diff --git a/internal/app/restore_execution_test.go b/internal/app/restore_execution_test.go
index a47b444..d7ab2bc 100644
--- a/internal/app/restore_execution_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/restore_execution_test.go
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ func TestExecuteRestorePlanRejectsAncestorSymlinkCreatedAfterPlanning(t *testing
 	cfg := restorePlanConfig(t)
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
 	plan, err := buildRestorePlan(context.Background(), cfg, current, store, RestorePlanOptions{Force: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("buildRestorePlan() error = %v", err)
diff --git a/internal/app/restore_plan.go b/internal/app/restore_plan.go
index f4631fb..92b6190 100644
--- a/internal/app/restore_plan.go
+++ b/internal/app/restore_plan.go
@@ -134,10 +134,7 @@ func buildCurrentRestoreActions(
 	sessionRoot *os.Root,
 	opts RestorePlanOptions,
 ) ([]RestoreAction, error) {
-	if current != nil && current.Commit != nil {
-		return buildCommittedRestoreActions(ctx, current, store, sessionPaths, sessionRoot, opts)
-	}
-	return buildLegacyRestoreActions(ctx, current, store, sessionPaths, sessionRoot, opts)
+	return buildCommittedRestoreActions(ctx, current, store, sessionPaths, sessionRoot, opts)
 }
 
 func buildCommittedRestoreActions(
@@ -182,60 +179,6 @@ func buildCommittedRestoreActions(
 	return actions, nil
 }
 
-func buildLegacyRestoreActions(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	current *RemoteCurrentState,
-	store storage.ObjectStore,
-	sessionPaths artifacts.SessionPaths,
-	sessionRoot *os.Root,
-	opts RestorePlanOptions,
-) ([]RestoreAction, error) {
-	prefix := normalizeRemoteKey(current.SessionPrefix)
-	if strings.TrimSpace(prefix) == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote session prefix is required")
-	}
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(prefix, "/") {
-		prefix += "/"
-	}
-	objects, err := store.List(ctx, prefix)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list remote session objects under %q: %w", prefix, err)
-	}
-	candidates := make(map[string]storage.ObjectInfo, len(objects)+1)
-	for _, obj := range objects {
-		key := normalizeRemoteKey(obj.Key)
-		if key != "" {
-			obj.Key = key
-			candidates[key] = obj
-		}
-	}
-	if key := normalizeRemoteKey(current.CurrentManifestKey); key != "" {
-		if _, ok := candidates[key]; !ok {
-			candidates[key] = storage.ObjectInfo{Key: key}
-		}
-	}
-	actions := make([]RestoreAction, 0, len(candidates))
-	for key, object := range candidates {
-		rel, include, err := restoreLocalRelativePathForKey(prefix, normalizeRemoteKey(current.CurrentManifestKey), key, opts.IncludeAudio)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("map remote key %q: %w", key, err)
-		}
-		if !include {
-			continue
-		}
-		localPath, err := joinWithinSessionRoot(sessionPaths.Root, rel)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("map remote key %q: %w", key, err)
-		}
-		action, err := classifyRestoreAction(ctx, store, object, "", rel, localPath, sessionRoot, opts.Force)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("classify remote key %q: %w", key, err)
-		}
-		actions = append(actions, action)
-	}
-	return actions, nil
-}
-
 func restoreLocalRelativePathForCommittedArtifact(runPrefix string, artifact artifacts.RemoteArtifact, includeAudio bool) (string, bool, error) {
 	if artifact.Type == artifacts.RemoteArtifactTypeSessionManifest {
 		return config.PathManifestFile, true, nil
@@ -268,69 +211,6 @@ func normalizeRemoteKey(v string) string {
 	return strings.Trim(strings.ReplaceAll(strings.TrimSpace(v), "\\", "/"), "/")
 }
 
-func restoreLocalRelativePathForKey(sessionPrefix, currentManifestKey, key string, includeAudio bool) (string, bool, error) {
-	if key == "" {
-		return "", false, nil
-	}
-	if key == currentManifestKey {
-		return config.PathManifestFile, true, nil
-	}
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(key, sessionPrefix) {
-		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("key is outside resolved session prefix %q", sessionPrefix)
-	}
-
-	rel := strings.TrimPrefix(key, sessionPrefix)
-	rel = strings.TrimSpace(rel)
-	if rel == "" {
-		return "", false, nil
-	}
-
-	cleanRel := path.Clean(rel)
-	if cleanRel == "." || cleanRel == "" {
-		return "", false, nil
-	}
-	if cleanRel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, "../") || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, "/") {
-		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("key relative path %q escapes session scope", rel)
-	}
-
-	if cleanRel == config.PathManifestFile {
-		return config.PathManifestFile, true, nil
-	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, config.S3CurrentSegment+"/") {
-		return "", false, nil
-	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, config.S3RunsSegment+"/") {
-		return "", false, nil
-	}
-
-	excludedRoots := []string{
-		config.PathLogsDirSegment,
-		config.PathReportsDirSegment,
-		config.PathConfigDirSegment,
-		config.PathInputsDirSegment,
-	}
-	for _, root := range excludedRoots {
-		if cleanRel == root || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, root+"/") {
-			return "", false, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	if cleanRel == config.PathTranscriptsSegment || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, config.PathTranscriptsSegment+"/") {
-		return cleanRel, true, nil
-	}
-	if cleanRel == config.PathArtifactsDirSegment || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, config.PathArtifactsDirSegment+"/") {
-		return cleanRel, true, nil
-	}
-	if cleanRel == config.PathPreviousDirSegment || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, config.PathPreviousDirSegment+"/") {
-		return "", false, nil
-	}
-	if includeAudio && (cleanRel == config.PathAudioDirSegment || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, config.PathAudioDirSegment+"/")) {
-		return cleanRel, true, nil
-	}
-
-	return "", false, nil
-}
-
 func joinWithinSessionRoot(sessionRoot, relative string) (string, error) {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionRoot) == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("session root is required")
diff --git a/internal/app/restore_plan_test.go b/internal/app/restore_plan_test.go
index a99c9d4..21dc4ec 100644
--- a/internal/app/restore_plan_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/restore_plan_test.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ func TestRestorePlanDefaultScope(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"transcripts/full.json", []byte(`{"segments":[1]}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("# recap\n"))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"audio/alice.flac", []byte("audio"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"transcripts/full.json", []byte(`{"segments":[1]}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("# recap\n"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"audio/alice.flac", []byte("audio"))
 	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"runs/20260519T010203Z-a1b2/manifest.json", []byte("{}"))
 	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"logs/publish.log", []byte("log"))
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func TestRestorePlanIncludeAudio(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"audio/alice.flac", []byte("audio"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"audio/alice.flac", []byte("audio"))
 
 	plan, err := buildRestorePlan(context.Background(), cfg, current, store, RestorePlanOptions{IncludeAudio: true})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ func TestRestorePlanExistingAudioRequiresVerifiedReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"audio/alice.flac", []byte("audio"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"audio/alice.flac", []byte("audio"))
 	sessionRoot := artifacts.SessionWorkDirForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(sessionRoot, "audio", "alice.flac"), "local")
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestRestorePlanIncludesPreviousCacheByDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
 	seedRestorePreviousCurrent(t, store, cfg, "# previous recap\n")
 
 	plan, err := buildRestorePlan(context.Background(), cfg, current, store, RestorePlanOptions{})
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestRestorePlanIgnoresCurrentSessionArchivedPreviousCache(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
 	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"previous/manifest.json", []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-04-26"}`))
 	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"previous/artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("# previous recap\n"))
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestRestorePlanMissingOptionalPreviousCacheSkipsArtifact(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
 	seedRestorePreviousCurrentManifestOnly(t, store, cfg)
 
 	plan, err := buildRestorePlan(context.Background(), cfg, current, store, RestorePlanOptions{})
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestRestorePlanMissingRequiredPreviousCacheFails(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
 	seedRestorePreviousCurrentManifestOnly(t, store, cfg)
 
 	_, err := buildRestorePlan(context.Background(), cfg, current, store, RestorePlanOptions{})
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestRestorePlanPreviousCacheConflictRequiresForce(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
 	seedRestorePreviousCurrent(t, store, cfg, "# remote previous recap\n")
 	sessionRoot := artifacts.SessionWorkDirForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(sessionRoot, "previous", "artifacts", "session_recap.md"), "# local previous recap\n")
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ func TestRestorePlanClassifiesSameAndConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"transcripts/full.json", []byte(`{"segments":[1]}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"transcripts/full.json", []byte(`{"segments":[1]}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
 
 	sessionRoot := artifacts.SessionWorkDirForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(sessionRoot, "transcripts", "full.json"), `{"segments":[1]}`)
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ func TestRestorePlanForceTurnsConflictsIntoDownloads(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
 
 	sessionRoot := artifacts.SessionWorkDirForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(sessionRoot, "artifacts", "session_recap.md"), "different\n")
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ func TestRestorePlanSymlinksRemainNonRegularConflicts(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := restorePlanConfig(t)
 			current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 			store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
-			seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-			seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
+			seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+			seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("remote-content\n"))
 			sessionRoot := artifacts.SessionWorkDirForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
 			tt.setup(t, sessionRoot)
 
@@ -338,18 +338,34 @@ func TestRestorePlanTraversalUnsafeKeyFails(t *testing.T) {
 	current := restorePlanCurrentState(t, cfg)
 	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/../../escape.txt", []byte("bad"))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.CurrentManifestKey, []byte(`{"session_id":"2026-05-03"}`))
+	seedCurrentRestoreObject(t, store, current, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/../../escape.txt", []byte("bad"))
 
 	_, err := buildRestorePlan(context.Background(), cfg, current, store, RestorePlanOptions{})
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "escapes session scope") {
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "committed destination is unsafe") {
 		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want traversal safety failure", err)
 	}
 }
 
+func seedCurrentRestoreObject(t *testing.T, store *storage.FakeBackend, current *RemoteCurrentState, key string, data []byte) {
+	t.Helper()
+	artifactType := artifacts.RemoteArtifactTypePublishedOutput
+	source := "narratio.restore." + strings.ReplaceAll(strings.TrimPrefix(key, current.SessionPrefix), "/", ".")
+	destination := key
+	if key == current.CurrentManifestKey {
+		artifactType = artifacts.RemoteArtifactTypeSessionManifest
+		source = "session.manifest"
+		current.ManifestData = append([]byte(nil), data...)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(key, current.SessionPrefix) {
+		destination = artifacts.S3RunPrefix(current.SessionPrefix, current.RunID) + strings.TrimPrefix(key, current.SessionPrefix)
+	}
+	seedRestoreObject(store, destination, data)
+	current.Commit.Artifacts = append(current.Commit.Artifacts, remoteRestoreArtifact(store, artifactType, source, destination))
+}
+
 func seedRestoreObject(store *storage.FakeBackend, key string, data []byte) {
 	if strings.HasSuffix(key, "/current/commit-pointer.json") {
 		if _, exists := store.Objects[key]; exists {
@@ -475,6 +491,12 @@ func restorePlanCurrentState(t *testing.T, cfg *config.Config) *RemoteCurrentSta
 		RunID:              "20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4",
 		SessionID:          cfg.Session.SessionID,
 		Campaign:           cfg.Session.Campaign,
+		Commit: &artifacts.RemoteCommitManifest{
+			FormatVersion: artifacts.RemoteCommitFormatVersion,
+			Campaign:      cfg.Session.Campaign,
+			SessionID:     cfg.Session.SessionID,
+			RunID:         "20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4",
+		},
 	}
 }