Harden bounded Panama recovery actions

config/dot/quickshell/scripts/panama-doctor

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import argparse
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import secrets
+import signal
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -409,8 +411,13 @@ def check_runtime_links(config: DoctorConfig) -> Check:
 
 def check_vicinae_commands(config: DoctorConfig) -> Check:
     source = config.root / "config/local/share/vicinae/scripts"
-    installed = config.home / ".local/share/vicinae/scripts"
-    if source.is_dir() and installed.is_symlink() and installed.exists():
+    installed = config.home / ".local/share/vicinae/scripts/panama"
+    try:
+        linked = source.is_dir() and installed.is_symlink() \
+            and installed.resolve(strict=False) == source.resolve(strict=True)
+    except OSError:
+        linked = False
+    if linked:
         return Check("panama.vicinae-commands", "panama-tools", "Panama commands", "ok", "Panama Vicinae commands are linked.")
     return Check("panama.vicinae-commands", "panama-tools", "Panama commands", "warning", "Panama Vicinae commands are not linked.", Action("repair", "Repair command link"))
 
@@ -445,20 +452,10 @@ def check_caffeine(config: DoctorConfig) -> Check:
     result = run_command(("systemd-inhibit", "--list", "--no-pager", "--no-legend"), config)
     if result.state != "ok":
         return Check("panama.caffeine", "panama-tools", "Caffeine inhibitor", "warning", "Caffeine inhibitor probe is unavailable.")
-    uid = str(os.getuid())
-    inhibitors = 0
-    malformed = False
-    for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
-        parts = line.split()
-        relevant = len(parts) >= 2 and parts[0] == "Panama" and parts[1] == uid and "Caffeine" in parts
-        if not relevant:
-            continue
-        if len(parts) >= 8 and parts[3].isdecimal() and parts[-2:] == ["Caffeine", "block"]:
-            inhibitors += 1
-        else:
-            malformed = True
-    if malformed:
+    inhibitor_pids = parse_caffeine_pids(result.stdout, str(os.getuid()))
+    if inhibitor_pids is None:
         return Check("panama.caffeine", "panama-tools", "Caffeine inhibitor", "warning", "Caffeine inhibitor probe returned an invalid result.")
+    inhibitors = len(dict.fromkeys(inhibitor_pids))
     if inhibitors > 1:
         return Check("panama.caffeine", "panama-tools", "Caffeine inhibitor", "warning", "Duplicate Panama Caffeine inhibitors detected.", Action("repair", "Release duplicate inhibitors"))
     if inhibitors == 1:
@@ -535,10 +532,47 @@ def repair_authored_command(check_id: str, config: DoctorConfig) -> RepairResult
     return RepairResult(check_id, True, exit_code, message)
 
 
+def lexical_path(path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Normalize dot segments without following any filesystem symlink."""
+    return Path(os.path.abspath(os.fspath(path)))
+
+
+def lexical_link_target(destination: Path) -> Path:
+    target = Path(os.readlink(destination))
+    return lexical_path(target if target.is_absolute() else destination.parent / target)
+
+
+def atomic_symlink_replace(destination: Path, source: Path) -> None:
+    """Install an authored sibling symlink without first removing destination."""
+    for _ in range(32):
+        temporary = destination.with_name(
+            f".panama-link-{destination.name}-{os.getpid()}-{secrets.token_hex(8)}"
+        )
+        created = False
+        try:
+            os.symlink(source, temporary, target_is_directory=True)
+            created = True
+            os.replace(temporary, destination)
+            return
+        except FileExistsError:
+            continue
+        finally:
+            if created:
+                try:
+                    temporary.unlink()
+                except FileNotFoundError:
+                    pass
+    raise OSError("Could not allocate an authored temporary link")
+
+
 def repair_runtime_links(config: DoctorConfig) -> RepairResult:
-    sources = [(name, config.root / relative_source) for name, relative_source in RUNTIME_LINK_TARGETS]
+    root = lexical_path(config.root)
+    sources = [(name, lexical_path(config.root / relative_source)) for name, relative_source in RUNTIME_LINK_TARGETS]
     if any(not source.is_dir() for _, source in sources):
         return RepairResult("panama.runtime-links", True, 1, "Tracked Panama link destinations are unavailable.")
+    if any(not source.is_relative_to(root) for _, source in sources):
+        return RepairResult("panama.runtime-links", True, 1, "Tracked Panama link destinations are invalid.")
+    authored_sources = frozenset(source for _, source in sources)
 
     try:
         config.config_home.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -551,23 +585,26 @@ def repair_runtime_links(config: DoctorConfig) -> RepairResult:
         destination = config.config_home / name
         try:
             if destination.is_symlink():
-                if destination.resolve(strict=False) == source.resolve(strict=True):
+                current_target = lexical_link_target(destination)
+                if current_target == source:
                     continue
-                destination.unlink()
-                destination.symlink_to(source, target_is_directory=True)
+                if current_target not in authored_sources:
+                    blocked = True
+                    continue
+                atomic_symlink_replace(destination, source)
             elif destination.exists():
                 # A regular file or directory is user-owned unless proven
                 # otherwise. Report it, but never replace it.
                 blocked = True
             else:
-                destination.symlink_to(source, target_is_directory=True)
+                atomic_symlink_replace(destination, source)
         except OSError:
             failed = True
 
     if failed:
         return RepairResult("panama.runtime-links", True, 1, "One or more Panama runtime links could not be recreated.")
     if blocked:
-        return RepairResult("panama.runtime-links", True, 1, "A user-owned file or directory is blocking a Panama runtime link.")
+        return RepairResult("panama.runtime-links", True, 1, "A user-owned runtime path is blocking a Panama link.")
     return RepairResult("panama.runtime-links", True, 0, "Panama runtime links were recreated. A fresh health check will verify them.")
 
 
@@ -581,6 +618,32 @@ def repair_vicinae_commands(config: DoctorConfig) -> RepairResult:
     return RepairResult("panama.vicinae-commands", True, exit_code, message)
 
 
+def parse_caffeine_pids(output: str, uid: str) -> list[int] | None:
+    inhibitor_pids: list[int] = []
+    for line in output.splitlines():
+        parts = line.split()
+        if len(parts) < 2 or parts[0] != "Panama" or parts[1] != uid:
+            continue
+        if len(parts) != 8:
+            if "Caffeine" in parts:
+                return None
+            continue
+        if parts[6] != "Caffeine" or parts[7] != "block":
+            continue
+        if not parts[3].isdecimal():
+            return None
+        inhibitor_pids.append(int(parts[3]))
+    return inhibitor_pids
+
+
+def close_pidfds(pidfds: list[int]) -> None:
+    for pidfd in pidfds:
+        try:
+            os.close(pidfd)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+
 def repair_caffeine(config: DoctorConfig) -> RepairResult:
     list_command = ("systemd-inhibit", "--list", "--no-pager", "--no-legend")
     list_exit, output = run_repair_command(list_command, config)
@@ -588,26 +651,39 @@ def repair_caffeine(config: DoctorConfig) -> RepairResult:
         return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, list_exit, "Caffeine inhibitors could not be inspected.")
 
     uid = str(os.getuid())
-    inhibitor_pids: list[str] = []
-    for line in output.splitlines():
-        parts = line.split()
-        if len(parts) < 2 or parts[0] != "Panama" or parts[1] != uid:
-            continue
-        if len(parts) != 8:
-            return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 1, "Caffeine inhibitor metadata was invalid; nothing was released.")
-        if parts[6] != "Caffeine" or parts[7] != "block":
-            continue
-        if not parts[3].isdecimal():
-            return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 1, "Caffeine inhibitor metadata was invalid; nothing was released.")
-        inhibitor_pids.append(parts[3])
+    parsed_pids = parse_caffeine_pids(output, uid)
+    if parsed_pids is None:
+        return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 1, "Caffeine inhibitor metadata was invalid; nothing was released.")
+    inhibitor_pids = list(dict.fromkeys(parsed_pids))
 
     if len(inhibitor_pids) <= 1:
         return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 0, "No duplicate Panama Caffeine inhibitors needed release.")
 
-    for pid in inhibitor_pids[1:]:
-        exit_code, _ = run_repair_command(("kill", "--", pid), config)
-        if exit_code != 0:
-            return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, exit_code, "A duplicate Panama Caffeine inhibitor could not be released.")
+    duplicates = inhibitor_pids[1:]
+    if not hasattr(os, "pidfd_open") or not hasattr(signal, "pidfd_send_signal"):
+        return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 1, "Safe Caffeine inhibitor release is unavailable on this system.")
+
+    pidfds: list[int] = []
+    try:
+        try:
+            pidfds = [os.pidfd_open(pid, 0) for pid in duplicates]
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 1, "A duplicate inhibitor changed before it could be safely released.")
+
+        second_exit, second_output = run_repair_command(list_command, config)
+        if second_exit != 0:
+            return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, second_exit, "Caffeine inhibitors could not be revalidated; nothing was released.")
+        second_parsed = parse_caffeine_pids(second_output, uid)
+        if second_parsed is None or any(pid not in set(second_parsed) for pid in duplicates):
+            return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 1, "Caffeine inhibitor metadata changed; nothing was released.")
+
+        try:
+            for pidfd in pidfds:
+                signal.pidfd_send_signal(pidfd, signal.SIGTERM, None, 0)
+        except (OSError, ValueError):
+            return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 1, "A duplicate inhibitor changed before it could be safely released.")
+    finally:
+        close_pidfds(pidfds)
     return RepairResult("panama.caffeine", True, 0, "Duplicate Panama Caffeine inhibitors were released. A fresh health check will verify recovery.")
 
 

config/dot/quickshell/services/Health.qml

@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function refresh(): bool {
+        if (root.postRepairScanPending)
+            return false;
         if (scanProcess.running || repairProcess.running) {
             root.queuedRefresh = true;
             return false;
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ Singleton {
         const check = root.checks.find(candidate => candidate.id === id);
         if (!check || !check.action || check.action.kind !== "repair")
             return false;
+        if (external && check.action.confirm)
+            return false;
 
         root.repairingId = id;
         root.lastError = "";

tests/quickshell/health-service-contract.sh

@@ -7,10 +7,22 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 repo_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
-harness="$repo_dir/config/dot/quickshell/health-harness.qml"
+source_harness="$repo_dir/config/dot/quickshell/health-harness.qml"
 service="$repo_dir/config/dot/quickshell/services/Health.qml"
 shell="$repo_dir/config/dot/quickshell/shell.qml"
 warning_snapshot='{"schemaVersion":1,"generatedAt":"2026-08-18T00:00:00Z","summary":{"status":"warning","healthy":0,"warnings":2,"errors":0,"unconfigured":0},"context":{"session":"hyprland","versions":[{"id":"quickshell","version":"0.3.0"}]},"checks":[{"id":"integration.calendar","group":"integrations","title":"Calendar","status":"warning","detail":"Calendar probe timed out.","action":{"kind":"open","label":"Open Date & Time","confirm":false,"target":"datetime"}},{"id":"panama.caffeine","group":"panama-tools","title":"Caffeine","status":"warning","detail":"Duplicate inhibitors are active.","action":{"kind":"repair","label":"Release duplicate inhibitors","confirm":false}}]}'
+confirm_snapshot="$(jq -c '
+    .summary.status = "error"
+    | .summary.errors = 1
+    | .checks += [{
+        id: "desktop.quickshell",
+        group: "desktop-foundation",
+        title: "Quickshell",
+        status: "error",
+        detail: "Panama shell needs to restart.",
+        action: {kind: "repair", label: "Restart Panama", confirm: true}
+    }]
+' <<<"$warning_snapshot")"
 projection_snapshot="$(jq -c '
     .fixtureSecret = "fixture-secret"
     | .summary.fixtureSecret = "fixture-secret"
@@ -33,7 +45,7 @@ fail() {
 }
 
 [[ -f "$service" ]] || fail 'Health.qml is missing'
-[[ -f "$harness" ]] || fail 'health harness is missing'
+[[ -f "$source_harness" ]] || fail 'health harness is missing'
 [[ -f "$shell" ]] || fail 'shell.qml is missing'
 
 # shell.qml is not started here: it is the active desktop shell. Keep this
@@ -72,6 +84,33 @@ if keys != ["summary", "busy", "generation", "acceptedGeneration", "checks"]:
 PY
 
 fixture_dir="$(mktemp -d /tmp/panama-health.XXXXXX)"
+config_path="$fixture_dir/quickshell"
+cp -a "$repo_dir/config/dot/quickshell" "$config_path"
+harness="$config_path/health-harness.qml"
+python3 - "$harness" <<'PY'
+import sys
+
+path = sys.argv[1]
+source = open(path, encoding="utf-8").read()
+needle = '        function repair(id: string): bool { return Health.repair(id, false); }\n'
+replacement = needle + '''        function externalRepair(id: string): bool { return Health.repair(id, true); }
+        function pendingRefreshRace(): string {
+            const before = Health.generation;
+            Health.finishRepair(0, "panama.caffeine", false, JSON.stringify({
+                schemaVersion: 1,
+                checkId: "panama.caffeine",
+                accepted: true,
+                exitCode: 0,
+                message: "Fixture repair completed."
+            }));
+            const accepted = Health.refresh();
+            return JSON.stringify({ accepted: accepted, before: before });
+        }
+'''
+if needle not in source:
+    raise SystemExit("health harness repair seam is missing")
+open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8").write(source.replace(needle, replacement))
+PY
 helper="$fixture_dir/panama-doctor"
 copy_bin="$fixture_dir/bin"
 copy_file="$fixture_dir/copied-report.json"
@@ -96,6 +135,11 @@ printf '%s\n' \
     '        *) printf "not-json\\n"; exit 0 ;;' \
     '    esac' \
     'fi' \
+    'if [[ "$1" == "--repair" && "$2" == "desktop.quickshell" && "$3" == "--json" ]]; then' \
+    '    sleep 0.25' \
+    '    printf "{\"schemaVersion\":1,\"checkId\":\"desktop.quickshell\",\"accepted\":true,\"exitCode\":0,\"message\":\"Panama shell restart was requested.\"}\\n"' \
+    '    exit 0' \
+    'fi' \
     'exit 2' >"$helper"
 chmod +x "$helper"
 mkdir -p "$copy_bin"
@@ -243,12 +287,52 @@ jq -e '.lastRepair.checkId == "panama.caffeine" and .lastRepair.accepted == fals
     --argjson before "$mismatch_generation" >/dev/null <<<"$state" \
     || fail "mismatched repair JSON escaped containment: $state"
 
+# A refresh arriving after repair settlement but before the deferred mandatory
+# scan is coalesced into that scan instead of starting an extra generation.
+pending_race="$(run ipc call health-test pendingRefreshRace)"
+jq -e '.accepted == false' >/dev/null <<<"$pending_race" \
+    || fail "refresh escaped the post-repair pending window: $pending_race"
+pending_generation="$(jq -r .before <<<"$pending_race")"
+for _ in $(seq 1 120); do
+    state="$(run ipc call health-test status)"
+    jq -e '.busy == false and .generation == ($before + 1) and .queuedRefresh == false' \
+        --argjson before "$pending_generation" >/dev/null <<<"$state" && break
+    sleep 0.1
+done
+jq -e '.busy == false and .generation == ($before + 1) and .queuedRefresh == false' \
+    --argjson before "$pending_generation" >/dev/null <<<"$state" \
+    || fail "pending-window refresh created duplicate scans: $state"
+
+# External IPC cannot bypass an authored confirmation. The same current row is
+# still repairable through Settings' external=false path after UI confirmation.
+confirm_generation="$(jq -r .generation <<<"$state")"
+[[ "$(run ipc call health-test accept "$confirm_snapshot" "$confirm_generation")" == "true" ]] \
+    || fail 'confirmation fixture was rejected'
+before_repair_lines="$(wc -l <"$repair_log")"
+[[ "$(run ipc call health-test externalRepair desktop.quickshell)" == "false" ]] \
+    || fail 'external repair bypassed confirmation'
+[[ "$(wc -l <"$repair_log")" == "$before_repair_lines" ]] \
+    || fail 'external confirmation rejection started a process'
+[[ "$(run ipc call health-test repair desktop.quickshell)" == "true" ]] \
+    || fail 'confirmed Settings repair was refused'
+for _ in $(seq 1 120); do
+    state="$(run ipc call health-test status)"
+    jq -e '.busy == false and .generation == ($before + 1)' \
+        --argjson before "$confirm_generation" >/dev/null <<<"$state" && break
+    sleep 0.1
+done
+jq -e '.lastRepair == {schemaVersion:1, checkId:"desktop.quickshell", accepted:true, exitCode:0, message:"Panama shell restart was requested."}
+    and .generation == ($before + 1)' --argjson before "$confirm_generation" \
+    >/dev/null <<<"$state" || fail "confirmed Settings repair did not complete safely: $state"
+[[ "$(grep -Fc -- '--repair desktop.quickshell --json' "$repair_log")" == 1 ]] \
+    || fail 'confirmed Settings repair did not start exactly one repair process'
+
 [[ "$(run ipc call health-test repair unknown.check)" == "false" ]] \
     || fail 'unknown check started a repair'
 [[ "$(run ipc call health-test repair integration.calendar)" == "false" ]] \
     || fail 'non-repairable check started a repair'
 state="$(run ipc call health-test status)"
-jq -e '.repairingId == "" and .generation == ($before + 1)' --argjson before "$mismatch_generation" \
+jq -e '.repairingId == "" and .generation == ($before + 1)' --argjson before "$confirm_generation" \
     >/dev/null <<<"$state" || fail "rejected repair altered process state: $state"
 
 python3 - "$service" <<'PY' || fail 'external repair failure notification is not bounded'

tests/quickshell/panama-doctor-contract.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ fail() {
 }
 
 fixture="$(mktemp -d /tmp/panama-doctor.XXXXXX)"
-trap 'rm -rf "$fixture"' EXIT
+child_pids=()
+cleanup() {
+    for pid in "${child_pids[@]}"; do
+        kill "$pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        wait "$pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    done
+    rm -rf "$fixture"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
 
 home="$fixture/home"
 config_home="$home/.config"
@@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ runtime_dir="$fixture/runtime"
 bin_dir="$fixture/bin"
 data_home="$home/.local/share"
 
-mkdir -p "$config_home" "$state_home" "$runtime_dir" "$bin_dir" "$data_home/vicinae"
+mkdir -p "$config_home" "$state_home" "$runtime_dir" "$bin_dir" "$data_home/vicinae/scripts"
 cp "$fixture_root/bin/"* "$bin_dir/"
 chmod +x "$bin_dir"/*
 
@@ -81,7 +89,7 @@ touch "$config_home/autostart/nextcloud.desktop"
 for name in hypr quickshell uwsm vicinae; do
     ln -s "$repo_dir/config/dot/$name" "$config_home/$name"
 done
-ln -s "$repo_dir/config/local/share/vicinae/scripts" "$data_home/vicinae/scripts"
+ln -s "$repo_dir/config/local/share/vicinae/scripts" "$data_home/vicinae/scripts/panama"
 
 run_doctor() {
     HOME="$home" \
@@ -130,6 +138,20 @@ check_status() {
 
 snapshot="$(run_doctor --json)"
 assert_schema_and_redaction "$snapshot"
+check_status "$snapshot" panama.vicinae-commands ok
+
+# The diagnostic follows the actual installer contract: the scripts parent is
+# a directory and only its Panama child is an authored link.
+rm "$data_home/vicinae/scripts/panama"
+unlinked_vicinae="$(run_doctor --json)"
+check_status "$unlinked_vicinae" panama.vicinae-commands warning
+PANAMA_PATH="$repo_dir" VICINAE_DATA_DIR="$data_home/vicinae" HOME="$home" \
+    PATH="$bin_dir:/usr/bin" "$repo_dir/setup/scripts/link-vicinae-scripts"
+relinked_vicinae="$(run_doctor --json)"
+check_status "$relinked_vicinae" panama.vicinae-commands ok
+[[ -L "$data_home/vicinae/scripts/panama" \
+    && "$(readlink "$data_home/vicinae/scripts/panama")" == "$repo_dir/config/local/share/vicinae/scripts" ]] \
+    || fail 'authored Vicinae helper did not create the diagnosed child link'
 
 # A healthy systemd-backed service stays healthy.
 check_status "$snapshot" desktop.hyprpaper ok
@@ -266,23 +288,34 @@ printf '|%s' "$@" >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
 printf '\n' >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
 EOF
 
-cat >"$bin_dir/kill" <<'EOF'
-#!/usr/bin/bash
-set -euo pipefail
-printf 'kill' >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
-printf '|%s' "$@" >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
-printf '\n' >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
-EOF
-
 cat >"$bin_dir/systemd-inhibit" <<'EOF'
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 printf 'systemd-inhibit' >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
 printf '|%s' "$@" >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
 printf '\n' >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
+count_file="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/caffeine-list-count"
+count=0
+[[ ! -f "$count_file" ]] || read -r count <"$count_file"
+count=$((count + 1))
+printf '%s\n' "$count" >"$count_file"
+read -r preserved duplicate <"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/caffeine-pids"
 uid="$(/usr/bin/id -u)"
-printf 'Panama %s fixture-user 4101 systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Caffeine block\n' "$uid"
-printf 'Panama %s fixture-user 4102 systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Caffeine block\n' "$uid"
+mode="$(<"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/caffeine-mode")"
+if [[ "$mode" == disappear && "$count" -ge 2 ]]; then
+    /usr/bin/touch "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/release-disappearing-pid"
+    for _ in $(/usr/bin/seq 1 100); do
+        [[ ! -e "/proc/$duplicate" ]] && break
+        /usr/bin/sleep 0.01
+    done
+fi
+printf 'Panama %s fixture-user %s systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Caffeine block\n' "$uid" "$preserved"
+printf 'Panama %s fixture-user %s systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Caffeine block\n' "$uid" "$preserved"
+if [[ "$mode" == altered && "$count" -ge 2 ]]; then
+    printf 'Panama %s fixture-user %s systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Other block\n' "$uid" "$duplicate"
+else
+    printf 'Panama %s fixture-user %s systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Caffeine block\n' "$uid" "$duplicate"
+fi
 printf 'Other %s fixture-user 4999 systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Caffeine block\n' "$uid"
 printf 'Panama 99999 fixture-user 4998 systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Caffeine block\n'
 printf 'Panama %s fixture-user 4997 systemd-inhibit sleep:idle Other block\n' "$uid"
@@ -298,7 +331,7 @@ if (( $# > 0 )); then
 fi
 printf '\n' >>"$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/repair.log"
 EOF
-chmod +x "$bin_dir/systemctl" "$bin_dir/panama-action" "$bin_dir/kill" \
+chmod +x "$bin_dir/systemctl" "$bin_dir/panama-action" \
     "$bin_dir/systemd-inhibit" "$repair_root/setup/scripts/link-vicinae-scripts"
 
 run_repair() {
@@ -372,50 +405,185 @@ assert_repair_result panama.vicinae-commands true 0
 [[ "$(<"$repair_log")" == "link-vicinae-scripts|$repair_root/setup/scripts/link-vicinae-scripts" ]] \
     || fail "Vicinae command repair argv was not exact: $(<"$repair_log")"
 
-# Runtime-link repair may replace only the four authored symlink names. Broken
-# or absent links are recreated toward authored tracked destinations; regular
-# files and directories remain untouched and make the result incomplete.
+# Runtime-link repair may replace only absent links or symlinks whose lexical
+# target proves Panama ownership. Every other object remains untouched.
 for name in hypr quickshell uwsm vicinae; do
     path="$config_home/$name"
     if [[ -e "$path" || -L "$path" ]]; then
         mv "$path" "$fixture/pre-repair-$name"
     fi
 done
-ln -s "$fixture/missing-hypr" "$config_home/hypr"
-ln -s "$fixture/missing-quickshell" "$config_home/quickshell"
-printf 'user-owned file\n' >"$config_home/uwsm"
-mkdir "$config_home/vicinae"
+ln -s "$repair_root/config/dot/hypr" "$config_home/hypr"
+correct_inode="$(stat -c %i "$config_home/hypr")"
+ln -s "$repair_root/config/dot/quickshell" "$config_home/uwsm"
+ln -s "$fixture/external-broken-link" "$config_home/vicinae"
 ln -s "$fixture/untouched" "$config_home/not-panama"
 : >"$repair_log"
 invoke_repair panama.runtime-links
 [[ "$repair_status" == 1 ]] || fail "blocked runtime-link repair returned $repair_status"
 assert_repair_result panama.runtime-links true 1
 [[ -L "$config_home/hypr" && "$(readlink "$config_home/hypr")" == "$repair_root/config/dot/hypr" ]] \
-    || fail 'hypr link was not recreated toward its authored destination'
+    || fail 'correct runtime link changed'
+[[ "$(stat -c %i "$config_home/hypr")" == "$correct_inode" ]] \
+    || fail 'correct runtime link was replaced instead of left untouched'
 [[ -L "$config_home/quickshell" && "$(readlink "$config_home/quickshell")" == "$repair_root/config/dot/quickshell" ]] \
-    || fail 'quickshell link was not recreated toward its authored destination'
-[[ -f "$config_home/uwsm" && "$(<"$config_home/uwsm")" == 'user-owned file' ]] \
-    || fail 'runtime-link repair replaced a regular file'
-[[ -d "$config_home/vicinae" && ! -L "$config_home/vicinae" ]] \
-    || fail 'runtime-link repair replaced a user-owned directory'
+    || fail 'absent quickshell link was not created'
+[[ -L "$config_home/uwsm" && "$(readlink "$config_home/uwsm")" == "$repair_root/config/dot/uwsm" ]] \
+    || fail 'provably Panama-owned stale link was not repaired'
+[[ -L "$config_home/vicinae" && "$(readlink "$config_home/vicinae")" == "$fixture/external-broken-link" ]] \
+    || fail 'external broken symlink was replaced'
 [[ -L "$config_home/not-panama" && "$(readlink "$config_home/not-panama")" == "$fixture/untouched" ]] \
     || fail 'runtime-link repair touched an unauthored link name'
 [[ ! -s "$repair_log" ]] || fail 'runtime-link repair launched a process'
 
-# Caffeine repair parses exact authored metadata, keeps the first valid lock,
-# and releases only later exact matches.
+# Regular files and directories also remain untouched.
+rm "$config_home/vicinae"
+rm "$config_home/uwsm"
+printf 'user-owned file\n' >"$config_home/uwsm"
+mkdir "$config_home/vicinae"
+invoke_repair panama.runtime-links
+[[ "$repair_status" == 1 ]] || fail 'file/directory blockers did not make repair incomplete'
+[[ -f "$config_home/uwsm" && "$(<"$config_home/uwsm")" == 'user-owned file' ]] \
+    || fail 'runtime-link repair replaced a regular file'
+[[ -d "$config_home/vicinae" && ! -L "$config_home/vicinae" ]] \
+    || fail 'runtime-link repair replaced a user-owned directory'
+
+# An injected os.replace failure occurs after the authored temporary symlink is
+# made; the original link must still be intact.
+/usr/bin/python3 - "$doctor" "$repair_root" "$fixture/atomic-config" <<'PY' \
+    || fail 'atomic replacement failure did not preserve the original link'
+import importlib.util
+import importlib.machinery
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+doctor_path, root_text, config_text = sys.argv[1:]
+loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader("panama_doctor_contract", doctor_path)
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader(loader.name, loader)
+module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+sys.modules[spec.name] = module
+loader.exec_module(module)
+root = Path(root_text)
+config_home = Path(config_text)
+config_home.mkdir(parents=True)
+destination = config_home / "hypr"
+original = root / "config/dot/quickshell"
+destination.symlink_to(original, target_is_directory=True)
+config = module.DoctorConfig(root, config_home.parent, config_home, config_home.parent / "state", config_home.parent / "runtime", "", 0.2)
+real_replace = module.os.replace
+module.os.replace = lambda source, target: (_ for _ in ()).throw(OSError("fixture replacement failure"))
+try:
+    result = module.repair_runtime_links(config)
+finally:
+    module.os.replace = real_replace
+assert result.exit_code == 1
+assert destination.is_symlink()
+assert os.readlink(destination) == str(original)
+assert not list(config_home.glob(".panama-link-*"))
+PY
+
+# Caffeine repair deduplicates rows, pins each distinct duplicate with a
+# pidfd, revalidates authored metadata, and signals only the duplicate.
+/usr/bin/sleep 30 &
+preserved_pid=$!
+child_pids+=("$preserved_pid")
+/usr/bin/sleep 30 &
+duplicate_pid=$!
+child_pids+=("$duplicate_pid")
+printf '%s %s\n' "$preserved_pid" "$duplicate_pid" >"$runtime_dir/caffeine-pids"
+printf 'dedupe\n' >"$runtime_dir/caffeine-mode"
+rm -f "$runtime_dir/caffeine-list-count"
 : >"$repair_log"
 invoke_repair panama.caffeine
 [[ "$repair_status" == 0 ]] || fail "Caffeine repair returned $repair_status"
 assert_repair_result panama.caffeine true 0
-expected_caffeine=$'systemd-inhibit|--list|--no-pager|--no-legend\nkill|--|4102'
+expected_caffeine=$'systemd-inhibit|--list|--no-pager|--no-legend\nsystemd-inhibit|--list|--no-pager|--no-legend'
 [[ "$(<"$repair_log")" == "$expected_caffeine" ]] \
     || fail "Caffeine repair did not preserve/filter exact inhibitors: $(<"$repair_log")"
+kill -0 "$preserved_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail 'repeated inhibitor rows killed the preserved process'
+for _ in $(seq 1 40); do
+    kill -0 "$duplicate_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || break
+    sleep 0.05
+done
+! kill -0 "$duplicate_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail 'distinct duplicate inhibitor was not terminated'
+
+# Changed second-list metadata invalidates the candidate before any signal.
+/usr/bin/sleep 30 &
+altered_preserved=$!
+child_pids+=("$altered_preserved")
+/usr/bin/sleep 30 &
+altered_duplicate=$!
+child_pids+=("$altered_duplicate")
+printf '%s %s\n' "$altered_preserved" "$altered_duplicate" >"$runtime_dir/caffeine-pids"
+printf 'altered\n' >"$runtime_dir/caffeine-mode"
+rm -f "$runtime_dir/caffeine-list-count"
+invoke_repair panama.caffeine
+[[ "$repair_status" == 1 ]] || fail 'altered inhibitor metadata was not safely refused'
+assert_repair_result panama.caffeine true 1
+kill -0 "$altered_preserved" >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail 'metadata refusal signaled the preserved process'
+kill -0 "$altered_duplicate" >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail 'metadata refusal signaled the candidate process'
+
+# A candidate that disappears after pidfd acquisition and second-list request
+# is a safe failure; an unrelated disposable process must remain untouched.
+/usr/bin/sleep 30 &
+unrelated_pid=$!
+child_pids+=("$unrelated_pid")
+(
+    /usr/bin/sleep 30 &
+    disappearing_pid=$!
+    trap 'kill "$disappearing_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true; wait "$disappearing_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true' EXIT
+    printf '%s\n' "$disappearing_pid" >"$runtime_dir/disappearing-pid"
+    while [[ ! -e "$runtime_dir/release-disappearing-pid" ]]; do
+        /usr/bin/sleep 0.01
+    done
+    kill "$disappearing_pid"
+    wait "$disappearing_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    trap - EXIT
+) &
+disappearance_controller=$!
+child_pids+=("$disappearance_controller")
+for _ in $(seq 1 100); do
+    [[ -s "$runtime_dir/disappearing-pid" ]] && break
+    sleep 0.01
+done
+[[ -s "$runtime_dir/disappearing-pid" ]] || fail 'disappearing PID fixture did not start'
+disappearing_pid="$(<"$runtime_dir/disappearing-pid")"
+printf '%s %s\n' "$altered_preserved" "$disappearing_pid" >"$runtime_dir/caffeine-pids"
+printf 'disappear\n' >"$runtime_dir/caffeine-mode"
+rm -f "$runtime_dir/caffeine-list-count"
+invoke_repair panama.caffeine
+[[ "$repair_status" == 1 ]] || fail 'disappeared inhibitor PID was not safely refused'
+assert_repair_result panama.caffeine true 1
+wait "$disappearance_controller"
+kill -0 "$unrelated_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail 'PID disappearance signaled an unrelated process'
 
 # Rejected IDs are complete JSON, exit 2, and cause neither a process launch
 # nor a filesystem mutation.
 fixture_state() {
-    find "$config_home" -mindepth 1 -printf '%P|%y|%l\n' | sort | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}'
+    /usr/bin/python3 - "$fixture" <<'PY'
+import hashlib
+import os
+import stat
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+root = Path(sys.argv[1])
+digest = hashlib.sha256()
+for path in sorted(root.rglob("*"), key=lambda item: os.fsencode(str(item.relative_to(root)))):
+    relative = os.fsencode(str(path.relative_to(root)))
+    metadata = path.lstat()
+    digest.update(relative + b"\0" + oct(stat.S_IMODE(metadata.st_mode)).encode() + b"\0")
+    if path.is_symlink():
+        digest.update(b"link\0" + os.fsencode(os.readlink(path)) + b"\0")
+    elif path.is_file():
+        digest.update(b"file\0" + hashlib.sha256(path.read_bytes()).digest())
+    elif path.is_dir():
+        digest.update(b"dir\0")
+    else:
+        digest.update(b"other\0")
+print(digest.hexdigest())
+PY
 }
 for rejected_id in unknown.check integration.home-assistant input.brightness \
     desktop.notifications ../../escape 'desktop.vicinae;touch injected'; do