) throws Exception {
+        return JsonParser.parseString(Files.readString(fixtureRoot().resolve(relativePath))).getAsJsonObject();
+    }
+
+    private static Path fixtureRoot() {
+        Path current = Path.of(System.getProperty("user.dir")).toAbsolutePath();
+        for (Path path = current; path != null; path = path.getParent()) {
+            Path candidate = path.resolve("clients/proto/fixtures/behavior");
+            if (Files.exists(candidate)) {
+                return candidate;
+            }
+            candidate = path.resolve("../proto/fixtures/behavior").normalize();
+            if (Files.exists(candidate)) {
+                return candidate;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalStateException("could not locate behavior fixtures from " + current);
+    }
+
+    private static String lowerCamelKind(MxValue value) {
+        String[] parts = value.getKindCase().name().toLowerCase().split("_");
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(parts[0]);
+        for (int index = 1; index < parts.length; index++) {
+            result.append(Character.toUpperCase(parts[index].charAt(0))).append(parts[index].substring(1));
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+}

clients/java/settings.gradle

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+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+
+    plugins {
+        id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.9.5'
+    }
+}
+
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
+
+rootProject.name = 'mxaccessgw-java'
+
+include 'mxgateway-client'
+include 'mxgateway-cli'

clients/java/src/main/generated/main/grpc/mxaccess_gateway/v1/MxAccessGatewayGrpc.java

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+package mxaccess_gateway.v1;
+
+import static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.generateFullMethodName;
+
+/**
+ * <pre>
+ * Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+ * </pre>
+ */
+@io.grpc.stub.annotations.GrpcGenerated
+public final class MxAccessGatewayGrpc {
+
+  private MxAccessGatewayGrpc() {}
+
+  public static final java.lang.String SERVICE_NAME = "mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxAccessGateway";
+
+  // Static method descriptors that strictly reflect the proto.
+  private static volatile io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply> getOpenSessionMethod;
+
+  @io.grpc.stub.annotations.RpcMethod(
+      fullMethodName = SERVICE_NAME + '/' + "OpenSession",
+      requestType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest.class,
+      responseType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply.class,
+      methodType = io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.UNARY)
+  public static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply> getOpenSessionMethod() {
+    io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply> getOpenSessionMethod;
+    if ((getOpenSessionMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getOpenSessionMethod) == null) {
+      synchronized (MxAccessGatewayGrpc.class) {
+        if ((getOpenSessionMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getOpenSessionMethod) == null) {
+          MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getOpenSessionMethod = getOpenSessionMethod =
+              io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply>newBuilder()
+              .setType(io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.UNARY)
+              .setFullMethodName(generateFullMethodName(SERVICE_NAME, "OpenSession"))
+              .setSampledToLocalTracing(true)
+              .setRequestMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setResponseMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setSchemaDescriptor(new MxAccessGatewayMethodDescriptorSupplier("OpenSession"))
+              .build();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return getOpenSessionMethod;
+  }
+
+  private static volatile io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply> getCloseSessionMethod;
+
+  @io.grpc.stub.annotations.RpcMethod(
+      fullMethodName = SERVICE_NAME + '/' + "CloseSession",
+      requestType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest.class,
+      responseType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply.class,
+      methodType = io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.UNARY)
+  public static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply> getCloseSessionMethod() {
+    io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply> getCloseSessionMethod;
+    if ((getCloseSessionMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getCloseSessionMethod) == null) {
+      synchronized (MxAccessGatewayGrpc.class) {
+        if ((getCloseSessionMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getCloseSessionMethod) == null) {
+          MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getCloseSessionMethod = getCloseSessionMethod =
+              io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply>newBuilder()
+              .setType(io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.UNARY)
+              .setFullMethodName(generateFullMethodName(SERVICE_NAME, "CloseSession"))
+              .setSampledToLocalTracing(true)
+              .setRequestMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setResponseMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setSchemaDescriptor(new MxAccessGatewayMethodDescriptorSupplier("CloseSession"))
+              .build();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return getCloseSessionMethod;
+  }
+
+  private static volatile io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply> getInvokeMethod;
+
+  @io.grpc.stub.annotations.RpcMethod(
+      fullMethodName = SERVICE_NAME + '/' + "Invoke",
+      requestType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest.class,
+      responseType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply.class,
+      methodType = io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.UNARY)
+  public static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply> getInvokeMethod() {
+    io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply> getInvokeMethod;
+    if ((getInvokeMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getInvokeMethod) == null) {
+      synchronized (MxAccessGatewayGrpc.class) {
+        if ((getInvokeMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getInvokeMethod) == null) {
+          MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getInvokeMethod = getInvokeMethod =
+              io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply>newBuilder()
+              .setType(io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.UNARY)
+              .setFullMethodName(generateFullMethodName(SERVICE_NAME, "Invoke"))
+              .setSampledToLocalTracing(true)
+              .setRequestMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setResponseMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setSchemaDescriptor(new MxAccessGatewayMethodDescriptorSupplier("Invoke"))
+              .build();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return getInvokeMethod;
+  }
+
+  private static volatile io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent> getStreamEventsMethod;
+
+  @io.grpc.stub.annotations.RpcMethod(
+      fullMethodName = SERVICE_NAME + '/' + "StreamEvents",
+      requestType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest.class,
+      responseType = mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent.class,
+      methodType = io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.SERVER_STREAMING)
+  public static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest,
+      mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent> getStreamEventsMethod() {
+    io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent> getStreamEventsMethod;
+    if ((getStreamEventsMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getStreamEventsMethod) == null) {
+      synchronized (MxAccessGatewayGrpc.class) {
+        if ((getStreamEventsMethod = MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getStreamEventsMethod) == null) {
+          MxAccessGatewayGrpc.getStreamEventsMethod = getStreamEventsMethod =
+              io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent>newBuilder()
+              .setType(io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType.SERVER_STREAMING)
+              .setFullMethodName(generateFullMethodName(SERVICE_NAME, "StreamEvents"))
+              .setSampledToLocalTracing(true)
+              .setRequestMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setResponseMarshaller(io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoUtils.marshaller(
+                  mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent.getDefaultInstance()))
+              .setSchemaDescriptor(new MxAccessGatewayMethodDescriptorSupplier("StreamEvents"))
+              .build();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return getStreamEventsMethod;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new async stub that supports all call types for the service
+   */
+  public static MxAccessGatewayStub newStub(io.grpc.Channel channel) {
+    io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayStub> factory =
+      new io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayStub>() {
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public MxAccessGatewayStub newStub(io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+          return new MxAccessGatewayStub(channel, callOptions);
+        }
+      };
+    return MxAccessGatewayStub.newStub(factory, channel);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new blocking-style stub that supports all types of calls on the service
+   */
+  public static MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub newBlockingV2Stub(
+      io.grpc.Channel channel) {
+    io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub> factory =
+      new io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub>() {
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub newStub(io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+          return new MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub(channel, callOptions);
+        }
+      };
+    return MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub.newStub(factory, channel);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new blocking-style stub that supports unary and streaming output calls on the service
+   */
+  public static MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub newBlockingStub(
+      io.grpc.Channel channel) {
+    io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub> factory =
+      new io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub>() {
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub newStub(io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+          return new MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub(channel, callOptions);
+        }
+      };
+    return MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub.newStub(factory, channel);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new ListenableFuture-style stub that supports unary calls on the service
+   */
+  public static MxAccessGatewayFutureStub newFutureStub(
+      io.grpc.Channel channel) {
+    io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayFutureStub> factory =
+      new io.grpc.stub.AbstractStub.StubFactory<MxAccessGatewayFutureStub>() {
+        @java.lang.Override
+        public MxAccessGatewayFutureStub newStub(io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+          return new MxAccessGatewayFutureStub(channel, callOptions);
+        }
+      };
+    return MxAccessGatewayFutureStub.newStub(factory, channel);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * <pre>
+   * Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public interface AsyncService {
+
+    /**
+     */
+    default void openSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall(getOpenSessionMethod(), responseObserver);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    default void closeSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall(getCloseSessionMethod(), responseObserver);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    default void invoke(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall(getInvokeMethod(), responseObserver);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    default void streamEvents(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnimplementedUnaryCall(getStreamEventsMethod(), responseObserver);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Base class for the server implementation of the service MxAccessGateway.
+   * <pre>
+   * Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public static abstract class MxAccessGatewayImplBase
+      implements io.grpc.BindableService, AsyncService {
+
+    @java.lang.Override public final io.grpc.ServerServiceDefinition bindService() {
+      return MxAccessGatewayGrpc.bindService(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A stub to allow clients to do asynchronous rpc calls to service MxAccessGateway.
+   * <pre>
+   * Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public static final class MxAccessGatewayStub
+      extends io.grpc.stub.AbstractAsyncStub<MxAccessGatewayStub> {
+    private MxAccessGatewayStub(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      super(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    protected MxAccessGatewayStub build(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      return new MxAccessGatewayStub(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public void openSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.asyncUnaryCall(
+          getChannel().newCall(getOpenSessionMethod(), getCallOptions()), request, responseObserver);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public void closeSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.asyncUnaryCall(
+          getChannel().newCall(getCloseSessionMethod(), getCallOptions()), request, responseObserver);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public void invoke(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.asyncUnaryCall(
+          getChannel().newCall(getInvokeMethod(), getCallOptions()), request, responseObserver);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public void streamEvents(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest request,
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent> responseObserver) {
+      io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.asyncServerStreamingCall(
+          getChannel().newCall(getStreamEventsMethod(), getCallOptions()), request, responseObserver);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A stub to allow clients to do synchronous rpc calls to service MxAccessGateway.
+   * <pre>
+   * Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public static final class MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub
+      extends io.grpc.stub.AbstractBlockingStub<MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub> {
+    private MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      super(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    protected MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub build(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      return new MxAccessGatewayBlockingV2Stub(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply openSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest request) throws io.grpc.StatusException {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingV2UnaryCall(
+          getChannel(), getOpenSessionMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply closeSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest request) throws io.grpc.StatusException {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingV2UnaryCall(
+          getChannel(), getCloseSessionMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply invoke(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest request) throws io.grpc.StatusException {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingV2UnaryCall(
+          getChannel(), getInvokeMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    @io.grpc.ExperimentalApi("https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/issues/10918")
+    public io.grpc.stub.BlockingClientCall<?, mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent>
+        streamEvents(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingV2ServerStreamingCall(
+          getChannel(), getStreamEventsMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A stub to allow clients to do limited synchronous rpc calls to service MxAccessGateway.
+   * <pre>
+   * Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public static final class MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub
+      extends io.grpc.stub.AbstractBlockingStub<MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub> {
+    private MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      super(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    protected MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub build(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      return new MxAccessGatewayBlockingStub(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply openSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingUnaryCall(
+          getChannel(), getOpenSessionMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply closeSession(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingUnaryCall(
+          getChannel(), getCloseSessionMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply invoke(mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingUnaryCall(
+          getChannel(), getInvokeMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public java.util.Iterator<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent> streamEvents(
+        mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.blockingServerStreamingCall(
+          getChannel(), getStreamEventsMethod(), getCallOptions(), request);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A stub to allow clients to do ListenableFuture-style rpc calls to service MxAccessGateway.
+   * <pre>
+   * Public client API for MXAccess sessions hosted by the gateway.
+   * </pre>
+   */
+  public static final class MxAccessGatewayFutureStub
+      extends io.grpc.stub.AbstractFutureStub<MxAccessGatewayFutureStub> {
+    private MxAccessGatewayFutureStub(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      super(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    protected MxAccessGatewayFutureStub build(
+        io.grpc.Channel channel, io.grpc.CallOptions callOptions) {
+      return new MxAccessGatewayFutureStub(channel, callOptions);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply> openSession(
+        mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.futureUnaryCall(
+          getChannel().newCall(getOpenSessionMethod(), getCallOptions()), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply> closeSession(
+        mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.futureUnaryCall(
+          getChannel().newCall(getCloseSessionMethod(), getCallOptions()), request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply> invoke(
+        mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest request) {
+      return io.grpc.stub.ClientCalls.futureUnaryCall(
+          getChannel().newCall(getInvokeMethod(), getCallOptions()), request);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static final int METHODID_OPEN_SESSION = 0;
+  private static final int METHODID_CLOSE_SESSION = 1;
+  private static final int METHODID_INVOKE = 2;
+  private static final int METHODID_STREAM_EVENTS = 3;
+
+  private static final class MethodHandlers<Req, Resp> implements
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.UnaryMethod<Req, Resp>,
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.ServerStreamingMethod<Req, Resp>,
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.ClientStreamingMethod<Req, Resp>,
+      io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.BidiStreamingMethod<Req, Resp> {
+    private final AsyncService serviceImpl;
+    private final int methodId;
+
+    MethodHandlers(AsyncService serviceImpl, int methodId) {
+      this.serviceImpl = serviceImpl;
+      this.methodId = methodId;
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    @java.lang.SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public void invoke(Req request, io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<Resp> responseObserver) {
+      switch (methodId) {
+        case METHODID_OPEN_SESSION:
+          serviceImpl.openSession((mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest) request,
+              (io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply>) responseObserver);
+          break;
+        case METHODID_CLOSE_SESSION:
+          serviceImpl.closeSession((mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest) request,
+              (io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply>) responseObserver);
+          break;
+        case METHODID_INVOKE:
+          serviceImpl.invoke((mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest) request,
+              (io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply>) responseObserver);
+          break;
+        case METHODID_STREAM_EVENTS:
+          serviceImpl.streamEvents((mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest) request,
+              (io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent>) responseObserver);
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new AssertionError();
+      }
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    @java.lang.SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<Req> invoke(
+        io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<Resp> responseObserver) {
+      switch (methodId) {
+        default:
+          throw new AssertionError();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static final io.grpc.ServerServiceDefinition bindService(AsyncService service) {
+    return io.grpc.ServerServiceDefinition.builder(getServiceDescriptor())
+        .addMethod(
+          getOpenSessionMethod(),
+          io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnaryCall(
+            new MethodHandlers<
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionRequest,
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.OpenSessionReply>(
+                service, METHODID_OPEN_SESSION)))
+        .addMethod(
+          getCloseSessionMethod(),
+          io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnaryCall(
+            new MethodHandlers<
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionRequest,
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.CloseSessionReply>(
+                service, METHODID_CLOSE_SESSION)))
+        .addMethod(
+          getInvokeMethod(),
+          io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncUnaryCall(
+            new MethodHandlers<
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandRequest,
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxCommandReply>(
+                service, METHODID_INVOKE)))
+        .addMethod(
+          getStreamEventsMethod(),
+          io.grpc.stub.ServerCalls.asyncServerStreamingCall(
+            new MethodHandlers<
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.StreamEventsRequest,
+              mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.MxEvent>(
+                service, METHODID_STREAM_EVENTS)))
+        .build();
+  }
+
+  private static abstract class MxAccessGatewayBaseDescriptorSupplier
+      implements io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoFileDescriptorSupplier, io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoServiceDescriptorSupplier {
+    MxAccessGatewayBaseDescriptorSupplier() {}
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    public com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor getFileDescriptor() {
+      return mxaccess_gateway.v1.MxaccessGateway.getDescriptor();
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    public com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.ServiceDescriptor getServiceDescriptor() {
+      return getFileDescriptor().findServiceByName("MxAccessGateway");
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static final class MxAccessGatewayFileDescriptorSupplier
+      extends MxAccessGatewayBaseDescriptorSupplier {
+    MxAccessGatewayFileDescriptorSupplier() {}
+  }
+
+  private static final class MxAccessGatewayMethodDescriptorSupplier
+      extends MxAccessGatewayBaseDescriptorSupplier
+      implements io.grpc.protobuf.ProtoMethodDescriptorSupplier {
+    private final java.lang.String methodName;
+
+    MxAccessGatewayMethodDescriptorSupplier(java.lang.String methodName) {
+      this.methodName = methodName;
+    }
+
+    @java.lang.Override
+    public com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.MethodDescriptor getMethodDescriptor() {
+      return getServiceDescriptor().findMethodByName(methodName);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static volatile io.grpc.ServiceDescriptor serviceDescriptor;
+
+  public static io.grpc.ServiceDescriptor getServiceDescriptor() {
+    io.grpc.ServiceDescriptor result = serviceDescriptor;
+    if (result == null) {
+      synchronized (MxAccessGatewayGrpc.class) {
+        result = serviceDescriptor;
+        if (result == null) {
+          serviceDescriptor = result = io.grpc.ServiceDescriptor.newBuilder(SERVICE_NAME)
+              .setSchemaDescriptor(new MxAccessGatewayFileDescriptorSupplier())
+              .addMethod(getOpenSessionMethod())
+              .addMethod(getCloseSessionMethod())
+              .addMethod(getInvokeMethod())
+              .addMethod(getStreamEventsMethod())
+              .build();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+}

clients/proto/fixtures/parity/parity-fixture-matrix.json

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+{
+  "schemaVersion": 1,
+  "fixtureSet": "mxaccess-gateway-parity-fixture-matrix",
+  "contractName": "mxaccess-gateway",
+  "gatewayProtocolVersion": 1,
+  "workerProtocolVersion": 1,
+  "sourceCaptureRoot": "C:/Users/dohertj2/Desktop/mxaccess/captures",
+  "sourceDocs": [
+    "C:/Users/dohertj2/Desktop/mxaccess/docs/MXAccess-Public-API.md",
+    "C:/Users/dohertj2/Desktop/mxaccess/docs/Current-Sprint-State.md"
+  ],
+  "comparisonFormat": {
+    "description": "Each parity run records the same command against direct MXAccess and the gateway-backed worker, then compares raw parity fields instead of client wrapper behavior.",
+    "directMxAccess": {
+      "requiredFields": [
+        "method",
+        "arguments",
+        "returnedValue",
+        "hresult",
+        "exceptionType",
+        "statuses",
+        "events"
+      ]
+    },
+    "gatewayResult": {
+      "requiredFields": [
+        "kind",
+        "protocolStatus",
+        "returnValue",
+        "hresult",
+        "statuses",
+        "diagnosticMessage",
+        "events"
+      ]
+    },
+    "eventFields": [
+      "family",
+      "serverHandle",
+      "itemHandle",
+      "value",
+      "quality",
+      "sourceTimestamp",
+      "statuses",
+      "workerSequence",
+      "workerTimestamp",
+      "gatewayReceiveTimestamp",
+      "hresult",
+      "rawStatus"
+    ],
+    "comparisonKeys": [
+      "hresult",
+      "exceptionType",
+      "returnedValue",
+      "statusArrayShape",
+      "statusRawFields",
+      "eventFamilyOrder",
+      "eventPayloadShape",
+      "valueProjection",
+      "rawFallbackMetadata"
+    ]
+  },
+  "methodFixtures": [
+    {
+      "id": "method.register.basic",
+      "method": "Register",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_REGISTER",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/001-register/harness.log",
+        "captures/047-frida-com-proxy-register/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve returned server handle in returnValue and RegisterReply",
+        "preserve success HRESULT as 0",
+        "do not emit MXAccess events for register"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.unregister.basic",
+      "method": "Unregister",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_UNREGISTER",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/001-register/harness.log",
+        "captures/109-native-post-remove-errors/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve void return shape with explicit protocol success",
+        "preserve HRESULT or COM exception details for invalid server handle",
+        "close registered handle only after MXAccess succeeds"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.add-item.scalar",
+      "method": "AddItem",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/002-add-remove-scalar/harness.log",
+        "captures/006-add-invalid/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve returned item handle in returnValue and AddItemReply",
+        "preserve invalid item reference HRESULT/status details",
+        "do not prevalidate item definition in the gateway"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.add-item2.context",
+      "method": "AddItem2",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_ITEM2",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/mxaccess-additem2-testint-context.log",
+        "captures/121-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue-context/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "pass item_definition and item_context exactly as supplied",
+        "preserve returned item handle in returnValue and AddItem2Reply",
+        "compare context-bearing reference resolution against direct MXAccess"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.remove-item.basic",
+      "method": "RemoveItem",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_REMOVE_ITEM",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/002-add-remove-scalar/harness.log",
+        "captures/109-native-post-remove-errors/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve void return shape with explicit protocol success",
+        "preserve post-remove and invalid-handle HRESULT/status behavior",
+        "remove diagnostic handle state only after MXAccess succeeds"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.advise.supervisory-data-change",
+      "method": "Advise",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/003-subscribe-scalars/harness.log",
+        "captures/058-frida-subscribe-testint/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve successful command reply shape",
+        "forward OnDataChange with value, quality, timestamp, and status array",
+        "preserve per-worker event order"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.unadvise.basic",
+      "method": "UnAdvise",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_UN_ADVISE",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/058-frida-subscribe-testint/harness.log",
+        "captures/007-subscribe-invalid/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve void return shape with explicit protocol success",
+        "preserve invalid item handle HRESULT/status behavior",
+        "do not distinguish plain and supervisory cleanup beyond MXAccess behavior"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.advise-supervisory.basic",
+      "method": "AdviseSupervisory",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADVISE_SUPERVISORY",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/058-frida-subscribe-testint/harness.log",
+        "captures/105-frida-advise-shortdesc-prebound-fixed/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "keep AdviseSupervisory distinct from plain Advise in command kind",
+        "forward native OnDataChange only when MXAccess emits it",
+        "compare supervisory item status arrays without normalization"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.add-buffered-item.context",
+      "method": "AddBufferedItem",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_ADD_BUFFERED_ITEM",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/079-frida-add-buffered-advise-testint/harness.log",
+        "captures/120-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue/harness.log",
+        "captures/121-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue-context/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "pass item_definition and item_context exactly as supplied",
+        "preserve returned buffered item handle in returnValue and AddBufferedItemReply",
+        "keep buffered registration distinct from normal AddItem2"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.set-buffered-update-interval.basic",
+      "method": "SetBufferedUpdateInterval",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_SET_BUFFERED_UPDATE_INTERVAL",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/mxaccess-set-buffered-interval-1000.log",
+        "captures/079-frida-add-buffered-advise-testint/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve requested update interval without clamping in the gateway",
+        "preserve void return shape with explicit protocol success",
+        "compare buffered event cadence only in opt-in live runs"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.suspend.scan-state",
+      "method": "Suspend",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_SUSPEND",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/077-frida-suspend-advised-scanstate/harness.log",
+        "captures/118-frida-suspend-advised-scanstate-long/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve out MxStatus in SuspendReply and repeated statuses",
+        "preserve HRESULT separately from status detail",
+        "do not synthesize OperationComplete if native MXAccess does not raise it"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.activate.scan-state",
+      "method": "Activate",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_ACTIVATE",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/078-frida-activate-advised-scanstate/harness.log",
+        "captures/119-frida-activate-advised-scanstate-long/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve out MxStatus in ActivateReply and repeated statuses",
+        "preserve HRESULT separately from status detail",
+        "do not synthesize OperationComplete if native MXAccess does not raise it"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.write.value-status-matrix",
+      "method": "Write",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/023-frida-write-test-int-sequence-109-111/harness.log",
+        "captures/024-frida-write-test-bool-sequence/harness.log",
+        "captures/089-frida-write-testint-wrong-type/harness.log",
+        "captures/090-frida-write-invalid-reference/harness.log",
+        "captures/107-native-write-testint-current/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve scalar and array value projections plus raw fallback metadata",
+        "preserve wrong-type and invalid-reference HRESULT/status arrays",
+        "forward OnWriteComplete only when native MXAccess emits it"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.write2.timestamped",
+      "method": "Write2",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE2",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/042-frida-write2-test-int-timestamp/harness.log",
+        "captures/066-frida-write2-test-bool-timestamp/harness.log",
+        "captures/075-frida-write2-test-datetime-array-timestamp/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve timestamp_value as an MXAccess VARIANT projection",
+        "preserve write value shape and HRESULT/status arrays",
+        "compare timestamped write completion events against direct MXAccess"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.write-secured.rejection-gap",
+      "method": "WriteSecured",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE_SECURED",
+      "status": "documented_gap",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/036-frida-write-secured-test-int/harness.log",
+        "captures/111-frida-write-secured-auth-protectedvalue/harness.log",
+        "captures/112-frida-write-secured-auth-verified-protectedvalue1/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve observed 0x80004021 rejection before a value-bearing NMX body",
+        "preserve current_user_id and verifier_user_id only as command inputs, not logs",
+        "upgrade this gap to planned_fixture when a successful direct WriteSecured path is observed"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.write-secured2.authenticated",
+      "method": "WriteSecured2",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_WRITE_SECURED2",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/113-frida-write-secured2-auth-protectedvalue/harness.log",
+        "captures/116-frida-write-secured2-auth-verified-protectedvalue1/harness.log",
+        "captures/117-frida-write-secured2-auth-testint/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve authenticated timestamped secured write body shape",
+        "preserve HRESULT/status arrays without logging credential-bearing values",
+        "do not synthesize OnWriteComplete when direct MXAccess does not emit it"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.authenticate-user.basic",
+      "method": "AuthenticateUser",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_AUTHENTICATE_USER",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/087-frida-authenticate-administrator-empty/harness.log",
+        "captures/088-frida-authenticate-invalid-empty/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve returned user id in returnValue and AuthenticateUserReply",
+        "preserve invalid credential HRESULT/status behavior",
+        "redact verify_user_password from logs and diagnostics"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "method.archestra-user-to-id.basic",
+      "method": "ArchestrAUserToId",
+      "commandKind": "MX_COMMAND_KIND_ARCHESTRA_USER_TO_ID",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/mxaccess-user-map-administrator.log",
+        "captures/mxaccess-user-map-invalid.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve returned user id in returnValue and ArchestrAUserToIdReply",
+        "preserve invalid user GUID HRESULT/status behavior",
+        "compare raw mapping behavior without normalizing unknown users"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "eventFixtures": [
+    {
+      "id": "event.on-data-change.scalar",
+      "family": "MX_EVENT_FAMILY_ON_DATA_CHANGE",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/003-subscribe-scalars/harness.log",
+        "captures/106-native-subscribe-testint-current/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve value, quality, timestamp, status array, and worker sequence"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "event.on-write-complete.status",
+      "family": "MX_EVENT_FAMILY_ON_WRITE_COMPLETE",
+      "status": "planned_fixture",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/008-write-test-int-same-value/harness.log",
+        "captures/107-native-write-testint-current/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve write-complete status array and optional HRESULT"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "event.operation-complete.native-trigger-gap",
+      "family": "MX_EVENT_FAMILY_OPERATION_COMPLETE",
+      "status": "documented_gap",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/077-frida-suspend-advised-scanstate/harness.log",
+        "captures/118-frida-suspend-advised-scanstate-long/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "do not synthesize OperationComplete from Write or OnWriteComplete",
+        "upgrade this gap when a public MXAccess trigger emits event family 3"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "event.on-buffered-data-change.batch-gap",
+      "family": "MX_EVENT_FAMILY_ON_BUFFERED_DATA_CHANGE",
+      "status": "documented_gap",
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/120-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue/harness.log",
+        "captures/122-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue-plainadvise/harness.log"
+      ],
+      "assertions": [
+        "preserve raw buffered metadata until a public multi-sample event payload is observed",
+        "upgrade this gap when OnBufferedDataChange batches are captured from MXAccess"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "scenarioGroups": [
+    {
+      "id": "invalid_handles",
+      "description": "Invalid server, item, post-remove, and invalid-reference cases keep MXAccess-owned HRESULT and status behavior.",
+      "fixtureIds": [
+        "method.add-item.scalar",
+        "method.remove-item.basic",
+        "method.unadvise.basic",
+        "method.write.value-status-matrix",
+        "method.unregister.basic"
+      ],
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/006-add-invalid/harness.log",
+        "captures/007-subscribe-invalid/harness.log",
+        "captures/109-native-post-remove-errors/harness.log",
+        "captures/110-native-invalid-handle-errors/harness.log"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "write_statuses",
+      "description": "Write success, wrong type, invalid reference, scalar arrays, and completion-status cases compare HRESULT, status array, value projection, and event shape.",
+      "fixtureIds": [
+        "method.write.value-status-matrix",
+        "method.write2.timestamped",
+        "event.on-write-complete.status"
+      ],
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/089-frida-write-testint-wrong-type/harness.log",
+        "captures/090-frida-write-invalid-reference/harness.log",
+        "captures/091-frida-write-testint-double-type/harness.log",
+        "captures/097-frida-write-bool-array-pattern/harness.log",
+        "captures/107-native-write-testint-current/harness.log"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "secured_writes",
+      "description": "Secured writes include observed WriteSecured rejection and authenticated WriteSecured2 success paths without logging credential-bearing values.",
+      "fixtureIds": [
+        "method.write-secured.rejection-gap",
+        "method.write-secured2.authenticated",
+        "method.authenticate-user.basic"
+      ],
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/036-frida-write-secured-test-int/harness.log",
+        "captures/111-frida-write-secured-auth-protectedvalue/harness.log",
+        "captures/113-frida-write-secured2-auth-protectedvalue/harness.log",
+        "captures/117-frida-write-secured2-auth-testint/harness.log"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "add_item_context",
+      "description": "Context-bearing item registration compares AddItem2 and buffered AddBufferedItem argument preservation.",
+      "fixtureIds": [
+        "method.add-item2.context",
+        "method.add-buffered-item.context"
+      ],
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/mxaccess-additem2-testint-context.log",
+        "captures/121-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue-context/harness.log"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "buffered_registration",
+      "description": "Buffered registration and interval setup are tracked separately from normal advice until a public buffered data-change batch is captured.",
+      "fixtureIds": [
+        "method.add-buffered-item.context",
+        "method.set-buffered-update-interval.basic",
+        "event.on-buffered-data-change.batch-gap"
+      ],
+      "captureReferences": [
+        "captures/079-frida-add-buffered-advise-testint/harness.log",
+        "captures/120-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue/harness.log",
+        "captures/122-frida-buffered-history-testhistoryvalue-plainadvise/harness.log"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

clients/proto/fixtures/smoke/cross-language-smoke-matrix.json

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+{
+  "schemaVersion": 1,
+  "fixtureSet": "mxaccess-gateway-cross-language-smoke-matrix",
+  "description": "Documented command matrix for opt-in cross-language client smoke runs against a live gateway.",
+  "integrationGate": {
+    "variable": "MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION",
+    "requiredValue": "1"
+  },
+  "defaultInputs": {
+    "endpointVariable": "MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT",
+    "endpointFallback": "localhost:5000",
+    "apiKeyVariable": "MXGATEWAY_API_KEY",
+    "itemVariable": "MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM",
+    "itemFallback": "TestChildObject.TestInt",
+    "eventLimit": 1,
+    "optionalWriteValueVariable": "MXGATEWAY_TEST_WRITE_VALUE",
+    "optionalWriteType": "int32"
+  },
+  "requiredOperations": [
+    "open-session",
+    "register",
+    "add-item",
+    "advise",
+    "stream-events",
+    "close-session"
+  ],
+  "optionalOperations": [
+    "write"
+  ],
+  "jsonComparison": {
+    "requiredOutputMode": "json",
+    "commonFields": [
+      "language",
+      "operation",
+      "sessionId",
+      "serverHandle",
+      "itemHandle",
+      "events",
+      "closeStatus"
+    ],
+    "comparisonFields": [
+      "sessionId",
+      "serverHandle",
+      "itemHandle",
+      "eventCount",
+      "eventFamily",
+      "workerSequence",
+      "protocolStatus",
+      "hresult",
+      "statuses"
+    ]
+  },
+  "failureOutput": {
+    "requiredContextFields": [
+      "language",
+      "endpoint",
+      "authContext"
+    ],
+    "authContext": {
+      "sourceVariable": "MXGATEWAY_API_KEY",
+      "redactedValue": "<redacted>",
+      "forbiddenLiterals": [
+        "mxgw_visible_secret",
+        "Bearer mxgw_visible_secret"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "clients": [
+    {
+      "language": "dotnet",
+      "displayName": ".NET",
+      "workingDirectory": ".",
+      "integrationSkip": {
+        "variable": "MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION",
+        "requiredValue": "1"
+      },
+      "failureContextFields": [
+        "language",
+        "endpoint",
+        "authContext"
+      ],
+      "commands": [
+        {
+          "operation": "open-session",
+          "command": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- open-session --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --client-name mxgw-dotnet-smoke --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "register",
+          "command": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- register --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --client-name mxgw-dotnet-smoke --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "add-item",
+          "command": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- add-item --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "advise",
+          "command": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- advise --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "stream-events",
+          "command": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- stream-events --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --max-events 1 --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "close-session",
+          "command": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- close-session --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "optionalWriteCommand": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- write --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --type int32 --value <write-value> --json",
+      "bundledSmokeCommand": "dotnet run --project clients/dotnet/MxGateway.Client.Cli -- smoke --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json"
+    },
+    {
+      "language": "go",
+      "displayName": "Go",
+      "workingDirectory": "clients/go",
+      "integrationSkip": {
+        "variable": "MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION",
+        "requiredValue": "1"
+      },
+      "failureContextFields": [
+        "language",
+        "endpoint",
+        "authContext"
+      ],
+      "commands": [
+        {
+          "operation": "open-session",
+          "command": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go open-session -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -client-session-name mxgw-go-smoke -plaintext -json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "register",
+          "command": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go register -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -session-id <session-id> -client-name mxgw-go-smoke -plaintext -json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "add-item",
+          "command": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go add-item -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -session-id <session-id> -server-handle <server-handle> -item TestChildObject.TestInt -plaintext -json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "advise",
+          "command": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go advise -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -session-id <session-id> -server-handle <server-handle> -item-handle <item-handle> -plaintext -json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "stream-events",
+          "command": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go stream-events -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -session-id <session-id> -limit 1 -plaintext -json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "close-session",
+          "command": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go close-session -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -session-id <session-id> -plaintext -json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "optionalWriteCommand": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go write -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -session-id <session-id> -server-handle <server-handle> -item-handle <item-handle> -type int32 -value <write-value> -plaintext -json",
+      "bundledSmokeCommand": "go run ./cmd/mxgw-go smoke -endpoint localhost:5000 -api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY -item TestChildObject.TestInt -plaintext -json"
+    },
+    {
+      "language": "rust",
+      "displayName": "Rust",
+      "workingDirectory": "clients/rust",
+      "integrationSkip": {
+        "variable": "MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION",
+        "requiredValue": "1"
+      },
+      "failureContextFields": [
+        "language",
+        "endpoint",
+        "authContext"
+      ],
+      "commands": [
+        {
+          "operation": "open-session",
+          "command": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- open-session --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --client-name mxgw-rust-smoke --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "register",
+          "command": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- register --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --client-name mxgw-rust-smoke --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "add-item",
+          "command": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- add-item --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "advise",
+          "command": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- advise --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "stream-events",
+          "command": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- stream-events --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --max-events 1 --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "close-session",
+          "command": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- close-session --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "optionalWriteCommand": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- write --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --value-type int32 --value <write-value> --json",
+      "bundledSmokeCommand": "cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- smoke --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json"
+    },
+    {
+      "language": "python",
+      "displayName": "Python",
+      "workingDirectory": "clients/python",
+      "integrationSkip": {
+        "variable": "MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION",
+        "requiredValue": "1"
+      },
+      "failureContextFields": [
+        "language",
+        "endpoint",
+        "authContext"
+      ],
+      "commands": [
+        {
+          "operation": "open-session",
+          "command": "mxgw-py open-session --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --client-name mxgw-py-smoke --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "register",
+          "command": "mxgw-py register --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --client-name mxgw-py-smoke --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "add-item",
+          "command": "mxgw-py add-item --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "advise",
+          "command": "mxgw-py advise --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "stream-events",
+          "command": "mxgw-py stream-events --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --max-events 1 --json"
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "close-session",
+          "command": "mxgw-py close-session --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "optionalWriteCommand": "mxgw-py write --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --type int32 --value <write-value> --json",
+      "bundledSmokeCommand": "mxgw-py smoke --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --item TestChildObject.TestInt --max-events 1 --json"
+    },
+    {
+      "language": "java",
+      "displayName": "Java",
+      "workingDirectory": "clients/java",
+      "integrationSkip": {
+        "variable": "MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION",
+        "requiredValue": "1"
+      },
+      "failureContextFields": [
+        "language",
+        "endpoint",
+        "authContext"
+      ],
+      "commands": [
+        {
+          "operation": "open-session",
+          "command": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"open-session --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --client-session-name mxgw-java-smoke --json\""
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "register",
+          "command": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"register --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --client-name mxgw-java-smoke --json\""
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "add-item",
+          "command": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"add-item --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json\""
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "advise",
+          "command": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"advise --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --json\""
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "stream-events",
+          "command": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"stream-events --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --limit 1 --json\""
+        },
+        {
+          "operation": "close-session",
+          "command": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"close-session --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --json\""
+        }
+      ],
+      "optionalWriteCommand": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"write --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --session-id <session-id> --server-handle <server-handle> --item-handle <item-handle> --type int32 --value <write-value> --json\"",
+      "bundledSmokeCommand": "gradle :mxgateway-cli:run --args=\"smoke --endpoint localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --plaintext --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json\""
+    }
+  ]
+}

clients/python/README.md

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+# Python Client
+
+The Python client package contains generated MXAccess Gateway protobuf
+bindings, the async `mxgateway` package, and the `mxgw-py` test CLI. The
+package uses the shared proto inputs documented in
+`../../docs/client-proto-generation.md` so gateway and client contracts stay in
+sync.
+
+## Layout
+
+```text
+clients/python/
+  pyproject.toml
+  generate-proto.ps1
+  src/mxgateway/
+  src/mxgateway/generated/
+  src/mxgateway_cli/
+  tests/
+```
+
+`src/mxgateway/generated` contains code produced by `grpc_tools.protoc`. Do not
+edit generated files by hand.
+
+## Regenerating Protobuf Bindings
+
+Run generation after the shared `.proto` files or the Python output path
+changes:
+
+```powershell
+./generate-proto.ps1
+```
+
+The script uses the Python tool path recorded in
+`../../docs/toolchain-links.md`.
+
+## Build And Test
+
+Run the Python checks from `clients/python`:
+
+```powershell
+python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+python -m pytest
+python -m pip wheel . --no-deps --wheel-dir "$env:TEMP\mxgateway-python-wheel"
+```
+
+The tests import the generated gateway and worker stubs, run fake async gateway
+stubs, verify API key metadata, exercise stream cancellation, load shared value
+and command fixtures, and check deterministic CLI output.
+
+## Packaging
+
+Install the package in editable mode for local development:
+
+```powershell
+python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+```
+
+Build a wheel from `clients/python`:
+
+```powershell
+python -m pip wheel . --no-deps --wheel-dir "$env:TEMP\mxgateway-python-wheel"
+```
+
+Install the generated wheel into a target environment:
+
+```powershell
+python -m pip install <wheel-path>
+```
+
+The wheel exposes the `mxgw-py` console script.
+
+## Library Usage
+
+The library is async-first:
+
+```python
+from mxgateway import GatewayClient
+
+async with await GatewayClient.connect(
+    endpoint="localhost:5000",
+    api_key="<gateway-api-key>",
+    plaintext=True,
+) as client:
+    session = await client.open_session(client_session_name="python-client")
+    try:
+        server_handle = await session.register("python-client")
+        item_handle = await session.add_item(server_handle, "Object.Attribute")
+        await session.advise(server_handle, item_handle)
+    finally:
+        await session.close()
+```
+
+`GatewayClient.open_session_raw`, `GatewayClient.invoke_raw`, and
+`GatewayClient.stream_events_raw` keep the generated protobuf replies and
+events available for parity tests. `Session` helpers call the method-specific
+MXAccess commands and preserve raw replies on typed command exceptions.
+
+Canceling a Python task cancels the client-side gRPC call or stream wait. It
+does not abort an in-flight MXAccess COM call inside the worker process.
+
+## Authentication And TLS
+
+`ClientOptions.api_key` adds this metadata to unary calls and streams:
+
+```text
+authorization: Bearer <api-key>
+```
+
+The client supports plaintext channels for local development, TLS with system
+roots, TLS with a custom `ca_file`, and an optional test server name override.
+API keys are redacted from option repr output and CLI error output.
+
+## CLI
+
+The CLI emits deterministic JSON for automation:
+
+```powershell
+mxgw-py version --json
+mxgw-py open-session --endpoint localhost:5000 --plaintext --json
+mxgw-py register --session-id <id> --client-name python-client --json
+mxgw-py add-item --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item Object.Attribute --json
+mxgw-py advise --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 2 --json
+mxgw-py stream-events --session-id <id> --max-events 1 --json
+mxgw-py write --session-id <id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 2 --type int32 --value 123 --json
+```
+
+Use `--api-key` or `--api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY` to attach API key
+metadata. `smoke` opens a session, registers, adds an item, advises, streams a
+bounded event count, and closes the session in a `finally` block.
+
+Use TLS options for a secured gateway:
+
+```powershell
+mxgw-py smoke --endpoint mxgateway.example.local:5001 --tls --ca-file C:\certs\mxgateway-ca.pem --server-name-override mxgateway.example.local --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item Object.Attribute --json
+```
+
+## Integration Checks
+
+Run live checks only when a gateway and MXAccess-backed worker are available:
+
+```powershell
+$env:MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION = '1'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT = 'localhost:5000'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_API_KEY = '<gateway-api-key>'
+$env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM = 'Object.Attribute'
+mxgw-py smoke --endpoint $env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT --plaintext --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item $env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM --json
+```
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [Client Packaging](../../docs/ClientPackaging.md)
+- [Client Proto Generation](../../docs/client-proto-generation.md)
+- [Python Client Detailed Design](../../docs/clients-python-design.md)

clients/python/generate-proto.ps1

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+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+$repoRoot = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..')
+$protoRoot = Join-Path $repoRoot 'src\MxGateway.Contracts\Protos'
+$outputRoot = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'src\mxgateway\generated'
+$python = 'C:\Users\dohertj2\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\python.exe'
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $python)) {
+    throw "Python was not found at $python. See docs/toolchain-links.md."
+}
+
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputRoot -Force | Out-Null
+Get-ChildItem -Path (Join-Path $outputRoot '*_pb2.py') -File | Remove-Item
+Get-ChildItem -Path (Join-Path $outputRoot '*_pb2_grpc.py') -File | Remove-Item
+
+& $python -m grpc_tools.protoc `
+    "-I$protoRoot" `
+    "--python_out=$outputRoot" `
+    "--grpc_python_out=$outputRoot" `
+    mxaccess_gateway.proto `
+    mxaccess_worker.proto

clients/python/pyproject.toml

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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=69", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "mxaccess-gateway-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Async Python client scaffold for MXAccess Gateway."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
+dependencies = [
+  "click>=8.3,<9",
+  "grpcio>=1.80,<2",
+  "protobuf>=6.33,<7",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+  "grpcio-tools>=1.80,<2",
+  "pytest>=9,<10",
+  "pytest-asyncio>=1.3,<2",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+mxgw-py = "mxgateway_cli.commands:main"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "-ra"
+pythonpath = ["src"]
+testpaths = ["tests"]

clients/python/src/mxgateway/__init__.py

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+"""MXAccess Gateway Python client package."""
+
+from .auth import ApiKey, auth_metadata
+from .client import GatewayClient
+from .errors import (
+    MxAccessError,
+    MxGatewayAuthenticationError,
+    MxGatewayAuthorizationError,
+    MxGatewayCommandError,
+    MxGatewayError,
+    MxGatewaySessionError,
+    MxGatewayTransportError,
+    MxGatewayWorkerError,
+)
+from .options import ClientOptions
+from .session import Session
+from .values import MxValueView, from_mx_value, to_mx_value
+from .version import __version__
+
+__all__ = [
+    "ApiKey",
+    "ClientOptions",
+    "GatewayClient",
+    "MxAccessError",
+    "MxGatewayAuthenticationError",
+    "MxGatewayAuthorizationError",
+    "MxGatewayCommandError",
+    "MxGatewayError",
+    "MxGatewaySessionError",
+    "MxGatewayTransportError",
+    "MxGatewayWorkerError",
+    "MxValueView",
+    "Session",
+    "__version__",
+    "auth_metadata",
+    "from_mx_value",
+    "to_mx_value",
+]

clients/python/src/mxgateway/auth.py

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+"""Authentication metadata helpers for MXAccess Gateway clients."""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+AUTHORIZATION_HEADER = "authorization"
+REDACTED = "[redacted]"
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ApiKey:
+    """API key wrapper that avoids leaking the secret through repr output."""
+
+    value: str
+
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        if not self.value:
+            raise ValueError("api_key must not be empty")
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{type(self).__name__}({REDACTED!r})"
+
+    def bearer_value(self) -> str:
+        return f"Bearer {self.value}"
+
+
+def auth_metadata(api_key: str | ApiKey | None) -> tuple[tuple[str, str], ...]:
+    """Return gRPC metadata for API key auth."""
+
+    if api_key is None:
+        return ()
+
+    key = api_key.value if isinstance(api_key, ApiKey) else api_key
+    if not key:
+        return ()
+
+    return ((AUTHORIZATION_HEADER, f"Bearer {key}"),)
+
+
+def merge_metadata(
+    api_key: str | ApiKey | None,
+    metadata: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] | None = None,
+) -> tuple[tuple[str, str], ...]:
+    """Merge caller metadata with API key metadata."""
+
+    merged = list(metadata or ())
+    merged.extend(auth_metadata(api_key))
+    return tuple(merged)
+
+
+def redact_secret(text: str, secrets: Sequence[str | None]) -> str:
+    """Replace known secret values with a stable redaction marker."""
+
+    redacted = text
+    for secret in secrets:
+        if secret:
+            redacted = redacted.replace(secret, REDACTED)
+    return redacted

clients/python/src/mxgateway/client.py

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+"""Async MXAccess Gateway client wrapper."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Sequence
+from typing import Any
+
+import grpc
+
+from .auth import merge_metadata
+from .errors import ensure_protocol_success, map_rpc_error
+from .generated import mxaccess_gateway_pb2 as pb
+from .generated import mxaccess_gateway_pb2_grpc as pb_grpc
+from .options import ClientOptions, create_channel
+
+
+class GatewayClient:
+    """Async client for the public MXAccess Gateway gRPC API."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        options: ClientOptions,
+        stub: Any,
+        channel: grpc.aio.Channel | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.options = options
+        self.raw_stub = stub
+        self._channel = channel
+        self._closed = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def connect(
+        cls,
+        options: ClientOptions | None = None,
+        *,
+        endpoint: str | None = None,
+        api_key: str | None = None,
+        plaintext: bool = False,
+        ca_file: str | None = None,
+        server_name_override: str | None = None,
+        stub: Any | None = None,
+    ) -> "GatewayClient":
+        """Create a client with either a real async channel or a supplied fake stub."""
+
+        resolved = options or ClientOptions(
+            endpoint=endpoint or "",
+            api_key=api_key,
+            plaintext=plaintext,
+            ca_file=ca_file,
+            server_name_override=server_name_override,
+        )
+
+        if stub is not None:
+            return cls(options=resolved, stub=stub)
+
+        channel = create_channel(resolved)
+        return cls(
+            options=resolved,
+            stub=pb_grpc.MxAccessGatewayStub(channel),
+            channel=channel,
+        )
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> "GatewayClient":
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, *_exc_info: object) -> None:
+        await self.close()
+
+    async def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close the owned gRPC channel."""
+
+        if self._closed:
+            return
+
+        self._closed = True
+        if self._channel is not None:
+            await self._channel.close()
+
+    async def open_session(
+        self,
+        request: pb.OpenSessionRequest | None = None,
+        *,
+        requested_backend: str = "",
+        client_session_name: str = "",
+        client_correlation_id: str = "",
+    ) -> "Session":
+        """Open a gateway session and return a high-level session wrapper."""
+
+        from .session import Session
+
+        raw_request = request or pb.OpenSessionRequest(
+            requested_backend=requested_backend,
+            client_session_name=client_session_name,
+            client_correlation_id=client_correlation_id,
+        )
+        reply = await self.open_session_raw(raw_request)
+        return Session(client=self, session_id=reply.session_id, open_reply=reply)
+
+    async def open_session_raw(self, request: pb.OpenSessionRequest) -> pb.OpenSessionReply:
+        reply = await self._unary("open session", self.raw_stub.OpenSession, request)
+        ensure_protocol_success("open session", reply.protocol_status, reply)
+        return reply
+
+    async def close_session_raw(
+        self,
+        request: pb.CloseSessionRequest,
+    ) -> pb.CloseSessionReply:
+        reply = await self._unary("close session", self.raw_stub.CloseSession, request)
+        ensure_protocol_success("close session", reply.protocol_status, reply)
+        return reply
+
+    async def invoke_raw(self, request: pb.MxCommandRequest) -> pb.MxCommandReply:
+        reply = await self._unary("invoke", self.raw_stub.Invoke, request)
+        ensure_protocol_success("invoke", reply.protocol_status, reply)
+        return reply
+
+    def stream_events_raw(
+        self,
+        request: pb.StreamEventsRequest,
+        *,
+        metadata: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] | None = None,
+    ) -> AsyncIterator[pb.MxEvent]:
+        """Return an async event iterator and cancel the stream when iteration stops."""
+
+        call = self.raw_stub.StreamEvents(
+            request,
+            metadata=merge_metadata(self.options.api_key, metadata),
+        )
+        return _canceling_iterator(call)
+
+    async def _unary(
+        self,
+        operation: str,
+        method: Any,
+        request: Any,
+        *,
+        metadata: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] | None = None,
+    ) -> Any:
+        call = method(
+            request,
+            metadata=merge_metadata(self.options.api_key, metadata),
+        )
+        try:
+            return await call
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            cancel = getattr(call, "cancel", None)
+            if cancel is not None:
+                cancel()
+            raise
+        except grpc.RpcError as error:
+            raise map_rpc_error(operation, error) from error
+
+
+async def _canceling_iterator(call: Any) -> AsyncIterator[pb.MxEvent]:
+    try:
+        async for event in call:
+            yield event
+    except grpc.RpcError as error:
+        raise map_rpc_error("stream events", error) from error
+    finally:
+        cancel = getattr(call, "cancel", None)
+        if cancel is not None:
+            cancel()

clients/python/src/mxgateway/errors.py

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+"""Typed exception model for MXAccess Gateway Python clients."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import grpc
+
+from .generated import mxaccess_gateway_pb2 as pb
+
+
+class MxGatewayError(Exception):
+    """Base class for client wrapper errors."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        message: str,
+        *,
+        protocol_status: pb.ProtocolStatus | None = None,
+        raw_reply: Any | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.protocol_status = protocol_status
+        self.raw_reply = raw_reply
+
+
+class MxGatewayTransportError(MxGatewayError):
+    """Transport-level gRPC failure."""
+
+
+class MxGatewayAuthenticationError(MxGatewayTransportError):
+    """Authentication failure reported by gRPC."""
+
+
+class MxGatewayAuthorizationError(MxGatewayTransportError):
+    """Authorization failure reported by gRPC."""
+
+
+class MxGatewaySessionError(MxGatewayError):
+    """Gateway session failure."""
+
+
+class MxGatewayWorkerError(MxGatewayError):
+    """Gateway worker process or protocol failure."""
+
+
+class MxGatewayCommandError(MxGatewayError):
+    """Command failure that preserves the raw protobuf reply."""
+
+
+class MxAccessError(MxGatewayCommandError):
+    """MXAccess HRESULT or status failure."""
+
+
+def map_rpc_error(operation: str, error: grpc.RpcError) -> MxGatewayTransportError:
+    """Map a generated gRPC exception to the client exception hierarchy."""
+
+    code = error.code() if hasattr(error, "code") else None
+    details = error.details() if hasattr(error, "details") else str(error)
+    message = f"{operation} failed: {details}"
+
+    if code == grpc.StatusCode.UNAUTHENTICATED:
+        return MxGatewayAuthenticationError(message)
+    if code == grpc.StatusCode.PERMISSION_DENIED:
+        return MxGatewayAuthorizationError(message)
+
+    return MxGatewayTransportError(message)
+
+
+def ensure_protocol_success(
+    operation: str,
+    protocol_status: pb.ProtocolStatus | None,
+    raw_reply: Any | None = None,
+) -> Any | None:
+    """Raise typed gateway errors for non-OK protocol statuses."""
+
+    code = (
+        protocol_status.code
+        if protocol_status is not None
+        else pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_UNSPECIFIED
+    )
+
+    if code in (
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK,
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE,
+    ):
+        return raw_reply
+
+    message_text = protocol_status.message if protocol_status else ""
+    message = f"{operation} failed: {message_text or pb.ProtocolStatusCode.Name(code)}"
+
+    if code in (
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_SESSION_NOT_FOUND,
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_SESSION_NOT_READY,
+    ):
+        raise MxGatewaySessionError(
+            message,
+            protocol_status=protocol_status,
+            raw_reply=raw_reply,
+        )
+
+    if code in (
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_WORKER_UNAVAILABLE,
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_TIMEOUT,
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_CANCELED,
+        pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_PROTOCOL_VIOLATION,
+    ):
+        raise MxGatewayWorkerError(
+            message,
+            protocol_status=protocol_status,
+            raw_reply=raw_reply,
+        )
+
+    raise MxGatewayCommandError(
+        message,
+        protocol_status=protocol_status,
+        raw_reply=raw_reply,
+    )
+
+
+def ensure_mxaccess_success(operation: str, reply: pb.MxCommandReply) -> pb.MxCommandReply:
+    """Raise `MxAccessError` when MXAccess returned HRESULT or status failure."""
+
+    status = reply.protocol_status
+    if status.code == pb.PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_MXACCESS_FAILURE:
+        raise MxAccessError(
+            _mxaccess_message(operation, reply),
+            protocol_status=status,
+            raw_reply=reply,
+        )
+
+    if reply.HasField("hresult") and reply.hresult < 0:
+        raise MxAccessError(
+            _mxaccess_message(operation, reply),
+            protocol_status=status,
+            raw_reply=reply,
+        )
+
+    for mx_status in reply.statuses:
+        if mx_status.success == 0:
+            raise MxAccessError(
+                _mxaccess_message(operation, reply),
+                protocol_status=status,
+                raw_reply=reply,
+            )
+
+    return reply
+
+
+def _mxaccess_message(operation: str, reply: pb.MxCommandReply) -> str:
+    status_text = reply.protocol_status.message or "MXAccess command failed"
+    hresult = reply.hresult if reply.HasField("hresult") else None
+    return (
+        f"{operation} failed: {status_text}; "
+        f"session={reply.session_id}; correlation={reply.correlation_id}; "
+        f"hresult={hresult}; statuses={len(reply.statuses)}"
+    )

clients/python/src/mxgateway/generated/__init__.py

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+"""Generated protobuf and gRPC modules for MXAccess Gateway.
+
+The Python protobuf generator emits absolute imports between generated modules.
+This package initializer registers package-local aliases so callers can import
+the generated stubs through `mxgateway.generated` without moving the modules to
+the top-level import namespace.
+"""
+
+from importlib import import_module
+import sys
+
+mxaccess_gateway_pb2 = import_module(f"{__name__}.mxaccess_gateway_pb2")
+sys.modules.setdefault("mxaccess_gateway_pb2", mxaccess_gateway_pb2)
+
+mxaccess_gateway_pb2_grpc = import_module(f"{__name__}.mxaccess_gateway_pb2_grpc")
+sys.modules.setdefault("mxaccess_gateway_pb2_grpc", mxaccess_gateway_pb2_grpc)
+
+mxaccess_worker_pb2 = import_module(f"{__name__}.mxaccess_worker_pb2")
+sys.modules.setdefault("mxaccess_worker_pb2", mxaccess_worker_pb2)
+
+mxaccess_worker_pb2_grpc = import_module(f"{__name__}.mxaccess_worker_pb2_grpc")
+sys.modules.setdefault("mxaccess_worker_pb2_grpc", mxaccess_worker_pb2_grpc)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "mxaccess_gateway_pb2",
+    "mxaccess_gateway_pb2_grpc",
+    "mxaccess_worker_pb2",
+    "mxaccess_worker_pb2_grpc",
+]