Integrate partial processing outcomes and fatal cancellation

docs/roadmap/implementation.md

@@ -552,6 +552,16 @@ not rely on report tables to maintain chunk state.
 
 ## Stage 6 — Integrate Partial Outcomes and Fatal Cancellation
 
+**Completed 2026-09-24.** The runner now preserves per-section operation facts,
+continues after recoverable model failures, applies only candidates approved by
+every required validator, and retains completed observations on fatal cancellation.
+It tracks explicit work-unit states and merges defective-proposal filtering with
+an existing proposal recovery. Runner tests cover total proposal failure, mixed
+validation outcomes, later modules, multiple failures in one unit, merged recovery,
+and fatal cancellation. `go test -race ./internal/framework/runner
+./internal/framework/llm` and `git diff --check` passed. Integrated reporting
+checks remain deferred until the reporting stages.
+
 **Work:** Update `collectSectionProposals`, `runModulePipeline`, and
 `validateSectionCandidates` to consume the outcomes from Stages 3–4. Recoverable
 failures never enter shared fatal cancellation. Preserve candidates through every

internal/framework/runner/cancellation_test.go

@@ -114,15 +114,25 @@ func TestValidatorFailureCancelsActiveAndPendingProviderWork(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
 		sections = append(sections, chunking.Section{Index: i, Segments: []schema.Segment{{ID: 1, Text: "hello"}}})
 	}
-	done := make(chan error, 1)
+	type pipelineOutcome struct {
+		result modulePipelineResult
+		err    error
+	}
+	done := make(chan pipelineOutcome, 1)
 	go func() {
-		_, err := runModulePipeline(ctx, collectSectionProposalsInput{Module: module, Spec: contracts.ModuleRunSpec{ModuleKey: "grammar", InstanceName: "grammar"}, Policy: module.policy, Config: &loaded.Config, Sections: sections})
+		result, err := runModulePipeline(ctx, collectSectionProposalsInput{Module: module, Spec: contracts.ModuleRunSpec{ModuleKey: "grammar", InstanceName: "grammar"}, Policy: module.policy, Config: &loaded.Config, Sections: sections})
-		done <- err
+		done <- pipelineOutcome{result: result, err: err}
 	}()
 	select {
-	case err := <-done:
+	case outcome := <-done:
-		if !errors.Is(err, origin) {
+		if !errors.Is(outcome.err, origin) {
-			t.Fatalf("lost originating failure: %v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("lost originating failure: %v", outcome.err)
+		}
+		if len(outcome.result.WorkUnits) != 3 {
+			t.Fatalf("lost work inventory: %+v", outcome.result.WorkUnits)
+		}
+		if len(outcome.result.Approved) != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("fatal validation returned unchecked candidates: %+v", outcome.result.Approved)
 		}
 	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
 		t.Fatal("validator failure did not cancel and join peers")

internal/framework/runner/runner.go

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/proposals"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/validators"
-	stagewarnings "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/warnings"
 	validatormetadata "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/validators/metadata"
 )
 
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ func (r *Runner) run(ctx context.Context, input RunInput) (RunOutput, error) {
 				ReplacementPolicy:  policy,
 				Status:             ModuleStatusFailed,
 				ProposalCount:      pipelineResult.ProposalCount,
-				Warnings:           pipelineResult.Warnings,
+				Operations:         pipelineResult.Operations,
 				ValidatorDecisions: pipelineResult.ValidatorDecisions,
 				ValidatorRejected:  pipelineResult.ValidatorRejected,
 				ErrorMessage:       pipelineErr.Error(),
@@ -201,6 +200,10 @@ func (r *Runner) run(ctx context.Context, input RunInput) (RunOutput, error) {
 				CompletedAt:        time.Now().UTC(),
 			}
 			results = append(results, failed)
+			copy(workUnits[moduleIndex*len(sections):(moduleIndex+1)*len(sections)], pipelineResult.WorkUnits)
+			for sectionPos := range sections {
+				workUnits[moduleIndex*len(sections)+sectionPos].ModuleIndex = moduleIndex
+			}
 			return snapshot(), fmt.Errorf("module %q failed: %w", spec.InstanceName, pipelineErr)
 		}
 
@@ -208,12 +211,19 @@ func (r *Runner) run(ctx context.Context, input RunInput) (RunOutput, error) {
 		if applyErr != nil {
 			return snapshot(), fmt.Errorf("module %q application failed: %w", spec.InstanceName, applyErr)
 		}
-		sections = updated
+		copy(workUnits[moduleIndex*len(sections):(moduleIndex+1)*len(sections)], pipelineResult.WorkUnits)
 		for sectionPos := range sections {
 			unit := &workUnits[moduleIndex*len(sections)+sectionPos]
+			unit.ModuleIndex = moduleIndex
 			unit.State = outcomes.WorkCompleted
 			unit.CorrectionsApplied = appliedBySection[sectionPos]
 		}
+		attributeApplyFiltering(sections, pipelineResult.Approved, skipped, policy, workUnits[moduleIndex*len(sections):(moduleIndex+1)*len(sections)])
+		sections = updated
+		moduleOperations := make([]outcomes.Operation, 0)
+		for _, unit := range workUnits[moduleIndex*len(sections) : (moduleIndex+1)*len(sections)] {
+			moduleOperations = append(moduleOperations, unit.Operations...)
+		}
 
 		results = append(results, ModuleResult{
 			ModuleKey:          spec.ModuleKey,
@@ -221,7 +231,7 @@ func (r *Runner) run(ctx context.Context, input RunInput) (RunOutput, error) {
 			ReplacementPolicy:  policy,
 			Status:             ModuleStatusSuccess,
 			ProposalCount:      pipelineResult.ProposalCount,
-			Warnings:           pipelineResult.Warnings,
+			Operations:         moduleOperations,
 			ValidatorDecisions: pipelineResult.ValidatorDecisions,
 			ValidatorRejected:  pipelineResult.ValidatorRejected,
 			AppliedChanges:     applied,
@@ -289,17 +299,12 @@ type collectSectionProposalsInput struct {
 	Timings                  *validatorTimingCollector
 }
 
-type sectionProposals struct {
-	meta      contracts.SectionMetadata
-	corrected []proposals.CorrectionProposal
-	warnings  []stagewarnings.StageWarning
-}
-
 type sectionProposalResult struct {
 	sectionPos int
 	section    chunking.Section
 	corrected  []proposals.CorrectionProposal
-	warnings   []stagewarnings.StageWarning
+	operations []outcomes.Operation
+	started    bool
 	err        error
 }
 
@@ -309,14 +314,16 @@ type sectionValidationResult struct {
 	approved   []proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal
 	decisions  []ValidatorDecisionRecord
 	rejected   []ValidatorRejectedChange
-	warnings   []stagewarnings.StageWarning
+	operations []outcomes.Operation
+	filtered   []outcomes.FilteredProposal
 	err        error
 }
 
 type modulePipelineResult struct {
 	ProposalCount      int
 	Approved           []proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal
-	Warnings           []stagewarnings.StageWarning
+	Operations         []outcomes.Operation
+	WorkUnits          []WorkUnitOutcome
 	ValidatorDecisions []ValidatorDecisionRecord
 	ValidatorRejected  []ValidatorRejectedChange
 }
@@ -334,6 +341,10 @@ func collectSectionProposals(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsI
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
+				if runCtx.Err() != nil {
+					results <- sectionProposalResult{sectionPos: sectionPos, section: section}
+					return
+				}
 				meta := contracts.SectionMetadataFromSection(section)
 				proposalResult, err := input.Module.Propose(runCtx, contracts.ProposalRequest{
 					ExecutionContext: contracts.ExecutionContext{
@@ -350,16 +361,13 @@ func collectSectionProposals(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsI
 					},
 					LLMClient: input.ProposalClient,
 				})
-				select {
+				results <- sectionProposalResult{
-				case results <- sectionProposalResult{
 					sectionPos: sectionPos,
 					section:    section,
 					corrected:  proposalResult.Proposals,
-					warnings:   proposalResult.Warnings,
+					operations: proposalResult.Operations,
+					started:    true,
 					err:        err,
-				}:
-				case <-runCtx.Done():
-					return
 				}
 			}()
 		}
@@ -372,10 +380,17 @@ func collectSectionProposals(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsI
 func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput) (modulePipelineResult, error) {
 	out := modulePipelineResult{
 		Approved:           make([]proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal, 0),
-		Warnings:           make([]stagewarnings.StageWarning, 0),
+		Operations:         make([]outcomes.Operation, 0),
+		WorkUnits:          make([]WorkUnitOutcome, len(input.Sections)),
 		ValidatorDecisions: make([]ValidatorDecisionRecord, 0),
 		ValidatorRejected:  make([]ValidatorRejectedChange, 0),
 	}
+	for i, section := range input.Sections {
+		out.WorkUnits[i] = WorkUnitOutcome{
+			ModuleKey: input.Spec.ModuleKey, ModuleInstance: input.Spec.InstanceName,
+			Section: contracts.SectionMetadataFromSection(section), State: outcomes.WorkNotStarted,
+		}
+	}
 
 	if len(input.Sections) == 0 {
 		return out, nil
@@ -391,7 +406,6 @@ func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput)
 
 	nextSectionToProcess := 0
 	nextProposalIndex := 0
-	validationLaunches := 0
 
 	var (
 		firstErr error
@@ -417,6 +431,11 @@ func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput)
 	}
 
 	for result := range proposalResults {
+		unit := &out.WorkUnits[result.sectionPos]
+		if result.started {
+			unit.State = outcomes.WorkInterrupted
+		}
+		unit.Operations = append(unit.Operations, result.operations...)
 		if result.err != nil {
 			setErr(result.err)
 			continue
@@ -424,7 +443,9 @@ func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput)
 		if getErr() != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		out.Warnings = append(out.Warnings, result.warnings...)
+		if !result.started {
+			continue
+		}
 		pending[result.sectionPos] = result
 
 		for {
@@ -452,8 +473,15 @@ func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput)
 			}
 			nextProposalIndex += len(sectionEnriched)
 			out.ProposalCount += len(sectionEnriched)
+			for operationIndex := range out.WorkUnits[nextSectionToProcess].Operations {
+				operation := &out.WorkUnits[nextSectionToProcess].Operations[operationIndex]
+				if operation.Reference.Kind == outcomes.OperationProposal && operation.Succeeded {
+					for _, proposal := range sectionEnriched {
+						operation.ProposalIndices = append(operation.ProposalIndices, proposal.ProposalIndex)
+					}
+				}
+			}
 
-			validationLaunches++
 			vwg.Add(1)
 			go func(sectionPos int, enriched []proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal, sectionMetadata contracts.SectionMetadata) {
 				defer vwg.Done()
@@ -477,7 +505,8 @@ func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput)
 					approved:   validated.approved,
 					decisions:  validated.decisions,
 					rejected:   validated.rejected,
-					warnings:   validated.warnings,
+					operations: validated.operations,
+					filtered:   validated.filtered,
 					err:        err,
 				}
 			}(nextSectionToProcess, sectionEnriched, sectionMeta)
@@ -495,16 +524,26 @@ func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput)
 		}
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < validationLaunches; i++ {
+	for i := range input.Sections {
 		res, ok := validationBySection[i]
 		if !ok {
-			break
+			continue
+		}
+		unit := &out.WorkUnits[i]
+		unit.Operations = append(unit.Operations, res.operations...)
+		mergeFilteredProposals(unit, res.filtered)
+		if res.err == nil {
+			unit.State = outcomes.WorkCompleted
+		} else {
+			unit.State = outcomes.WorkInterrupted
 		}
 		out.Approved = append(out.Approved, res.approved...)
-		out.Warnings = append(out.Warnings, res.warnings...)
 		out.ValidatorDecisions = append(out.ValidatorDecisions, res.decisions...)
 		out.ValidatorRejected = append(out.ValidatorRejected, res.rejected...)
 	}
+	for _, unit := range out.WorkUnits {
+		out.Operations = append(out.Operations, unit.Operations...)
+	}
 
 	sort.SliceStable(out.ValidatorDecisions, func(i, j int) bool {
 		if out.ValidatorDecisions[i].ProposalIndex != out.ValidatorDecisions[j].ProposalIndex {
@@ -518,38 +557,9 @@ func runModulePipeline(ctx context.Context, input collectSectionProposalsInput)
 		}
 		return validatorOrder[out.ValidatorRejected[i].ValidatorName] < validatorOrder[out.ValidatorRejected[j].ValidatorName]
 	})
-	sort.SliceStable(out.Warnings, func(i, j int) bool {
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
-		leftSection, rightSection := -1, -1
+		setErr(ctx.Err())
-		if out.Warnings[i].SectionIndex != nil {
-			leftSection = *out.Warnings[i].SectionIndex
 	}
-		if out.Warnings[j].SectionIndex != nil {
-			rightSection = *out.Warnings[j].SectionIndex
-		}
-		if leftSection != rightSection {
-			return leftSection < rightSection
-		}
-		leftBatch, rightBatch := -1, -1
-		if out.Warnings[i].BatchIndex != nil {
-			leftBatch = *out.Warnings[i].BatchIndex
-		}
-		if out.Warnings[j].BatchIndex != nil {
-			rightBatch = *out.Warnings[j].BatchIndex
-		}
-		if leftBatch != rightBatch {
-			return leftBatch < rightBatch
-		}
-		if out.Warnings[i].ValidatorName != out.Warnings[j].ValidatorName {
-			return validatorOrder[out.Warnings[i].ValidatorName] < validatorOrder[out.Warnings[j].ValidatorName]
-		}
-		if out.Warnings[i].Scope != out.Warnings[j].Scope {
-			return out.Warnings[i].Scope < out.Warnings[j].Scope
-		}
-		if out.Warnings[i].ReasonCode != out.Warnings[j].ReasonCode {
-			return out.Warnings[i].ReasonCode < out.Warnings[j].ReasonCode
-		}
-		return out.Warnings[i].Message < out.Warnings[j].Message
-	})
 
 	if err := getErr(); err != nil {
 		return out, err
@@ -576,16 +586,21 @@ type validateSectionCandidatesResult struct {
 	approved   []proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal
 	decisions  []ValidatorDecisionRecord
 	rejected   []ValidatorRejectedChange
-	warnings  []stagewarnings.StageWarning
+	operations []outcomes.Operation
+	filtered   []outcomes.FilteredProposal
 }
 
 func validateSectionCandidates(ctx context.Context, input validateSectionCandidatesInput) (validateSectionCandidatesResult, error) {
 	decisions := make([]ValidatorDecisionRecord, 0)
 	rejected := make([]ValidatorRejectedChange, 0)
-	warnings := make([]stagewarnings.StageWarning, 0)
+	operations := make([]outcomes.Operation, 0)
+	filtered := make([]outcomes.FilteredProposal, 0)
 	eligible := append([]proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal(nil), input.SectionEnriched...)
 
-	for _, validator := range input.Validators {
+	for validatorOrder, validator := range input.Validators {
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return validateSectionCandidatesResult{decisions: decisions, rejected: rejected, operations: operations, filtered: filtered}, err
+		}
 		var diagnosticsWriter validators.InteractionDiagnosticsWriter
 		if input.DiagnosticsDir != "" {
 			diagnosticsWriter = &llmDiagnosticsWriterAdapter{
@@ -603,6 +618,7 @@ func validateSectionCandidates(ctx context.Context, input validateSectionCandida
 			ModuleKey:         input.Spec.ModuleKey,
 			ModuleInstance:    input.Spec.InstanceName,
 			SectionIndex:      input.SectionIndex,
+			ValidatorOrder:    &validatorOrder,
 			ReplacementPolicy: input.Policy,
 			Glossary:          input.Glossary,
 			Config:            input.Config,
@@ -612,24 +628,24 @@ func validateSectionCandidates(ctx context.Context, input validateSectionCandida
 		if input.Timings != nil {
 			input.Timings.record(input.Spec.ModuleKey, input.Spec.InstanceName, validator.Name(), validatormetadata.ClassOf(validator) == validatormetadata.ExecutionClassLLMBacked, time.Since(validatorStarted))
 		}
+		operations = append(operations, vResult.Operations...)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return validateSectionCandidatesResult{
-				approved:  eligible,
 				decisions:  decisions,
 				rejected:   rejected,
-				warnings:  warnings,
+				operations: operations,
+				filtered:   filtered,
 			}, fmt.Errorf("validator %q failed: %w", validator.Name(), err)
 		}
 		if err := validators.EnforceDecisionCardinality(eligible, vResult.Decisions); err != nil {
 			return validateSectionCandidatesResult{
-				approved:  eligible,
 				decisions:  decisions,
 				rejected:   rejected,
-				warnings:  warnings,
+				operations: operations,
+				filtered:   filtered,
 			}, fmt.Errorf("validator %q cardinality failed: %w", validator.Name(), err)
 		}
-		warnings = append(warnings, vResult.Warnings...)
 
 		nextEligible := make([]proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal, 0, len(eligible))
 		byIndex := make(map[int]proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal, len(eligible))
@@ -650,6 +666,11 @@ func validateSectionCandidates(ctx context.Context, input validateSectionCandida
 				nextEligible = append(nextEligible, byIndex[d.ProposalIndex])
 				continue
 			}
+			if d.Disposition != validators.DispositionUnavailable {
+				if reason, ok := validators.DefectiveProposalReason(d.ReasonCode); ok {
+					filtered = append(filtered, outcomes.FilteredProposal{ProposalIndex: d.ProposalIndex, Reason: reason, Count: 1})
+				}
+			}
 			p := byIndex[d.ProposalIndex]
 			rejected = append(rejected, ValidatorRejectedChange{
 				ValidatorName:   validator.Name(),
@@ -671,10 +692,89 @@ func validateSectionCandidates(ctx context.Context, input validateSectionCandida
 		approved:   eligible,
 		decisions:  decisions,
 		rejected:   rejected,
-		warnings:  warnings,
+		operations: operations,
+		filtered:   filtered,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// mergeFilteredProposals attributes defective candidates to their originating
+// proposal response. Each response has at most one filtering recovery reason.
+func mergeFilteredProposals(unit *WorkUnitOutcome, filtered []outcomes.FilteredProposal) {
+	if unit == nil || len(filtered) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	for i := range unit.Operations {
+		operation := &unit.Operations[i]
+		if operation.Reference.Kind != outcomes.OperationProposal || !operation.Succeeded {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen := make(map[int]struct{}, len(operation.Filtered))
+		for _, existing := range operation.Filtered {
+			seen[existing.ProposalIndex] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		for _, item := range filtered {
+			if _, ok := seen[item.ProposalIndex]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[item.ProposalIndex] = struct{}{}
+			operation.Filtered = append(operation.Filtered, item)
+		}
+		if len(operation.Filtered) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		sort.Slice(operation.Filtered, func(a, b int) bool {
+			return operation.Filtered[a].ProposalIndex < operation.Filtered[b].ProposalIndex
+		})
+		found := false
+		for _, reason := range operation.RecoveryReasons {
+			if reason == outcomes.RecoveryProposalsFiltered {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			operation.RecoveryReasons = append(operation.RecoveryReasons, outcomes.RecoveryProposalsFiltered)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func attributeApplyFiltering(sections []chunking.Section, approved []proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal, skipped []proposals.SkippedChange, policy proposals.ReplacementPolicy, units []WorkUnitOutcome) {
+	byIndex := make(map[int]proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal, len(approved))
+	sectionPosition := make(map[int]int, len(sections))
+	for pos, section := range sections {
+		sectionPosition[section.Index] = pos
+	}
+	for _, proposal := range approved {
+		byIndex[proposal.ProposalIndex] = proposal
+	}
+	for _, skip := range skipped {
+		proposal, ok := byIndex[skip.ProposalIndex]
+		if !ok || proposal.SectionIndex == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		pos, ok := sectionPosition[*proposal.SectionIndex]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		var segment *schema.Segment
+		for i := range sections[pos].Segments {
+			if sections[pos].Segments[i].ID == proposal.TargetSegmentID {
+				segment = &sections[pos].Segments[i]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// A proposal applicable to the input was made stale by a previously
+		// accepted correction. That conflict is not a response defect.
+		if proposals.PreviewProposalForSegment(segment, proposal.CorrectionProposal, policy).Applicable {
+			continue
+		}
+		if reason, ok := validators.DefectiveProposalReason(string(skip.SkipReason)); ok {
+			mergeFilteredProposals(&units[pos], []outcomes.FilteredProposal{{ProposalIndex: skip.ProposalIndex, Reason: reason, Count: 1}})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func reorderValidatorsForPipeline(in []contracts.Validator) ([]contracts.Validator, map[string]int) {
 	deterministic := make([]contracts.Validator, 0, len(in))
 	llmBacked := make([]contracts.Validator, 0, len(in))

internal/framework/runner/runner_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/core/schema"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/modules"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/outcomes"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/proposal_generation"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/proposals"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/audita/internal/framework/validators"
@@ -45,6 +46,92 @@ type fakeModule struct {
 	proposeF   func(req contracts.ProposalRequest) ([]proposals.CorrectionProposal, error)
 }
 
+type outcomeModule struct {
+	fakeModule
+	proposeResult func(contracts.ProposalRequest) (contracts.ProposalResult, error)
+}
+
+func TestRunnerRecoverableProposalFailureAllowsLaterModule(t *testing.T) {
+	failed := outcomeModule{fakeModule: fakeModule{key: "first", policy: proposals.ReplacementPolicyRequireUnique}, proposeResult: func(req contracts.ProposalRequest) (contracts.ProposalResult, error) {
+		return contracts.ProposalResult{Operations: []outcomes.Operation{{Reference: outcomes.Reference{ModuleKey: "first", ModuleInstance: "first", Kind: outcomes.OperationProposal}, FailureReason: outcomes.ReasonTransportFailed}}}, nil
+	}}
+	second := fakeModule{key: "second", policy: proposals.ReplacementPolicyRequireUnique, proposeF: func(req contracts.ProposalRequest) ([]proposals.CorrectionProposal, error) {
+		return []proposals.CorrectionProposal{{TargetSegmentID: 1, OriginalText: "teh", CorrectedText: "the", Confidence: 1}}, nil
+	}}
+	r := New(fakeFactory{modules: map[string]contracts.TranscriptModule{"first": failed, "second": second}})
+	out, err := r.Run(context.Background(), RunInput{Transcript: &schema.Transcript{Segments: []schema.Segment{{ID: 1, Text: "teh"}}}, ModuleSpecs: []contracts.ModuleRunSpec{{ModuleKey: "first", InstanceName: "first"}, {ModuleKey: "second", InstanceName: "second"}}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if out.FinalTranscript.Segments[0].Text != "the" || len(out.WorkUnits) != 2 || out.WorkUnits[0].State != outcomes.WorkCompleted || out.WorkUnits[1].CorrectionsApplied != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("recoverable failure lost later work: %+v", out)
+	}
+	if len(out.WorkUnits[0].Operations) != 1 || out.WorkUnits[0].Operations[0].FailureReason != outcomes.ReasonTransportFailed {
+		t.Fatalf("missing proposal failure: %+v", out.WorkUnits[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunnerOnlyFullyValidatedCandidatesApplyAndRecoveriesMerge(t *testing.T) {
+	secondSaw := make([]int, 0)
+	partial := fakeValidator{name: "partial", validateF: func(req contracts.ValidationRequest) (validators.Result, error) {
+		if len(req.CandidateProposal) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected two candidates after shape filtering, got %d", len(req.CandidateProposal))
+		}
+		return validators.Result{ValidatorName: "partial", Decisions: []validators.Decision{
+			{ProposalIndex: req.CandidateProposal[0].ProposalIndex, Approved: false, Disposition: validators.DispositionUnavailable, ReasonCode: string(outcomes.ReasonTransportFailed)},
+			{ProposalIndex: req.CandidateProposal[1].ProposalIndex, Approved: true, Disposition: validators.DispositionApproved},
+		}, Operations: []outcomes.Operation{
+			{Reference: outcomes.Reference{Kind: outcomes.OperationValidation}, FailureReason: outcomes.ReasonTransportFailed},
+			{Reference: outcomes.Reference{Kind: outcomes.OperationValidation}, FailureReason: outcomes.ReasonProviderFailed},
+		}}, nil
+	}}
+	last := fakeValidator{name: "last", validateF: func(req contracts.ValidationRequest) (validators.Result, error) {
+		for _, candidate := range req.CandidateProposal {
+			secondSaw = append(secondSaw, candidate.ProposalIndex)
+		}
+		return validators.Result{ValidatorName: "last", Decisions: []validators.Decision{{ProposalIndex: req.CandidateProposal[0].ProposalIndex, Approved: true, Disposition: validators.DispositionApproved}}}, nil
+	}}
+	module := outcomeModule{fakeModule: fakeModule{key: "m", policy: proposals.ReplacementPolicyRequireUnique, validators: []contracts.Validator{validators.ProposalShapeValidator{}, partial, last}}, proposeResult: func(req contracts.ProposalRequest) (contracts.ProposalResult, error) {
+		return contracts.ProposalResult{Proposals: []proposals.CorrectionProposal{
+			{TargetSegmentID: 0, OriginalText: "bad", CorrectedText: "x", Confidence: 1},
+			{TargetSegmentID: 1, OriginalText: "teh", CorrectedText: "the", Confidence: 1},
+			{TargetSegmentID: 1, OriginalText: "cat", CorrectedText: "dog", Confidence: 1},
+		}, Operations: []outcomes.Operation{{Reference: outcomes.Reference{Kind: outcomes.OperationProposal}, Succeeded: true, RecoveryReasons: []outcomes.RecoveryReason{outcomes.RecoveryOutputRepaired}}}}, nil
+	}}
+	r := New(fakeFactory{modules: map[string]contracts.TranscriptModule{"m": module}})
+	out, err := r.Run(context.Background(), RunInput{Transcript: &schema.Transcript{Segments: []schema.Segment{{ID: 1, Text: "teh cat"}}}, ModuleSpecs: []contracts.ModuleRunSpec{{ModuleKey: "m", InstanceName: "m"}}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if out.FinalTranscript.Segments[0].Text != "teh dog" || len(secondSaw) != 1 || secondSaw[0] != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("unchecked candidate applied or survivor lost: text=%q final=%v", out.FinalTranscript.Segments[0].Text, secondSaw)
+	}
+	unit := out.WorkUnits[0]
+	if unit.State != outcomes.WorkCompleted || unit.CorrectionsApplied != 1 || len(unit.Operations) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one completed unit with two operation failures: %+v", unit)
+	}
+	proposal := unit.Operations[0]
+	if len(proposal.RecoveryReasons) != 2 || proposal.RecoveryReasons[0] != outcomes.RecoveryOutputRepaired || proposal.RecoveryReasons[1] != outcomes.RecoveryProposalsFiltered || len(proposal.Filtered) != 1 || proposal.Filtered[0].ProposalIndex != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("repair and filtering must share one recovery: %+v", proposal)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFatalValidatorNeverReturnsUncheckedCandidates(t *testing.T) {
+	origin := errors.New("validator setup failed")
+	proposal := proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal{CorrectionProposal: proposals.CorrectionProposal{TargetSegmentID: 1, OriginalText: "teh", CorrectedText: "the", Confidence: 1}, ProposalMetadata: proposals.ProposalMetadata{ProposalIndex: 7}}
+	broken := fakeValidator{name: "broken", validateF: func(req contracts.ValidationRequest) (validators.Result, error) {
+		return validators.Result{Operations: []outcomes.Operation{{Reference: outcomes.Reference{Kind: outcomes.OperationValidation}, FailureReason: outcomes.ReasonSetupFailure}}}, origin
+	}}
+	result, err := validateSectionCandidates(context.Background(), validateSectionCandidatesInput{Spec: contracts.ModuleRunSpec{ModuleKey: "m", InstanceName: "m"}, Validators: []contracts.Validator{broken}, SectionEnriched: []proposals.EnrichedCorrectionProposal{proposal}})
+	if !errors.Is(err, origin) || len(result.approved) != 0 || len(result.operations) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("fatal result must retain facts without approving candidates: result=%+v err=%v", result, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m outcomeModule) Propose(_ context.Context, req contracts.ProposalRequest) (contracts.ProposalResult, error) {
+	return m.proposeResult(req)
+}
+
 func (m fakeModule) Key() string                                    { return m.key }
 func (m fakeModule) ReplacementPolicy() proposals.ReplacementPolicy { return m.policy }
 func (m fakeModule) Validators() []contracts.Validator              { return m.validators }
@@ -854,8 +941,8 @@ func TestRunnerLLMValidatorMalformedResponseRejectsBatchAndKeepsPartialProgress(
 	if len(out.ModuleResults) != 2 || len(out.ModuleResults[1].ValidatorRejected) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected second module rejection, got %+v", out.ModuleResults)
 	}
-	if len(out.ModuleResults[1].Warnings) != 1 || out.ModuleResults[1].Warnings[0].ReasonCode != validators.ReasonValidatorMalformed {
+	if len(out.ModuleResults[1].Operations) != 1 || out.ModuleResults[1].Operations[0].FailureReason != outcomes.ReasonValidationDecisionsInvalid {
-		t.Fatalf("expected malformed warning, got %+v", out.ModuleResults[1].Warnings)
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid decision-set operation, got %+v", out.ModuleResults[1].Operations)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1111,7 @@ func (m proposalGenerationModule) Propose(ctx context.Context, req contracts.Pro
 	if err != nil {
 		return contracts.ProposalResult{}, err
 	}
-	return contracts.ProposalResult{Proposals: result.Corrections, Warnings: result.Warnings}, nil
+	return contracts.ProposalResult{Proposals: result.Corrections, Operations: result.Operations}, nil
 }
 
 type fakeProposalStructuredClient struct {