Implemented new campaign/session stable inputs and corresponding input source references

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Narratio is a stage-driven Go orchestrator for turning D&D session audio into polished transcripts and generated artifacts.
 
-It runs a deterministic workflow across `prepare`, `transcribe`, `merge`, `polish`, `normalize`, `trim`, `analyze`, and `publish`, with manifest-driven resume and restore support.
+It runs a deterministic workflow across `prepare`, `transcribe`, `merge`, `polish`, `normalize`, `trim`, `render`, `analyze`, and `publish`, with manifest-driven continuation and restore support.
 
 ```bash
 narratio run 2026-04-04

docs/cli.md

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ This runs the canonical full pipeline for session `2026-04-04`.
 Top-level commands:
 
 - `run <session_id>`: run full stage order.
-- `resume <session_id>`: continue from first non-succeeded stage.
 - `run-stage <stage> <session_id>`: run one stage.
 - `analyze <session_id>`: force-run analyze.
 - `publish <session_id>`: force-run publish.
@@ -40,14 +39,31 @@ Most session-aware commands accept:
 - `--campaign <id>`
 - `--campaign-file <campaign.yml>`
 - `--session <session.yml>`
-- `--previous-session-id <id>`
+- `--session-id <session_id>`
+- `--previous-session-id <session_id>`
 
 Rules:
 
 - `--campaign` and `--campaign-file` are mutually exclusive.
 - `--session` is not used by `session init`.
+- if both positional `<session_id>` and `--session-id` are provided, values must match.
 - `clean --all` cannot be combined with campaign/session selectors.
 
+## Session ID Input Rules
+
+Session-aware commands accept one of these forms:
+
+- positional session ID: `... <session_id>`
+- compatibility flag: `... --session-id <session_id>`
+
+When both are present, command parsing requires an exact match.
+
+Commands with additional positionals keep their command-specific order:
+
+- `run-stage <stage> <session_id>` or `run-stage <stage> --session-id <session_id>`
+- `session locks add <session_id> <source>` or `session locks add --session-id <session_id> <source>`
+- `session locks remove <session_id> <source>` or `session locks remove --session-id <session_id> <source>`
+
 ## Command Reference
 
 ### `run`
@@ -60,19 +76,9 @@ Behavior:
 
 - evaluates full stage order;
 - skips already-succeeded stages unless `--force` is set;
+- continues interrupted or partially completed sessions by running non-succeeded stages;
 - writes session and run manifests.
 
-### `resume`
-
-```bash
-narratio resume <session_id> [--force] [--artifacts <name[,name...]>] [...common config flags]
-```
-
-Behavior:
-
-- when not forced, starts at first non-succeeded stage in manifest order;
-- with `--force`, reevaluates the selected stage list as runnable.
-
 ### `run-stage`
 
 ```bash
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ Valid stage names:
 - `polish`
 - `normalize`
 - `trim`
+- `render`
 - `analyze`
 - `publish`
 - `notify`
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@ Options:
 Rules:
 
 - `--audio-dir` and `--audio-s3-prefix` are mutually exclusive.
-- if campaign `session_template_file` is configured, `session init` renders it;
+- if campaign `session_template_file` is configured, `session init` renders it.
 - generated session YAML must be concrete (no unresolved `{{ ... }}` placeholders).
 
 ### `session restore`
@@ -236,7 +243,7 @@ Behavior:
 
 ## `--artifacts` Selection Rules
 
-- accepted on `run`, `resume`, `run-stage`, `analyze`, and `publish`;
+- accepted on `run`, `run-stage`, `analyze`, and `publish`;
 - names must exist in `pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts`;
 - empty entries are invalid;
 - repeated names are deduplicated.

docs/config.md

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ using configured object storage.
 - Session files must be concrete; unresolved `{{ ... }}` placeholders fail load.
 - Pipeline defaults are applied before validation.
 - Campaign and session identities must agree.
-- Stable files (`speakers_file`, `autocorrect_file`, `glossary_file`) resolve from session overrides when provided, otherwise from campaign defaults.
+- Stable files (`speakers_file`, `autocorrect_file`, `glossary_file`, `players_file`, `party_file`) resolve from session overrides when provided, otherwise from campaign defaults.
 - Exactly one audio mode must be configured in session input:
   - local (`audio_dir` or `audio_files`), or
   - S3 (`audio_s3.prefix`).
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 ```
 
 `session.yml` (local audio)
@@ -98,6 +100,12 @@ publish:
     - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed
       dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.json
       required: true
+    - source: narratio.transcript.final_markdown
+      dest: transcripts/final.md
+      required: true
+    - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown
+      dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.md
+      required: true
     - source: narratio.artifact.session_recap
       dest: artifacts/session_recap.md
       required: true
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ Rules:
 | `pipeline.cache.s3_audio` | bool | No | `true` |
 | `pipeline.publish.enabled` | bool | No | `true` |
 | `pipeline.publish.upload_run` | bool | No | `true` |
-| `pipeline.publish.outputs[]` | list | No | defaults to final trimmed transcript output |
+| `pipeline.publish.outputs[]` | list | No | defaults to final trimmed JSON plus final and final-trimmed Markdown outputs |
 | `pipeline.publish.outputs[].source` | string | Yes (per rule) | must reference built-in or configured artifact source |
 | `pipeline.publish.outputs[].dest` | string | Conditional | derived if omitted and source supports derivation |
 | `pipeline.publish.outputs[].required` | bool | No | `true` |
@@ -178,16 +186,22 @@ Rules:
 | `pipeline.normalize.output_path` | string | No | `transcripts/final.json` |
 | `pipeline.normalize.output_schema` | string | No | `seriatim-intermediate` |
 | `pipeline.normalize.report` | bool | No | `true` |
-| `pipeline.trim.enabled` | bool | No | `false` |
-| `pipeline.trim.output_path` | string | Conditional | required when trim enabled |
-| `pipeline.trim.bounds.prompt_id` | string | Conditional | required when trim enabled |
+| `pipeline.trim.enabled` | bool | No | `true` |
+| `pipeline.trim.output_path` | string | No | `transcripts/final.trimmed.json` |
+| `pipeline.trim.bounds.prompt_id` | string | No | `dnd.session_bounds` |
 | `pipeline.trim.bounds.profile_id` | string | No | empty |
-| `pipeline.trim.bounds.transcript_input_name` | string | Conditional | required when trim enabled |
-| `pipeline.trim.bounds.output_path` | string | Conditional | required when trim enabled |
+| `pipeline.trim.bounds.transcript_input_name` | string | No | `transcript` |
+| `pipeline.trim.bounds.output_path` | string | No | `artifacts/session_bounds.json` |
 | `pipeline.trim.bounds.timeout` | duration | No | `10m` |
 | `pipeline.trim.bounds.render_debug` | bool | No | `false` |
 | `pipeline.trim.bounds.render_output_path` | string | Conditional | required when `render_debug` is true |
 | `pipeline.trim.seriatim.report` | bool | No | `false` |
+| `pipeline.render.enabled` | bool | No | `true` |
+| `pipeline.render.format` | string | No | `markdown` (only supported value) |
+| `pipeline.render.title` | string | No | empty (falls back to `session.title` when set) |
+| `pipeline.render.include_timestamps` | bool | No | `true` |
+| `pipeline.render.include_segment_ids` | bool | No | `true` |
+| `pipeline.render.include_metadata` | bool | No | `false` |
 | `pipeline.scriptorium.binary` | string | No | `scriptorium` |
 | `pipeline.scriptorium.config_path` | string | No | empty |
 | `pipeline.scriptorium.timeout` | duration | No | `10m` |
@@ -217,7 +231,7 @@ For each artifact input `pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts.<name>.inputs.<input_nam
 
 | Field | Type | Required | Rule |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `source` | string | Yes | built-in runtime source, `narratio.artifact.<name>`, or `narratio.previous_session.artifact.<name>` |
+| `source` | string | Yes | built-in runtime source, prepared input source, `narratio.artifact.<name>`, or `narratio.previous_session.artifact.<name>` |
 | `artifact` | string | No | optional passthrough adapter field |
 | `path` | string | No | optional passthrough adapter field |
 | `required` | bool | No | optional input requirement |
@@ -231,6 +245,8 @@ For each artifact input `pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts.<name>.inputs.<input_nam
 | `inputs.speakers_file` | string | Yes | stable input default |
 | `inputs.autocorrect_file` | string | Yes | stable input default |
 | `inputs.glossary_file` | string | Yes | stable input default |
+| `inputs.players_file` | string | Yes | stable input default |
+| `inputs.party_file` | string | Yes | stable input default |
 
 ### Session
 
@@ -244,6 +260,8 @@ For each artifact input `pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts.<name>.inputs.<input_nam
 | `inputs.speakers_file` | string | No | overrides campaign stable input |
 | `inputs.autocorrect_file` | string | No | overrides campaign stable input |
 | `inputs.glossary_file` | string | No | overrides campaign stable input |
+| `inputs.players_file` | string | No | overrides campaign stable input |
+| `inputs.party_file` | string | No | overrides campaign stable input |
 | `inputs.audio_dir` | string | Conditional | local audio mode |
 | `inputs.audio_files[]` | list[string] | Conditional | local audio mode |
 | `inputs.audio_s3.prefix` | string | Conditional | S3 audio mode |

docs/integrations/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ These docs cover what Narratio expects from external tools and what each adapter
 
 ## Integration Contracts
 - `audita.md`: transcript polishing adapter (`audita process`).
-- `seriatim.md`: merge/normalize/trim adapter (`seriatim`).
+- `seriatim.md`: merge/normalize/trim/render adapter (`seriatim`).
 - `scriptorium.md`: artifact run/render adapter (`scriptorium run|render`).
 
 ## Related Canonical Docs

docs/integrations/seriatim.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Integration: Seriatim
 
 ## Purpose
-Define the Seriatim adapter contract used by `merge`, `normalize`, and `trim`.
+Define the Seriatim adapter contract used by `merge`, `normalize`, `trim`, and `render`.
 
 ## Adapter Boundary
 Interface:
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Interface:
   - `Run(ctx, MergeRequest)`
   - `Normalize(ctx, NormalizeRequest)`
   - `Trim(ctx, TrimRequest)`
+  - `Render(ctx, RenderRequest)`
 
 Primary implementation:
 - `internal/adapters/seriatim/SubprocessRunner`
@@ -18,11 +19,13 @@ Execution modes:
 - `seriatim merge`
 - `seriatim normalize`
 - `seriatim trim`
+- `seriatim render`
 
 ## Request/Result Contracts
 - `MergeRequest`/`MergeResult`: multi-input merge to base transcript, optional report.
 - `NormalizeRequest`/`NormalizeResult`: transcript normalization with explicit schema.
 - `TrimRequest`/`TrimResult`: transcript trimming with required keep selector.
+- `RenderRequest`/`RenderResult`: transcript-to-markdown rendering with explicit format and render booleans.
 
 Results include output/log/config paths, timing, exit code, and metadata.
 
@@ -36,9 +39,11 @@ Runner construction validates:
 Invocation fails on:
 - missing required request paths/inputs;
 - invalid normalize schema override;
+- unsupported render format;
 - subprocess failure;
-- invalid JSON outputs;
-- missing `segments` array for normalize/trim transcript outputs.
+- invalid JSON outputs for merge/normalize/trim;
+- missing `segments` array for normalize/trim transcript outputs;
+- empty render output files.
 
 When report paths are provided/enabled, report files must parse as JSON.
 
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ When report paths are provided/enabled, report files must parse as JSON.
 - adapter does not write manifests or choose stage inputs.
 
 ## Config Mapping
-Config fields consumed through runner/stage wiring are under `pipeline.seriatim.*`.
+Config fields consumed through runner/stage wiring are under `pipeline.seriatim.*` and `pipeline.render.*`.
 
 Maintained examples with Seriatim config:
 - `examples/pipeline.full.annotated.yml`

docs/internal/README.md

@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ Canonical stage order from `internal/stage.All()`:
 4. `polish`
 5. `normalize`
 6. `trim`
-7. `analyze`
-8. `publish`
-9. `notify` (placeholder)
+7. `render`
+8. `analyze`
+9. `publish`
+10. `notify` (placeholder)
 
 `notify` is currently a placeholder stage with optional notifier call behavior; it has no persisted pipeline outputs.
 
@@ -39,5 +40,6 @@ Canonical stage order from `internal/stage.All()`:
 - `stage-polish.md`
 - `stage-normalize.md`
 - `stage-trim.md`
+- `stage-render.md`
 - `stage-analyze.md`
 - `stage-publish.md`

docs/internal/adapters.md

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ Primary adapters:
 - `storage.ObjectStore`
 - `notify.Sender`
 
-Legacy compatibility boundary:
-- `storage.Backend` remains in the storage adapter package and defaults to `NoopBackend`; current pipeline stages use `storage.ObjectStore`.
-
 ## Ownership
 Adapters own:
 - HTTP/subprocess/SDK argument and transport details.

docs/internal/artifacts.md

@@ -1,68 +1,115 @@
 # Internal: Artifacts
 
 ## Purpose
-Define canonical artifact IDs, runtime catalog behavior, and source resolution rules for stage execution and publish output selection.
+Define canonical artifact IDs, runtime catalog behavior, source resolution rules, and shared current-state mechanics used by app and previous-cache code.
 
 ## Built-in Source IDs
+
 - `narratio.transcript.base` -> `transcripts/base.json` (`merge`)
 - `narratio.transcript.polished` -> `transcripts/polished.json` (`polish`)
 - `narratio.transcript.final` -> `transcripts/final.json` (`normalize`)
 - `narratio.transcript.final_trimmed` -> `transcripts/final.trimmed.json` (`trim`)
+- `narratio.transcript.final_markdown` -> `transcripts/final.md` (`render`)
+- `narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown` -> `transcripts/final.trimmed.md` (`render`)
 - `narratio.bounds.session` -> `artifacts/session_bounds.json` (`trim`)
 
 ## Configured and Previous-Session Sources
-- Configured artifact source ID: `narratio.artifact.<artifact_key>`
-- Previous-session source ID: `narratio.previous_session.artifact.<artifact_key>`
 
-Configured and previous-session source IDs are validated by strict regex rules.
+- configured source ID format: `narratio.artifact.<artifact_key>`
+- previous-session source ID format: `narratio.previous_session.artifact.<artifact_key>`
+
+Both formats are validated by strict source-policy rules.
 
 ## Runtime Catalog
+
 `ArtifactCatalog` tracks:
-- `planned`: source registered for run context.
-- `executable`: selected and enabled for analyze execution.
-- `available`: local file exists and validated.
+
+- `planned`: source registered for run context;
+- `executable`: selected and enabled for analyze execution;
+- `available`: local file exists and validates;
 - `provenance`: availability source.
 
 Current provenance values:
+
 - `generated.current_analyze_run`
 - `filesystem.disabled_artifact_output`
 - `manifest.inputs.previous_cache`
 - `current_session.previous_cache`
 
 ## Resolution Rules
+
 Built-ins:
+
 1. manifest producer outputs (when present)
-2. canonical session path fallback
+2. canonical session-path fallback
 
 Configured sources (`narratio.artifact.*`):
+
 - resolve only through runtime catalog availability.
 
 Previous-session sources (`narratio.previous_session.artifact.*`):
-- resolve only from local `previous/` cache state.
-- prefer manifest-backed previous input paths.
+
+- resolve only from local `previous/` cache state;
+- prefer manifest-backed previous-input paths;
 - fallback to existing previous-cache filesystem paths.
 
 Validation by content type:
-- transcript built-ins: JSON with top-level `segments` array.
-- bounds built-in: valid JSON.
+
+- transcript JSON built-ins: JSON with top-level `segments` array;
+- transcript Markdown built-ins: non-empty text file;
+- bounds built-in: valid JSON;
 - configured/previous-session artifact files: non-empty text file.
 
 ## Previous Requirement Collection
+
 `CollectPreviousArtifactRequirements`:
+
 - scans enabled configured artifacts only;
 - extracts only canonical previous-session sources;
 - deduplicates by artifact key;
-- merges required/optional (required wins);
+- merges required and optional references (required wins);
 - returns deterministic ordering and source locations.
 
+## Current-State Helpers
+
+Artifacts package owns shared remote current-state loading mechanics used by restore, status/validate checks, and previous-cache planning.
+
+Core helpers:
+
+- `LoadCurrentRunPointer`
+- `LoadCurrentManifest`
+- `LoadCurrentState`
+- `ValidateCurrentStateIdentity`
+
+Typed missing-state errors:
+
+- `CurrentRunPointerMissingError` (`ErrCurrentRunPointerMissing`)
+- `CurrentManifestMissingError` (`ErrCurrentManifestMissing`)
+
+Identity validation supports caller-provided expectations:
+
+- expected campaign;
+- expected session ID;
+- expected run ID, or pointer/manifest run-ID consistency check.
+
+Caller policy is intentionally outside artifacts helpers:
+
+- some callers fail on missing current state;
+- some callers downgrade missing state to status/findings;
+- some callers skip optional behavior when state is missing.
+
 ## Key Path Helpers
-`internal/artifacts/paths.go` defines canonical helpers for:
+
+`internal/artifacts/paths.go` and S3-key helpers define canonical helpers for:
+
 - session/work/run paths;
 - previous-cache paths;
 - spool/cache paths;
-- S3 key layout helpers for session/run/current pointers.
+- S3 session/run/current-state key layout.
 
 ## Invariants
-- Source ID formats are stable contracts.
-- Resolution is deterministic and manifest-aware.
-- Previous-session source resolution does not call remote storage in `analyze`; remote hydration is `prepare` responsibility.
+
+- source ID formats are stable contracts;
+- artifact resolution is deterministic and manifest-aware;
+- previous-session source resolution in `analyze` is local-only;
+- remote current-state key construction remains centralized in artifacts helpers.

docs/internal/command-restore.md

@@ -1,65 +1,84 @@
 # Internal: Command Restore
 
 ## Purpose
-Document the implemented `narratio session restore` command contract:
+Define the implemented `narratio session restore` command contract:
+
 - committed remote current-state discovery;
-- deterministic restore plan classification;
+- deterministic restore planning;
 - safe local install semantics;
 - durable restore reporting.
 
 ## Discovery Contract
-Restore discovers remote committed state using:
-- `current/run_id.txt` (required, non-empty)
-- `current/manifest.json` (required, decodable)
 
-Discovered manifest identity must match requested `session_id` and `campaign`.
+Restore resolves remote committed state from the session publish current pointers:
 
-## Plan Contract
-Planner actions:
-- `download`
-- `skip_same`
-- `conflict`
+- `current/run_id.txt` (required, non-empty);
+- `current/manifest.json` (required, decodable).
+
+Current-state discovery uses shared artifacts-level mechanics and validates identity against the resolved request config:
+
+- campaign must match;
+- session ID must match.
+
+Restore treats any missing or invalid remote current state as a command error.
+
+## Planning Contract
+
+Restore planner action kinds:
+
+- `download`;
+- `skip_same`;
+- `conflict`.
+
+Planner behavior:
 
-Plan behavior:
 - remote list scope is the resolved session prefix;
-- mapping to local paths is traversal-safe;
+- remote-to-local mapping is traversal-safe;
 - actions are sorted deterministically by local relative path.
 
 Restore scope from current remote state:
-- include `manifest.json`
-- include `transcripts/**`
-- include `artifacts/**`
-- include `audio/**` only with `--include-audio`
+
+- include `manifest.json`;
+- include `transcripts/**`;
+- include `artifacts/**`;
+- include `audio/**` only with `--include-audio`.
 
 Explicit exclusions from current remote state mapping:
-- `current/**`
-- `runs/**`
-- `logs/**`
-- `reports/**`
-- `config/**`
-- `inputs/**`
-- `previous/**`
 
-Previous-cache restore files are planned separately through `previouscache.BuildPlan` when configured previous-session requirements exist.
+- `current/**`;
+- `runs/**`;
+- `logs/**`;
+- `reports/**`;
+- `config/**`;
+- `inputs/**`;
+- `previous/**`.
+
+Previous-cache files are planned separately through `previouscache.BuildPlan` when configured previous-session requirements exist.
 
 ## Execution Contract
+
+Execution order and safety:
+
 - non-manifest downloads happen before manifest install;
-- `manifest.json` is installed last;
-- downloads use sibling temp files + atomic rename;
+- `manifest.json` installs last;
+- downloads use sibling temp files plus atomic rename;
 - manifest replacement is validated before rename;
-- failed installs do not roll back previously written files.
+- failed installs do not roll back files already written in the same execution.
 
 Audio restore path:
+
 - uses `audio.MaterializeS3Audio`;
 - integrates spool and S3 audio cache paths;
-- supports cache hit reuse without object redownload.
+- supports cache-hit reuse without object redownload.
 
 ## Reporting Contract
-- dry-run: summary only (no writes).
+
+- `--dry-run`: prints summary only; no local writes.
 - non-dry-run: writes `reports/restore-latest.json`.
-- report captures plan counts, action status, and execution failures.
+- report includes plan counts, per-action status, and execution failures.
 
 ## Invariants
-- restore uses only committed remote current state as authority.
-- `current/run_id.txt` is the remote commit marker.
-- restore is a standalone command and does not run stages.
+
+- restore uses committed remote current state as authority;
+- `current/run_id.txt` is the remote publish commit marker;
+- restore does not execute pipeline stages.

docs/internal/stage-analyze.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Execute selected configured Scriptorium artifacts in dependency order and materi
 
 Supported source families:
 - built-ins: `narratio.transcript.*`, `narratio.bounds.session`
+- prepared stable inputs: `narratio.input.players`, `narratio.input.party`, `narratio.input.glossary`
 - configured artifacts: `narratio.artifact.<key>`
 - previous-session cache: `narratio.previous_session.artifact.<key>`
 
@@ -23,13 +24,16 @@ Supported source families:
 - marks non-executable configured artifacts as reusable when output files already exist.
 - validates selected artifact dependency order (cycle-safe topo ordering).
 - resolves required/optional inputs per artifact source definition.
+- resolves prepared stable input sources from `inputs/*.yml` materialized by `prepare`.
 - resolves previous-session sources from local `previous/` cache only.
 - runs optional render-debug, then artifact execution.
 - validates non-empty output files and materializes canonical outputs.
 
 ## Failure Semantics
 - required missing configured/previous-session inputs fail.
+- missing required prepared stable input source includes prepare rerun guidance.
 - missing required previous-session source includes prepare rerun guidance.
+- missing required `narratio.transcript.final_markdown` or `narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown` inputs includes render rerun guidance.
 - dependency cycles or unavailable required dependencies fail.
 - adapter validation failures fail stage.
 

docs/internal/stage-prepare.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Materialize canonical current-session inputs before processing stages.
 
 ## Inputs
 - resolved `campaign.yml`, `session.yml`, and pipeline config
-- stable input files (`speakers`, `autocorrect`, `glossary`)
+- stable input files (`speakers`, `autocorrect`, `glossary`, `players`, `party`)
 - audio source:
   - local `audio_dir`/`audio_files`, or
   - S3 `audio_s3.prefix`
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Materialize canonical current-session inputs before processing stages.
 - `inputs/speakers.yml`
 - `inputs/autocorrect.yml`
 - `inputs/glossary.yml`
+- `inputs/players.yml`
+- `inputs/party.yml`
 - `audio/*.flac`
 - optional `previous/manifest.json`
 - optional `previous/artifacts/**`

docs/internal/stage-publish.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Upload run/session outputs to object storage and atomically advance remote current state.
 
 ## Inputs
-- successful prerequisite stages: `prepare`, `transcribe`, `merge`, `polish`, `normalize`, `trim`, `analyze`
+- successful prerequisite stages: `prepare`, `transcribe`, `merge`, `polish`, `normalize`, `trim`, `render`, `analyze`
 - run root `runs/{run_id}/**`
 - publish output rules (`pipeline.publish.outputs`)
 - effective publish locks (static + remote merged lock set)

docs/internal/stage-render.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Stage: render
+
+## Purpose
+Render Markdown transcript artifacts from normalized JSON transcripts via Seriatim.
+
+## Inputs
+- `narratio.transcript.final` (`transcripts/final.json`)
+- `narratio.transcript.final_trimmed` (`transcripts/final.trimmed.json`)
+
+## Outputs
+- `narratio.transcript.final_markdown` -> `transcripts/final.md`
+- `narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown` -> `transcripts/final.trimmed.md`
+
+## Key Behavior
+- uses `pipeline.render` settings (enabled/format/title/booleans).
+- resolves inputs manifest-first, then canonical fallback.
+- writes run-local outputs first, then materializes canonical session outputs.
+- records input provenance, output paths, adapter metadata, logs, and generated config refs.
+- skips with stage metadata when `pipeline.render.enabled=false`.
+
+## Failure Semantics
+- missing normalized input fails with normalize rerun guidance.
+- missing trimmed input fails with trim rerun guidance.
+- adapter/subprocess failure fails stage.
+- empty render output files fail validation.
+
+## Invariants
+- only `format: markdown` is supported.
+- render stage owns production of built-in Markdown transcript sources.

docs/internal/stage-trim.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Stage: trim
 
 ## Purpose
-Produce a final-trimmed transcript; optionally generate bounds-driven trim.
+Produce a final-trimmed transcript. By default, the stage generates bounds and applies a bounds-driven trim.
 
 ## Inputs
 - `transcripts/final.json`
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ Produce a final-trimmed transcript; optionally generate bounds-driven trim.
 - when trim enabled: `artifacts/session_bounds.json`
 
 ## Key Behavior
-When `trim.enabled=false`:
-- copies normalized transcript to trimmed output.
-
 When `trim.enabled=true`:
 - runs Scriptorium bounds artifact generation;
 - optionally runs render-debug output generation;
@@ -22,6 +19,9 @@ When `trim.enabled=true`:
 - either copies unchanged transcript or runs Seriatim trim;
 - validates trimmed transcript and materializes bounds output.
 
+When `trim.enabled=false`:
+- copies normalized transcript to trimmed output.
+
 ## Invariants
 - normalized transcript is required input.
 - bounds output exists only in enabled trim path.

docs/internal/storage.md

@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ S3 constructor behavior:
 - `Upload` streams local file and returns remote metadata.
 - `Exists` maps not-found responses to `false`.
 
-## Legacy Compatibility Interface
-`storage.Backend` (with `ArchiveRequest`) remains as compatibility surface with `NoopBackend`; it is not used by current stage execution.
-
 ## Invariants
 - storage layer is stateless regarding manifest/stage progression.
 - publish ordering semantics are owned by stage/app code, not storage adapters.

docs/internal/workspace.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Run-local outputs are materialized back into canonical session paths before stag
 `artifacts.LocalStore` enforces single-writer session lock via `.lock` file (`ErrLockConflict` on contention).
 
 ## Cleanup Semantics
-Automatic post-publish cleanup (`runPostArchiveCleanup`):
+Automatic post-publish cleanup:
 - only runs when publish actually executed and succeeded;
 - requires `uploaded=true` and `current_pointer_written=true` metadata;
 - respects `pipeline.spool.delete_audio_after_publish` and `pipeline.workspace.cleanup_after_publish`;

docs/operations.md

@@ -4,33 +4,6 @@ Operator workflow for running, recovering, and publishing Narratio sessions.
 
 For command syntax, see [docs/cli.md](./cli.md). For field-level config, see [docs/config.md](./config.md).
 
-## Standard Session Workflow
-
-1. Select pipeline/campaign/session config.
-2. Validate session readiness:
-
-```bash
-narratio session validate 2026-04-04
-```
-
-3. (Optional) inspect stage decisions:
-
-```bash
-narratio session plan 2026-04-04
-```
-
-4. Run the pipeline:
-
-```bash
-narratio run 2026-04-04
-```
-
-5. Check state:
-
-```bash
-narratio session status 2026-04-04
-```
-
 ## Campaign and Session Selection
 
 Campaign selection priority:
@@ -63,7 +36,36 @@ narratio session init 2026-04-04 --remote --force
 
 If `campaign.yml` sets `session_template_file`, `session init` renders it. Template variables must resolve to concrete values.
 
-## Stage Execution and Resume Behavior
+Campaigns must provide stable input files for speakers, autocorrect, glossary, players, and party. Session files may override those paths for one session. The `prepare` stage materializes them under `inputs/`; configured Scriptorium artifacts can reference prepared `players`, `party`, and `glossary` files with `narratio.input.players`, `narratio.input.party`, and `narratio.input.glossary`.
+
+## Standard Session Workflow
+
+1. Select pipeline/campaign/session config.
+2. Validate session readiness:
+
+```bash
+narratio session validate 2026-04-04
+```
+
+3. (Optional) inspect stage decisions:
+
+```bash
+narratio session plan 2026-04-04
+```
+
+4. Run the pipeline:
+
+```bash
+narratio run 2026-04-04
+```
+
+5. Check state:
+
+```bash
+narratio session status 2026-04-04
+```
+
+## Stage Execution and Continuation Behavior
 
 Canonical stage order:
 
@@ -73,14 +75,15 @@ Canonical stage order:
 4. `polish`
 5. `normalize`
 6. `trim`
-7. `analyze`
-8. `publish`
-9. `notify`
+7. `render`
+8. `analyze`
+9. `publish`
+10. `notify`
 
 Execution rules:
 
 - succeeded stages are skipped unless `--force` is set;
-- `resume` starts at first non-succeeded stage;
+- `run` continues interrupted or partially completed sessions by running non-succeeded stages;
 - force rerunning a succeeded upstream stage marks succeeded downstream stages as `stale`.
 
 Single-stage execution:
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ narratio run-stage normalize 2026-04-04 --force
 
 ## Artifact Selection
 
-`--artifacts` can be used on `run`, `resume`, `run-stage`, `analyze`, and `publish`.
+`--artifacts` can be used on `run`, `run-stage`, `analyze`, and `publish`.
 
 Selection behavior:
 
@@ -244,6 +247,7 @@ Rules:
 ## Operational Caveats
 
 - Local and S3 audio modes are mutually exclusive.
-- Publish requires prerequisite stages through analyze to be succeeded.
+- Publish requires prerequisite stages through `render` and `analyze` to be succeeded.
+- Markdown publish defaults require render outputs (`transcripts/final.md` and `transcripts/final.trimmed.md`).
 - Restore requires configured object storage and committed remote current state.
 - Storage-backed commands load filesystem secrets before object-store initialization.

docs/policy/development.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Canonical contributor workflow and engineering conventions for implemented Narra
 ## Repository layout
 
 - `cmd/narratio/`: CLI entrypoint.
-- `internal/app/`: command handlers, plan/run/resume orchestration, cleanup gates, secrets loading.
+- `internal/app/`: command handlers, run/stage orchestration, cleanup gates, secrets loading.
 - `internal/config/`: strict YAML loading, defaults, and validation.
 - `internal/stage/`: stage implementations and stage registry/order.
 - `internal/adapters/`: external boundary adapters (WhisperX, Seriatim, Audita, Scriptorium, storage, notify).

docs/roadmap/documentation-stage1-audit.md

@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-# Documentation Pass: Stage 1 Audit
-
-Status: Completed (2026-05-23)
-
-## Scope Reviewed
-
-- All non-policy documentation files under `docs/`
-- `README.md`
-- Documentation references to maintained `examples/` files
-- Documentation-related expectations in tests under `internal/**`
-
-## File Inventory and Canonical Scope
-
-| File | Intended audience | Canonical scope (per policy) | Primary source-of-truth anchors |
-| --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `README.md` | Users, operators | Project orientation and links | `cmd/narratio`, `internal/app/commands.go`, docs index files |
-| `docs/cli.md` | Users, operators | CLI syntax, flags, command workflows | `internal/app/*.go`, `internal/app/*_test.go` |
-| `docs/config.md` | Operators, advanced users | Config discovery, schema, defaults, examples | `internal/config/*.go`, `internal/config/*_test.go`, `examples/*` |
-| `docs/operations.md` | Operators | Run/resume/publish/restore/cleanup workflows | `internal/app/runner.go`, `internal/app/restore*.go`, `internal/stage/archive.go`, `internal/artifacts/*.go` |
-| `docs/troubleshooting.md` | Operators | Failure diagnosis and safe fixes | `internal/app`, `internal/stage`, related tests |
-| `docs/internal/README.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Internal docs index and scope boundaries | `docs/internal/*.md`, policy docs |
-| `docs/internal/adapters.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Adapter boundaries and ownership | `internal/adapters/*`, `internal/stage/*` |
-| `docs/internal/artifacts.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Artifact catalog and source resolution contracts | `internal/artifacts/*`, `internal/stage/analyze.go`, `internal/stage/prepare_previous.go` |
-| `docs/internal/command-restore.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Restore command architecture and contracts | `internal/app/restore*.go`, `internal/app/restore*_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/manifest.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Session/run manifest contracts and transitions | `internal/manifest/*`, `internal/app/runner.go`, `internal/stage/*` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-prepare.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Prepare stage IO and invariants | `internal/stage/prepare.go`, `internal/stage/prepare*_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-transcribe.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Transcribe stage IO and invariants | `internal/stage/transcribe.go`, `internal/stage/transcribe_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-merge.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Merge stage IO and invariants | `internal/stage/merge.go`, `internal/stage/merge_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-polish.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Polish stage IO and invariants | `internal/stage/polish.go`, `internal/stage/polish_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-normalize.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Normalize stage IO and invariants | `internal/stage/normalize.go`, `internal/stage/normalize_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-trim.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Trim stage IO and invariants | `internal/stage/trim.go`, `internal/stage/trim_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-analyze.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Analyze stage artifact execution and selection | `internal/stage/analyze.go`, `internal/stage/analyze_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/stage-publish.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Publish-stage commit/upload invariants | `internal/stage/archive.go`, `internal/stage/archive_test.go` |
-| `docs/internal/storage.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Storage adapter contracts and semantics | `internal/adapters/storage/*`, `internal/app/object_store.go` |
-| `docs/internal/workspace.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Local workspace/session/run path model | `internal/artifacts/*`, `internal/app/runner.go`, `internal/stage/run_local.go` |
-| `docs/integrations/README.md` | Developers, LLM coding agents | Integration docs index | `docs/integrations/*.md` |
-| `docs/integrations/audita.md` | Developers, integration maintainers | Audita adapter contract | `internal/adapters/audita/*`, `internal/stage/polish.go` |
-| `docs/integrations/seriatim.md` | Developers, integration maintainers | Seriatim adapter contract | `internal/adapters/seriatim/*`, `internal/stage/merge.go`, `internal/stage/normalize.go`, `internal/stage/trim.go` |
-| `docs/integrations/scriptorium.md` | Developers, integration maintainers | Scriptorium adapter contract | `internal/adapters/scriptorium/*`, `internal/stage/analyze.go`, `internal/stage/trim.go` |
-| `docs/roadmap/documentation.md` | Developers, maintainers | Planning and implementation sequencing for documentation pass | N/A (planning artifact) |
-| `docs/roadmap/documentation-stage1-audit.md` | Developers, maintainers | Stage-1 inventory and source-of-truth audit record | N/A (planning artifact) |
-
-## Source-of-Truth Mapping Summary
-
-- CLI behaviors and command names are grounded in `internal/app/commands.go` and command handlers in `internal/app/*.go`.
-- Stage order and canonical stage names are grounded in `internal/stage/placeholders.go` (`prepare` -> `transcribe` -> `merge` -> `polish` -> `normalize` -> `trim` -> `analyze` -> `publish` -> `notify`).
-- Publish behavior and current-pointer commit semantics are grounded in `internal/stage/archive.go`.
-- Config schema/defaults/validation are grounded in `internal/config/*`.
-- Local/remote paths, publish keys, and workspace layout are grounded in `internal/artifacts/*`.
-- Restore behavior and report contracts are grounded in `internal/app/restore*.go`.
-- Maintained examples and schema compatibility are grounded in `examples/*` plus `internal/config/load_validate_test.go` (`TestExamplesLoadAndValidate`).
-
-## Findings
-
-### Broken or stale references
-
-1. `README.md` linked to non-existent files:
-   - `docs/development.md`
-   - `docs/architecture.md`
-2. `docs/internal/README.md` and `docs/integrations/README.md` linked to non-existent path:
-   - `docs/documentation/policy.md`
-
-Stage-1 fix applied:
-- Updated those links to existing policy docs under `docs/policy/`.
-
-### Stale terminology sweep
-
-Sweep terms used: `archive`, `promote`, `promoted`, `promote_artifacts`, `run-stage archive`.
-
-Findings:
-- User-facing docs in scope did not show obvious stale command examples requiring immediate correction.
-- Internal code and tests still contain historical `archive` identifiers while user-facing command/stage naming is `publish` (for example, `internal/stage/archive.go` type names). This is acceptable for now but should be normalized deliberately, not incidentally.
-
-Stage-1 fix applied:
-- Updated clearly stale publish-related wording in test expectation messages/comments:
-  - `internal/app/commands_test.go`
-  - `internal/app/operator_helpers_test.go`
-
-### Example path validation
-
-- All `examples/...` paths referenced from non-policy docs resolve to existing files.
-- `internal/config/load_validate_test.go` includes `TestExamplesLoadAndValidate` and points to current example files.
-
-### Roadmap leakage into current-behavior docs
-
-- No obvious roadmap-only behavior leakage found in non-roadmap docs during this sweep.
-
-### Duplicate content and scope drift
-
-- No severe duplication requiring immediate rewrite in this stage.
-- Existing docs still need full content rewrite for 1.0 readiness in later stages (user/operator first, then internal/integrations), as planned.
-
-### Canonical-home inconsistency to resolve in rewrite stages
-
-- Policy canonical-home language names `docs/architecture.md` and `docs/development.md`, while current repository stores those policy documents under `docs/policy/`.
-- Stage 1 preserves repository behavior by fixing broken links to existing files. Later rewrite stages should converge canonical-home paths and references consistently across docs.
-
-## Stage-1 Completion Check
-
-Completed for this stage:
-- Full non-policy file inventory with audience and scope mapping.
-- Source-of-truth crosswalk to code/tests.
-- Stale-term, link, and example-path sweeps.
-- Documentation-related stale test wording corrections.
-- Minimal fixes only; broad rewrites intentionally deferred.

docs/roadmap/documentation.md

@@ -1,237 +0,0 @@
-# Roadmap: 1.0 Documentation Pass
-
-Status: Completed (2026-05-23)
-
-## Goal
-
-Prepare Narratio documentation for a 1.0 release by reviewing and rewriting
-every non-policy document under `docs/` against the implemented codebase.
-
-The finished documentation set should be accurate, concise, complete for its
-audience, and compliant with:
-
-- `docs/policy/documentation.md`
-- `docs/policy/architecture.md`
-- `docs/policy/development.md`
-
-Do not modify files under `docs/policy/` during this pass.
-
-Current behavior belongs in canonical docs. Future, planned, aspirational, or
-unimplemented behavior belongs only under `docs/roadmap/`.
-
-## Scope
-
-In scope:
-
-- `docs/*.md`
-- `docs/internal/*.md`
-- `docs/integrations/*.md`
-- `docs/roadmap/*.md`
-- documentation references to files under `examples/`
-- test expectation fixes when the documentation review exposes stale or
-  incorrect doc/example/path expectations
-
-Out of scope:
-
-- product/runtime code changes
-- feature implementation
-- edits under `docs/policy/`
-- adding roadmap behavior to current-behavior docs before that behavior is
-  implemented
-
-## Implementation Stages
-
-### Stage 1: Inventory and Source-of-Truth Audit
-
-Status: Completed (2026-05-23)
-
-Create a file-by-file inventory of all non-policy docs before rewriting.
-
-Implementation requirements:
-
-- List every non-policy documentation file and assign its intended audience.
-- Identify each document's canonical scope using `docs/policy/documentation.md`.
-- Compare docs against the current code and tests, especially:
-  - `internal/app`
-  - `internal/config`
-  - `internal/stage`
-  - `internal/artifacts`
-  - `examples`
-  - relevant tests under `internal/**`
-- Record stale terminology, broken links, stale example paths, duplicate
-  content, and roadmap-only behavior that leaked into current-behavior docs.
-- Record stale test expectations related to docs, examples, paths, or command
-  text.
-- Do not rewrite content in this stage except obvious broken links or test
-  corrections needed to make documentation validation meaningful.
-
-Acceptance criteria:
-
-- The rewrite has a concrete file inventory and source-of-truth map.
-- The team knows which docs are canonical and which should link elsewhere.
-- Known stale terms and broken references are identified before broad edits.
-
-### Stage 2: User and Operator Docs
-
-Status: Completed (2026-05-23)
-
-Rewrite the user-facing and operator-facing docs first.
-
-Implementation requirements:
-
-- Rewrite these docs as fresh, concise current-behavior references:
-  - `README.md`, if present
-  - `docs/cli.md`
-  - `docs/config.md`
-  - `docs/operations.md`
-  - `docs/troubleshooting.md`
-- Verify every command, flag, config field, discovery rule, path, and workflow
-  against implemented behavior.
-- Cover implemented 1.0 behavior, including:
-  - campaign registry selection;
-  - concrete session loading and template-driven `session init`;
-  - session-oriented helper commands;
-  - clean, restore, analyze, and publish workflows;
-  - artifact selection behavior;
-  - locks and published output behavior;
-  - workspace, spool, and cache behavior;
-  - secrets loading and S3-backed operation.
-- Keep examples short and link to maintained files under `examples/` instead
-  of duplicating large config blocks.
-- Fix tests only when they assert stale doc paths, example paths, command
-  names, or current-behavior text.
-
-Acceptance criteria:
-
-- User/operator docs are task-oriented and match actual CLI/config behavior.
-- Current-behavior docs do not depend on roadmaps for normal usage.
-- No current-behavior doc describes unimplemented roadmap items.
-
-### Stage 3: Internal Developer Docs
-
-Status: Completed (2026-05-23)
-
-Rewrite implemented internal component docs after public docs stabilize.
-
-Implementation requirements:
-
-- Rewrite:
-  - `docs/internal/README.md`
-  - `docs/internal/adapters.md`
-  - `docs/internal/artifacts.md`
-  - `docs/internal/command-restore.md`
-  - `docs/internal/manifest.md`
-  - `docs/internal/stage-*.md`
-  - `docs/internal/storage.md`
-  - `docs/internal/workspace.md`
-- Verify stage docs against current stage names, stage ordering, manifest
-  records, declared inputs/outputs, adapters, path helpers, storage behavior,
-  publish/current-state behavior, restore behavior, cache behavior, and
-  workspace cleanup.
-- Keep implementation details in `docs/internal/`, not in user-facing docs.
-- Avoid turning internal docs into duplicate config or CLI references; link to
-  canonical docs when needed.
-
-Acceptance criteria:
-
-- Internal docs are accurate enough for developers and LLM coding agents to
-  change the system safely.
-- Stage and adapter boundaries match `docs/policy/architecture.md`.
-- Manifest, path, storage, and publish invariants are explicit and current.
-
-### Stage 4: Integrations and Examples
-
-Status: Completed (2026-05-23)
-
-Review integration docs and maintained examples after core docs are rewritten.
-
-Implementation requirements:
-
-- Rewrite:
-  - `docs/integrations/README.md`
-  - `docs/integrations/audita.md`
-  - `docs/integrations/scriptorium.md`
-  - `docs/integrations/seriatim.md`
-- Verify integration docs against current adapter contracts and expected
-  downstream tool behavior.
-- Confirm every referenced example file exists.
-- Confirm examples match current schema and command usage.
-- Run or rely on example validation tests.
-- Fix tests when they reference moved, renamed, or intentionally retired
-  examples.
-
-Acceptance criteria:
-
-- Integration docs describe only implemented adapter expectations.
-- Maintained examples are valid, secret-free, and linked from canonical docs.
-- Example validation tests reflect the documented example set.
-
-### Stage 5: Roadmap Cleanup and Final Sweep
-
-Status: Completed (2026-05-23)
-
-Clean up roadmap state and run final documentation validation.
-
-Implementation requirements:
-
-- Review `docs/roadmap/**` for implemented items that should be marked
-  implemented, retired, or left planned.
-- Keep historical and planned behavior in roadmaps only.
-- Run final link/path/term sweeps.
-- Run validation commands:
-  - `go test ./internal/config -run TestExamplesLoadAndValidate -v`
-  - `go test ./internal/app -run TestExecute -v`
-  - `go test ./...`
-
-Acceptance criteria:
-
-- All non-policy docs are current for the 1.0 release.
-- Roadmaps do not serve as required user/operator documentation.
-- Tests pass after allowed documentation-related test expectation fixes.
-
-## Required Checks
-
-Run searches for stale terminology and references during the pass.
-
-Stale terminology:
-
-- `archive`
-- `promote`
-- `promoted`
-- `promote_artifacts`
-- legacy campaign path/discovery language
-- old transcript names and paths
-- removed CLI commands or aliases
-
-Broken or stale references:
-
-- missing local doc links;
-- stale `examples/` paths;
-- stale internal doc filenames;
-- references to `docs/policy/**` as editable targets;
-- command examples that no longer match the CLI.
-
-Policy checks:
-
-- Current-behavior docs mention only implemented behavior.
-- Planned behavior appears only under `docs/roadmap/`.
-- Docs do not expose raw secrets or recommend storing secrets in config.
-- Docs use canonical homes:
-  - `docs/config.md` for config schema;
-  - `docs/cli.md` for command syntax;
-  - `docs/operations.md` for operator workflows;
-  - `docs/troubleshooting.md` for failure diagnosis;
-  - `docs/internal/` for implementation contracts;
-  - `docs/integrations/` for downstream tool integration notes;
-  - `docs/roadmap/` for future work.
-
-## Assumptions
-
-- `docs/policy/**` is read-only for this documentation pass.
-- This pass is for 1.0 release readiness, not feature implementation.
-- Product and runtime code changes are out of scope.
-- Test fixes are in scope when they correct stale documentation, example, path,
-  command, or current-behavior expectations uncovered during the review.
-- Roadmap files may remain as planning and historical records.
-- Current-behavior docs must be sufficient for normal use without requiring
-  readers to consult roadmaps.

docs/troubleshooting.md

@@ -217,6 +217,33 @@ Safe fix:
 - correct publish source/destination rules;
 - retry after storage failure is resolved.
 
+## Render markdown source missing
+
+Symptom:
+
+- analyze or publish fails because `narratio.transcript.final_markdown` or `narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown` is unavailable.
+
+Likely causes:
+
+- render stage was not executed after transcript changes;
+- render stage failed before producing canonical markdown outputs.
+
+Diagnostics:
+
+```bash
+narratio session status 2026-04-04
+narratio run-stage render 2026-04-04 --force
+```
+
+Safe fix:
+
+- rerun render and then retry downstream stage(s):
+
+```bash
+narratio run-stage render 2026-04-04 --force
+narratio run-stage analyze 2026-04-04 --force
+```
+
 ## Secrets or storage credential failure
 
 Symptom:

examples/campaigns/sample-campaign/campaign.yml

@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml

examples/campaigns/sample-campaign/party.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- name: Example Hero
+  type: pc

examples/campaigns/sample-campaign/players.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- name: Example Player
+  role: player

examples/pipeline.full.annotated.yml

@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ publish:
     - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed
       dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.json
       required: true
+    - source: narratio.transcript.final_markdown
+      dest: transcripts/final.md
+      required: true
+    - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown
+      dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.md
+      required: true
     - source: narratio.artifact.session_recap
       dest: artifacts/session_recap.md
       required: true
@@ -104,17 +110,16 @@ normalize:
   report: true
 
 trim:
-  # Keep disabled unless bounds prompt integration is configured.
-  enabled: false
+  # Optional; defaults shown explicitly.
+  enabled: true
   output_path: transcripts/final.trimmed.json
   bounds:
     prompt_id: dnd.session_bounds
-    profile_id: local-fast
+    profile_id: ""
     transcript_input_name: transcript
-    output_path: reports/session_bounds.json
+    output_path: artifacts/session_bounds.json
     timeout: 10m
     render_debug: false
-    render_output_path: reports/session_bounds.render.json
   seriatim:
     report: false
 
@@ -138,6 +143,15 @@ scriptorium:
         previous_recap:
           source: narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap
           required: false
+        players:
+          source: narratio.input.players
+          required: true
+        party:
+          source: narratio.input.party
+          required: true
+        glossary:
+          source: narratio.input.glossary
+          required: false
       vars:
         session_id: true
         session_date: true

examples/pipeline.production.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ publish:
     - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed
       dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.json
       required: true
+    - source: narratio.transcript.final_markdown
+      dest: transcripts/final.md
+      required: true
+    - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown
+      dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.md
+      required: true
     - source: narratio.artifact.session_recap
       dest: artifacts/session_recap.md
       required: true
@@ -65,9 +71,6 @@ normalize:
   output_schema: seriatim-intermediate
   report: true
 
-trim:
-  enabled: false
-
 scriptorium:
   binary: scriptorium
   config_path: /usr/local/etc/scriptorium/config.yml
@@ -87,6 +90,15 @@ scriptorium:
         previous_recap:
           source: narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap
           required: false
+        players:
+          source: narratio.input.players
+          required: true
+        party:
+          source: narratio.input.party
+          required: true
+        glossary:
+          source: narratio.input.glossary
+          required: false
       vars:
         session_id: true
         session_date: true

internal/adapters/seriatim/fake.go

@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ func (n *NoopRunner) Normalize(ctx context.Context, req NormalizeRequest) (Norma
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// Render returns the requested output path with placeholder metadata.
+func (n *NoopRunner) Render(ctx context.Context, req RenderRequest) (RenderResult, error) {
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return RenderResult{}, err
+	}
+	if err := materializeRenderPlaceholders(req); err != nil {
+		return RenderResult{}, err
+	}
+	return RenderResult{
+		OutputRenderedPath:  req.OutputRenderedPath,
+		StdoutLogPath:       req.StdoutLogPath,
+		StderrLogPath:       req.StderrLogPath,
+		GeneratedConfigPath: req.GeneratedConfigPath,
+		InvokedBinary:       "noop",
+		Format:              req.Format,
+		Title:               req.Title,
+		Metadata:            map[string]any{"placeholder": true},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // FakeRunner captures merge requests and returns deterministic responses.
 type FakeRunner struct {
 	Requests          []MergeRequest
@@ -79,6 +99,9 @@ type FakeRunner struct {
 	TrimRequests      []TrimRequest
 	TrimErr           error
 	TrimResult        TrimResult
+	RenderRequests    []RenderRequest
+	RenderErr         error
+	RenderResult      RenderResult
 }
 
 // Run records request and returns configured response.
@@ -195,6 +218,46 @@ func (f *FakeRunner) Normalize(ctx context.Context, req NormalizeRequest) (Norma
 	return res, nil
 }
 
+// Render records request and returns configured response.
+func (f *FakeRunner) Render(ctx context.Context, req RenderRequest) (RenderResult, error) {
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return RenderResult{}, err
+	}
+	f.RenderRequests = append(f.RenderRequests, req)
+	if f.RenderErr != nil {
+		return RenderResult{}, f.RenderErr
+	}
+	if err := materializeRenderPlaceholders(req); err != nil {
+		return RenderResult{}, err
+	}
+	res := f.RenderResult
+	if res.OutputRenderedPath == "" {
+		res.OutputRenderedPath = req.OutputRenderedPath
+	}
+	if res.StdoutLogPath == "" {
+		res.StdoutLogPath = req.StdoutLogPath
+	}
+	if res.StderrLogPath == "" {
+		res.StderrLogPath = req.StderrLogPath
+	}
+	if res.GeneratedConfigPath == "" {
+		res.GeneratedConfigPath = req.GeneratedConfigPath
+	}
+	if res.InvokedBinary == "" {
+		res.InvokedBinary = "fake"
+	}
+	if res.Format == "" {
+		res.Format = req.Format
+	}
+	if res.Title == "" {
+		res.Title = req.Title
+	}
+	if res.Metadata == nil {
+		res.Metadata = map[string]any{"fake": true}
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
 func materializePlaceholders(req MergeRequest) error {
 	if req.OutputMergedTranscriptPath != "" {
 		if err := subprocess.WriteFileAtomic(req.OutputMergedTranscriptPath, []byte(`{"schema":"seriatim.intermediate.v1","segments":[]}`), 0o644); err != nil {
@@ -301,3 +364,39 @@ func materializeNormalizePlaceholders(req NormalizeRequest) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func materializeRenderPlaceholders(req RenderRequest) error {
+	if req.OutputRenderedPath != "" {
+		if err := subprocess.WriteFileAtomic(req.OutputRenderedPath, []byte("# Transcript\n\nRendered markdown placeholder.\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("write rendered transcript %q: %w", req.OutputRenderedPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if req.GeneratedConfigPath != "" {
+		payload := map[string]any{
+			"schema":              "seriatim.generated.v1",
+			"placeholder":         true,
+			"command":             "render",
+			"input_path":          req.InputTranscriptPath,
+			"output_path":         req.OutputRenderedPath,
+			"format":              req.Format,
+			"title":               req.Title,
+			"include_timestamps":  req.IncludeTimestamps,
+			"include_segment_ids": req.IncludeSegmentIDs,
+			"include_metadata":    req.IncludeMetadata,
+		}
+		if err := subprocess.WriteYAMLAtomic(req.GeneratedConfigPath, payload, 0o644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("write generated config %q: %w", req.GeneratedConfigPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if req.StdoutLogPath != "" {
+		if err := subprocess.WriteFileAtomic(req.StdoutLogPath, []byte("seriatim noop/fake render stdout placeholder\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("write stdout log %q: %w", req.StdoutLogPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if req.StderrLogPath != "" {
+		if err := subprocess.WriteFileAtomic(req.StderrLogPath, []byte("seriatim noop/fake render stderr placeholder\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("write stderr log %q: %w", req.StderrLogPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/adapters/seriatim/fake_test.go

@@ -148,3 +148,58 @@ func TestFakeRunnerNormalizeError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFakeRunnerRenderCapturesRequestAndReturnsPath(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &FakeRunner{}
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	req := RenderRequest{
+		GeneratedConfigPath: filepath.Join(dir, "config", "seriatim.render.yml"),
+		InputTranscriptPath: filepath.Join(dir, "transcripts", "final.trimmed.json"),
+		OutputRenderedPath:  filepath.Join(dir, "transcripts", "final.trimmed.md"),
+		Format:              "markdown",
+		Title:               "Session render",
+		IncludeTimestamps:   true,
+		IncludeSegmentIDs:   false,
+		IncludeMetadata:     true,
+		StdoutLogPath:       filepath.Join(dir, "logs", "seriatim.render.stdout.log"),
+		StderrLogPath:       filepath.Join(dir, "logs", "seriatim.render.stderr.log"),
+	}
+
+	res, err := fake.Render(context.Background(), req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(fake.RenderRequests) != 1 || fake.RenderRequests[0].GeneratedConfigPath == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("render requests = %#v, want captured request", fake.RenderRequests)
+	}
+	if res.OutputRenderedPath != req.OutputRenderedPath {
+		t.Fatalf("rendered path = %q, want %q", res.OutputRenderedPath, req.OutputRenderedPath)
+	}
+	if res.Format != req.Format {
+		t.Fatalf("format = %q, want %q", res.Format, req.Format)
+	}
+	if res.Title != req.Title {
+		t.Fatalf("title = %q, want %q", res.Title, req.Title)
+	}
+
+	cfgData, err := os.ReadFile(req.GeneratedConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read generated config: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(cfgData), "command: render") {
+		t.Fatalf("generated config = %q, want render command marker", string(cfgData))
+	}
+	for _, path := range []string{req.StdoutLogPath, req.StderrLogPath, req.OutputRenderedPath} {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected file %q to exist: %v", path, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFakeRunnerRenderError(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &FakeRunner{RenderErr: errors.New("boom")}
+	_, err := fake.Render(context.Background(), RenderRequest{})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+}

internal/adapters/seriatim/runner.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package seriatim declares the adapter contract for transcript merge/normalize/trim execution.
+// Package seriatim declares the adapter contract for transcript merge/normalize/trim/render execution.
 package seriatim
 
 import (
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// Runner is the adapter boundary for seriatim merge/normalize/trim invocations.
+// Runner is the adapter boundary for seriatim merge/normalize/trim/render invocations.
 type Runner interface {
 	Run(ctx context.Context, req MergeRequest) (MergeResult, error)
 	Normalize(ctx context.Context, req NormalizeRequest) (NormalizeResult, error)
 	Trim(ctx context.Context, req TrimRequest) (TrimResult, error)
+	Render(ctx context.Context, req RenderRequest) (RenderResult, error)
 }
 
 // MergeRequest describes a seriatim merge invocation.
@@ -90,3 +91,33 @@ type TrimResult struct {
 	KeepSelector        string
 	Metadata            map[string]any
 }
+
+// RenderRequest describes a seriatim render invocation.
+type RenderRequest struct {
+	Binary              string
+	InputTranscriptPath string
+	OutputRenderedPath  string
+	Format              string
+	Title               string
+	IncludeTimestamps   bool
+	IncludeSegmentIDs   bool
+	IncludeMetadata     bool
+	StdoutLogPath       string
+	StderrLogPath       string
+	GeneratedConfigPath string
+	Timeout             time.Duration
+}
+
+// RenderResult describes a render output.
+type RenderResult struct {
+	OutputRenderedPath  string
+	StdoutLogPath       string
+	StderrLogPath       string
+	GeneratedConfigPath string
+	ExitCode            int
+	Duration            time.Duration
+	InvokedBinary       string
+	Format              string
+	Title               string
+	Metadata            map[string]any
+}

internal/adapters/seriatim/subprocess.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/subprocess"
 )
@@ -384,6 +385,96 @@ func (r *SubprocessRunner) Normalize(ctx context.Context, req NormalizeRequest)
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// Render executes Seriatim render with deterministic flags and validates non-empty text output.
+func (r *SubprocessRunner) Render(ctx context.Context, req RenderRequest) (RenderResult, error) {
+	if r == nil {
+		return RenderResult{}, fmt.Errorf("seriatim subprocess runner is nil")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.InputTranscriptPath) == "" {
+		return RenderResult{}, fmt.Errorf("seriatim render input path is required")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.OutputRenderedPath) == "" {
+		return RenderResult{}, fmt.Errorf("seriatim render output path is required")
+	}
+	format := strings.TrimSpace(req.Format)
+	if format == "" {
+		format = "markdown"
+	}
+	if format != "markdown" {
+		return RenderResult{}, fmt.Errorf("seriatim render format %q is unsupported", req.Format)
+	}
+
+	binary := r.binary
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.Binary) != "" {
+		binary = strings.TrimSpace(req.Binary)
+	}
+
+	timeout := r.timeout
+	if req.Timeout < 0 {
+		return RenderResult{}, fmt.Errorf("seriatim render timeout must be >= 0")
+	}
+	if req.Timeout > 0 {
+		timeout = req.Timeout
+	}
+
+	args := buildRenderArgs(req, format)
+	if req.GeneratedConfigPath != "" {
+		if err := writeRenderInvocationConfig(req, args, binary, timeout, format); err != nil {
+			return RenderResult{}, fmt.Errorf("write seriatim render invocation config %q: %w", req.GeneratedConfigPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	runRes, err := subprocess.Run(ctx, subprocess.RunRequest{
+		Executable:    binary,
+		Args:          args,
+		Timeout:       timeout,
+		StdoutLogPath: req.StdoutLogPath,
+		StderrLogPath: req.StderrLogPath,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return RenderResult{
+			OutputRenderedPath:  req.OutputRenderedPath,
+			StdoutLogPath:       req.StdoutLogPath,
+			StderrLogPath:       req.StderrLogPath,
+			GeneratedConfigPath: req.GeneratedConfigPath,
+			ExitCode:            runRes.ExitCode,
+			Duration:            runRes.Duration,
+			InvokedBinary:       binary,
+			Format:              format,
+			Title:               req.Title,
+		}, fmt.Errorf("run seriatim render (binary=%q): %w", binary, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := validateNonEmptyTextFile(req.OutputRenderedPath); err != nil {
+		return RenderResult{
+			OutputRenderedPath:  req.OutputRenderedPath,
+			StdoutLogPath:       req.StdoutLogPath,
+			StderrLogPath:       req.StderrLogPath,
+			GeneratedConfigPath: req.GeneratedConfigPath,
+			ExitCode:            runRes.ExitCode,
+			Duration:            runRes.Duration,
+			InvokedBinary:       binary,
+			Format:              format,
+			Title:               req.Title,
+		}, fmt.Errorf("validate seriatim rendered output %q: %w", req.OutputRenderedPath, err)
+	}
+
+	return RenderResult{
+		OutputRenderedPath:  req.OutputRenderedPath,
+		StdoutLogPath:       req.StdoutLogPath,
+		StderrLogPath:       req.StderrLogPath,
+		GeneratedConfigPath: req.GeneratedConfigPath,
+		ExitCode:            runRes.ExitCode,
+		Duration:            runRes.Duration,
+		InvokedBinary:       binary,
+		Format:              format,
+		Title:               req.Title,
+		Metadata: map[string]any{
+			"adapter": "seriatim_subprocess",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (r *SubprocessRunner) buildMergeArgs(req MergeRequest) []string {
 	args := []string{"merge"}
 
@@ -480,6 +571,22 @@ func buildNormalizeArgs(req NormalizeRequest, outputSchema string) []string {
 	return args
 }
 
+func buildRenderArgs(req RenderRequest, format string) []string {
+	args := []string{
+		"render",
+		"--input-file", req.InputTranscriptPath,
+		"--output-file", req.OutputRenderedPath,
+		"--format", format,
+		"--include-timestamps=" + strconv.FormatBool(req.IncludeTimestamps),
+		"--include-segment-ids=" + strconv.FormatBool(req.IncludeSegmentIDs),
+		"--include-metadata=" + strconv.FormatBool(req.IncludeMetadata),
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.Title) != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--title", req.Title)
+	}
+	return args
+}
+
 func writeTrimInvocationConfig(req TrimRequest, args []string, binary string, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	payload := map[string]any{
 		"schema":        "seriatim.generated.v1",
@@ -509,6 +616,24 @@ func writeNormalizeInvocationConfig(req NormalizeRequest, args []string, binary
 	return subprocess.WriteYAMLAtomic(req.GeneratedConfigPath, payload, 0o644)
 }
 
+func writeRenderInvocationConfig(req RenderRequest, args []string, binary string, timeout time.Duration, format string) error {
+	payload := map[string]any{
+		"schema":              "seriatim.generated.v1",
+		"command":             "render",
+		"binary":              binary,
+		"args":                args,
+		"timeout":             timeout.String(),
+		"input_path":          req.InputTranscriptPath,
+		"output_path":         req.OutputRenderedPath,
+		"format":              format,
+		"title":               req.Title,
+		"include_timestamps":  req.IncludeTimestamps,
+		"include_segment_ids": req.IncludeSegmentIDs,
+		"include_metadata":    req.IncludeMetadata,
+	}
+	return subprocess.WriteYAMLAtomic(req.GeneratedConfigPath, payload, 0o644)
+}
+
 func validateJSONFile(path string) error {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -541,3 +666,20 @@ func validateJSONFileWithSegments(path string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func validateNonEmptyTextFile(path string) error {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read file: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("file is empty")
+	}
+	if !utf8.Valid(data) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("file is not valid utf-8 text")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(string(data)) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("file has no non-whitespace content")
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/adapters/seriatim/subprocess_test.go

@@ -569,6 +569,156 @@ func TestSubprocessRunnerNormalizeInvalidReportJSONFails(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSubprocessRunnerRenderSuccessInvocationAndProvenance(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("helper wrapper script uses /bin/sh")
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_SERIATIM_HELPER", "1")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_MODE", "render_success")
+	recordPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "record.json")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_RECORD_PATH", recordPath)
+
+	wrapper := writeHelperWrapper(t)
+	runner := mustRunner(t, wrapper, false)
+	req := renderReqForTest(t)
+
+	res, err := runner.Render(context.Background(), req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if res.OutputRenderedPath != req.OutputRenderedPath {
+		t.Fatalf("OutputRenderedPath = %q, want %q", res.OutputRenderedPath, req.OutputRenderedPath)
+	}
+	if res.Format != req.Format {
+		t.Fatalf("Format = %q, want %q", res.Format, req.Format)
+	}
+	if res.Title != req.Title {
+		t.Fatalf("Title = %q, want %q", res.Title, req.Title)
+	}
+	if res.InvokedBinary != wrapper {
+		t.Fatalf("InvokedBinary = %q, want %q", res.InvokedBinary, wrapper)
+	}
+	if res.ExitCode != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("ExitCode = %d, want 0", res.ExitCode)
+	}
+	if res.Duration <= 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Duration = %s, want >0", res.Duration)
+	}
+	if res.Metadata == nil || res.Metadata["adapter"] != "seriatim_subprocess" {
+		t.Fatalf("Metadata = %#v, want adapter marker", res.Metadata)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(req.OutputRenderedPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rendered output missing: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(req.StdoutLogPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout log missing: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(req.StderrLogPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr log missing: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(req.GeneratedConfigPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("generated config missing: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	rec := readHelperRecord(t, recordPath)
+	wantArgs := []string{
+		"render",
+		"--input-file", req.InputTranscriptPath,
+		"--output-file", req.OutputRenderedPath,
+		"--format", req.Format,
+		"--include-timestamps=true",
+		"--include-segment-ids=true",
+		"--include-metadata=false",
+		"--title", req.Title,
+	}
+	if strings.Join(rec.Args, "\n") != strings.Join(wantArgs, "\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("args = %#v, want %#v", rec.Args, wantArgs)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubprocessRunnerRenderWithoutTitleOmitsTitleArg(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("helper wrapper script uses /bin/sh")
+	}
+	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_SERIATIM_HELPER", "1")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_MODE", "render_success")
+	recordPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "record.json")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_RECORD_PATH", recordPath)
+
+	runner := mustRunner(t, writeHelperWrapper(t), false)
+	req := renderReqForTest(t)
+	req.Title = ""
+	if _, err := runner.Render(context.Background(), req); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Render() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	rec := readHelperRecord(t, recordPath)
+	for i := 0; i < len(rec.Args); i++ {
+		if rec.Args[i] == "--title" {
+			t.Fatalf("args = %#v, did not expect --title", rec.Args)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubprocessRunnerRenderSubprocessFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("helper wrapper script uses /bin/sh")
+	}
+	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_SERIATIM_HELPER", "1")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_MODE", "fail")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_RECORD_PATH", filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "record.json"))
+
+	runner := mustRunner(t, writeHelperWrapper(t), false)
+	req := renderReqForTest(t)
+	_, err := runner.Render(context.Background(), req)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Render() error = nil, want non-nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "run seriatim render") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want subprocess context", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubprocessRunnerRenderMissingOutputFails(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("helper wrapper script uses /bin/sh")
+	}
+	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_SERIATIM_HELPER", "1")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_MODE", "missing_output")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_RECORD_PATH", filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "record.json"))
+
+	runner := mustRunner(t, writeHelperWrapper(t), false)
+	req := renderReqForTest(t)
+	_, err := runner.Render(context.Background(), req)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Render() error = nil, want non-nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "validate seriatim rendered output") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want output validation context", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubprocessRunnerRenderEmptyOutputFails(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("helper wrapper script uses /bin/sh")
+	}
+	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_SERIATIM_HELPER", "1")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_MODE", "render_empty_output")
+	t.Setenv("SERIATIM_HELPER_RECORD_PATH", filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "record.json"))
+
+	runner := mustRunner(t, writeHelperWrapper(t), false)
+	req := renderReqForTest(t)
+	_, err := runner.Render(context.Background(), req)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Render() error = nil, want non-nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "file is empty") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want empty-file validation", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSubprocessRunnerConstructorValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := NewSubprocessRunnerFromConfigValues("", "10m", "seriatim-intermediate", nil, true, EnvConfig{})
 	if err == nil {
@@ -702,6 +852,14 @@ func TestSeriatimSubprocessHelper(t *testing.T) {
 	case "normalize_report_missing":
 		writeSeriatimHelperFile(outputPath, `{"schema":"seriatim.intermediate.v1","segments":[]}`)
 		os.Exit(0)
+	case "render_success":
+		writeSeriatimHelperFile(outputPath, "# Rendered transcript\n\nHello.\n")
+		_, _ = os.Stdout.WriteString("seriatim helper render stdout\n")
+		_, _ = os.Stderr.WriteString("seriatim helper render stderr\n")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	case "render_empty_output":
+		writeSeriatimHelperFile(outputPath, "")
+		os.Exit(0)
 	default:
 		_, _ = os.Stderr.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("unknown helper mode %q\n", mode))
 		os.Exit(2)
@@ -777,6 +935,25 @@ func normalizeReqForTest(t *testing.T, withReport bool) NormalizeRequest {
 	return req
 }
 
+func renderReqForTest(t *testing.T) RenderRequest {
+	t.Helper()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	input := filepath.Join(dir, "final.trimmed.json")
+	writeSeriatimFile(t, input, `{"schema":"seriatim.intermediate.v1","segments":[]}`)
+	return RenderRequest{
+		InputTranscriptPath: input,
+		OutputRenderedPath:  filepath.Join(dir, "final.trimmed.md"),
+		Format:              "markdown",
+		Title:               "Session 42",
+		IncludeTimestamps:   true,
+		IncludeSegmentIDs:   true,
+		IncludeMetadata:     false,
+		GeneratedConfigPath: filepath.Join(dir, "seriatim.render.generated.yml"),
+		StdoutLogPath:       filepath.Join(dir, "seriatim.render.stdout.log"),
+		StderrLogPath:       filepath.Join(dir, "seriatim.render.stderr.log"),
+	}
+}
+
 func mustRunner(t *testing.T, binary string, report bool) *SubprocessRunner {
 	t.Helper()
 	coalesce := 3.0

internal/adapters/storage/archive.go

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Package storage declares archive/storage backend adapter boundaries.
-package storage
-
-import "context"
-
-// TODO: implement remote storage/archive backends (S3/SFTP/etc.).
-
-// Backend is the adapter boundary for archive/storage operations.
-type Backend interface {
-	Archive(ctx context.Context, req ArchiveRequest) (ArchiveResult, error)
-}
-
-// ArchiveItem describes one item to archive.
-type ArchiveItem struct {
-	Kind      string
-	LocalPath string
-	RemoteKey string
-}
-
-// ArchiveRequest describes one archive operation.
-type ArchiveRequest struct {
-	SessionID    string
-	ManifestPath string
-	Items        []ArchiveItem
-}
-
-// ArchiveResult describes archive operation output.
-type ArchiveResult struct {
-	Archived []ArchiveItem
-	Metadata map[string]any
-}

internal/adapters/storage/fake.go

@@ -10,23 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// NoopBackend is a deterministic no-op archive/storage adapter.
-type NoopBackend struct{}
-
-// Archive returns the requested items as archived with placeholder metadata.
-func (n *NoopBackend) Archive(ctx context.Context, req ArchiveRequest) (ArchiveResult, error) {
-	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-		return ArchiveResult{}, err
-	}
-	return ArchiveResult{Archived: append([]ArchiveItem(nil), req.Items...), Metadata: map[string]any{"placeholder": true}}, nil
-}
-
-// FakeBackend captures archive requests and returns deterministic responses.
+// FakeBackend provides a deterministic in-memory object store for tests.
 type FakeBackend struct {
-	Requests []ArchiveRequest
-	Err      error
-	Result   ArchiveResult
-
 	Objects   map[string]FakeObject
 	Uploads   []FakeUploadCall
 	Downloads []FakeDownloadCall
@@ -50,25 +35,6 @@ type FakeDownloadCall struct {
 	LocalPath string
 }
 
-// Archive records request and returns configured response.
-func (f *FakeBackend) Archive(ctx context.Context, req ArchiveRequest) (ArchiveResult, error) {
-	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-		return ArchiveResult{}, err
-	}
-	f.Requests = append(f.Requests, req)
-	if f.Err != nil {
-		return ArchiveResult{}, f.Err
-	}
-	res := f.Result
-	if res.Archived == nil {
-		res.Archived = append([]ArchiveItem(nil), req.Items...)
-	}
-	if res.Metadata == nil {
-		res.Metadata = map[string]any{"fake": true}
-	}
-	return res, nil
-}
-
 // FakeObject is a deterministic fake object-store record.
 type FakeObject struct {
 	Key          string

internal/adapters/storage/fake_test.go

@@ -9,30 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestFakeBackendCapturesRequestAndReturnsItems(t *testing.T) {
-	fake := &FakeBackend{}
-	req := ArchiveRequest{SessionID: "s1", Items: []ArchiveItem{{Kind: "artifact", LocalPath: "artifacts/log.md"}}}
-
-	res, err := fake.Archive(context.Background(), req)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Archive() error = %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(fake.Requests) != 1 || fake.Requests[0].SessionID != "s1" {
-		t.Fatalf("requests = %#v, want captured request", fake.Requests)
-	}
-	if len(res.Archived) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("archived len = %d, want 1", len(res.Archived))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestFakeBackendError(t *testing.T) {
-	fake := &FakeBackend{Err: errors.New("boom")}
-	_, err := fake.Archive(context.Background(), ArchiveRequest{})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestFakeBackendListPrefixFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 	fake := &FakeBackend{}
 	fake.SeedObject(FakeObject{Key: "dnd/campaigns/forsaken/audio/a.flac", Data: []byte("a")})

internal/adapters/storage/object_store.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// ObjectStore is a remote object storage boundary used by future prepare/archive work.
+// ObjectStore is a remote object storage boundary used by prepare, restore, and publish work.
 //
 // Key invariant:
 // callers pass full bucket-relative object keys. Backend implementations do not

internal/adapters/storage/temp_download.go

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// DownloadObjectToTemp downloads an object into a temporary file and returns
+// the cleaned local path.
+func DownloadObjectToTemp(ctx context.Context, store ObjectStore, key, pattern string) (string, error) {
+	if store == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("object store is required")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(pattern) == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("temp file pattern is required")
+	}
+
+	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp("", pattern)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("create temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	path := tmp.Name()
+	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
+		_ = os.Remove(path)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("close temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := store.Download(ctx, key, path); err != nil {
+		_ = os.Remove(path)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Clean(path), nil
+}

internal/adapters/storage/temp_download_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestDownloadObjectToTempSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &FakeBackend{}
+	store.SeedObject(FakeObject{Key: "sessions/a/current/run_id.txt", Data: []byte("run-123\n")})
+
+	path, err := DownloadObjectToTemp(context.Background(), store, "sessions/a/current/run_id.txt", "narratio-test-*.txt")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DownloadObjectToTemp() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.Remove(path) })
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(data) != "run-123\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("downloaded data = %q, want %q", string(data), "run-123\n")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDownloadObjectToTempFailedDownloadRemovesTempFile(t *testing.T) {
+	sentinel := errors.New("download failed")
+	store := &FakeBackend{DownloadErr: sentinel}
+	pattern := "narratio-test-fail-*.txt"
+	before, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "narratio-test-fail-*.txt"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Glob(before) error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	path, err := DownloadObjectToTemp(context.Background(), store, "sessions/a/current/run_id.txt", pattern)
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("DownloadObjectToTemp() error = %v, want %v", err, sentinel)
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(path) != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("DownloadObjectToTemp() path = %q, want empty on failure", path)
+	}
+	after, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "narratio-test-fail-*.txt"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Glob(after) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(after) != len(before) {
+		t.Fatalf("temp file count changed after failed download: before=%d after=%d", len(before), len(after))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDownloadObjectToTempCallerContextWrappingPreservesCause(t *testing.T) {
+	sentinel := errors.New("object missing")
+	store := &FakeBackend{DownloadErr: sentinel}
+
+	_, err := DownloadObjectToTemp(context.Background(), store, "sessions/a/current/run_id.txt", "narratio-test-*.txt")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("DownloadObjectToTemp() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	err = fmt.Errorf("download run pointer failed: %w", err)
+	if !errors.Is(err, sentinel) {
+		t.Fatalf("wrapped error does not preserve sentinel cause: %v", err)
+	}
+}

internal/adapters/whisperx/http_test.go

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestHTTPClientDoesNotRetryOnNonRetryableStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHTTPClientInvalidJSONFailsAndDoesNotPromote(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHTTPClientInvalidJSONFailsAndDoesNotInstallOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`not-json`))
 	}))

internal/app/analyze_artifacts_commands_test.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestExecuteRunStageArtifactsUnsupportedStageFails(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecuteRunStageArchivePropagatesSelectedArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecuteRunStagePublishPropagatesSelectedArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFilesWithScriptoriumArtifacts(t, workspaceRoot)
 
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ func TestRunStageArtifactsDoesNotImplyForce(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResumeArtifactsWithSucceededAnalyzeSkipsUnlessForced(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRunArtifactsWithSucceededAnalyzeSkipsUnlessForced(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFilesWithScriptoriumArtifacts(t, workspaceRoot)
 	manifestPath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, "work", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03", "manifest.json")
 
 	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
 	seed := manifest.New("2026-05-03", time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
-	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
 		seed.MarkStageSucceeded(stageName, time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 1, 0, 0, time.UTC), nil)
 	}
 	if err := store.Save(context.Background(), manifestPath, seed); err != nil {
@@ -135,16 +135,16 @@ func TestResumeArtifactsWithSucceededAnalyzeSkipsUnlessForced(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var out bytes.Buffer
-	err := Resume(
+	err := Run(
 		context.Background(),
 		[]string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath, "--artifacts", "session_recap"},
 		&out,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Resume() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Run() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "has no remaining stages") {
-		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want no remaining stages", out.String())
+	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=0 skipped=10") {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want all stages skipped", out.String())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func TestExecuteAnalyzeMissingConfigUsesRunStageLoadingPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecutePublishForceRunsArchive(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecutePublishForceRunsPublish(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFilesWithScriptoriumArtifacts(t, workspaceRoot)
 

internal/app/clean.go

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 // Clean removes local workspace/spool state while preserving durable cache
 // state unless cache cleanup is explicitly requested.
 func Clean(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
-	positionalSessionID, args := pullLeadingSessionID(args)
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("clean", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 	var flags commonConfigFlags
@@ -27,21 +26,9 @@ func Clean(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 	fs.BoolVar(&all, "all", false, "clean all local session work/spool state")
 	fs.BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "print cleanup targets without deleting")
 	fs.BoolVar(&clearCache, "clear-cache", false, "also clear durable S3 audio cache entries")
-	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("clean: invalid flags: %w", err)
-	}
-	if positionalSessionID == "" {
-		if err := applyParsedSessionIDArg("clean", fs, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("clean", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	} else {
-		if fs.NArg() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("clean: unexpected positional arguments")
-		}
-		if err := applyPositionalSessionID("clean", positionalSessionID, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	if all {
 		return cleanAllLocal(flags, dryRun, clearCache, out)
 	}
@@ -182,27 +169,13 @@ func reportCleanRootChildren(out io.Writer, root, policy string, dryRun bool) er
 }
 
 func cleanableRootChildren(root, policy string) (string, []string, error) {
-	cleanRoot := strings.TrimSpace(root)
-	if cleanRoot == "" {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: root path is required", policy)
-	}
-	rootAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanRoot)
+	rootAbs, exists, err := validateCleanRoot(root, policy)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve root %q: %w", policy, cleanRoot, err)
+		return "", nil, err
 	}
-	info, err := os.Lstat(rootAbs)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if !exists {
 		return rootAbs, nil, nil
 	}
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: stat root %q: %w", policy, rootAbs, err)
-	}
-	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to clean symlink root %q", policy, rootAbs)
-	}
-	if !info.IsDir() {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: root %q is not a directory", policy, rootAbs)
-	}
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(rootAbs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: read root %q: %w", policy, rootAbs, err)
@@ -300,46 +273,7 @@ func reportCleanScopedFile(out io.Writer, root, target, policy string, dryRun bo
 }
 
 func validateScopedFile(root, target, policy string) (scopedDir, error) {
-	cleanRoot := strings.TrimSpace(root)
-	cleanTarget := strings.TrimSpace(target)
-	if cleanRoot == "" {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: root path is required", policy)
-	}
-	if cleanTarget == "" {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: target path is required", policy)
-	}
-	rootAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanRoot)
-	if err != nil {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve root %q: %w", policy, cleanRoot, err)
-	}
-	targetAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanTarget)
-	if err != nil {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve target %q: %w", policy, cleanTarget, err)
-	}
-	rel, err := filepath.Rel(rootAbs, targetAbs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: relative path from %q to %q: %w", policy, rootAbs, targetAbs, err)
-	}
-	if rel == "." {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete root directory %q", policy, rootAbs)
-	}
-	if rel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete path outside root: root=%q target=%q", policy, rootAbs, targetAbs)
-	}
-	info, err := os.Lstat(targetAbs)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return scopedDir{RootAbs: rootAbs, TargetAbs: targetAbs, Exists: false}, nil
-		}
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: stat target %q: %w", policy, targetAbs, err)
-	}
-	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete symlink path %q", policy, targetAbs)
-	}
-	if info.IsDir() {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: target %q is a directory", policy, targetAbs)
-	}
-	return scopedDir{RootAbs: rootAbs, TargetAbs: targetAbs, Exists: true}, nil
+	return validateScopedTarget(root, target, policy, false)
 }
 
 func cleanIsFlac(path string) bool {

internal/app/cleanup_targets.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func validateScopedTarget(root, target, policy string, requireDir bool) (scopedDir, error) {
+	cleanRoot := strings.TrimSpace(root)
+	cleanTarget := strings.TrimSpace(target)
+	if cleanRoot == "" {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: root path is required", policy)
+	}
+	if cleanTarget == "" {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: target path is required", policy)
+	}
+
+	rootAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve root %q: %w", policy, cleanRoot, err)
+	}
+	targetAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanTarget)
+	if err != nil {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve target %q: %w", policy, cleanTarget, err)
+	}
+
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(rootAbs, targetAbs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: relative path from %q to %q: %w", policy, rootAbs, targetAbs, err)
+	}
+	if rel == "." {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete root directory %q", policy, rootAbs)
+	}
+	if rel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete path outside root: root=%q target=%q", policy, rootAbs, targetAbs)
+	}
+
+	info, err := os.Lstat(targetAbs)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return scopedDir{RootAbs: rootAbs, TargetAbs: targetAbs, Exists: false}, nil
+		}
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: stat target %q: %w", policy, targetAbs, err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete symlink path %q", policy, targetAbs)
+	}
+	if requireDir && !info.IsDir() {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: target %q is not a directory", policy, targetAbs)
+	}
+	if !requireDir && info.IsDir() {
+		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: target %q is a directory", policy, targetAbs)
+	}
+	return scopedDir{RootAbs: rootAbs, TargetAbs: targetAbs, Exists: true}, nil
+}
+
+func validateCleanRoot(root, policy string) (string, bool, error) {
+	cleanRoot := strings.TrimSpace(root)
+	if cleanRoot == "" {
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: root path is required", policy)
+	}
+	rootAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve root %q: %w", policy, cleanRoot, err)
+	}
+	info, err := os.Lstat(rootAbs)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return rootAbs, false, nil
+		}
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: stat root %q: %w", policy, rootAbs, err)
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to clean symlink root %q", policy, rootAbs)
+	}
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: root %q is not a directory", policy, rootAbs)
+	}
+	return rootAbs, true, nil
+}

internal/app/cleanup_targets_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestCleanValidateScopedDirAndFile(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	dirTarget := filepath.Join(root, "runs", "run-1")
+	fileTarget := filepath.Join(root, "cache", "a.flac")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dirTarget, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll(dirTarget) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(fileTarget), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll(file parent) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fileTarget, []byte("audio"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile(fileTarget) error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := validateScopedDir(root, dirTarget, "test.dir"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedDir() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := validateScopedFile(root, fileTarget, "test.file"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCleanValidateScopedTargetSafetyRules(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	outside := t.TempDir()
+	target := filepath.Join(root, "runs", "run-1")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(target, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll(target) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	fileTarget := filepath.Join(root, "cache", "a.flac")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(fileTarget), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll(file parent) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fileTarget, []byte("audio"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile(fileTarget) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	symlinkTarget := filepath.Join(root, "symlink")
+	if err := os.Symlink(target, symlinkTarget); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Symlink() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := validateScopedDir(root, root, "test.root"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "refusing to delete root directory") {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedDir(root) error = %v, want root deletion rejection", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := validateScopedDir(root, filepath.Join(outside, "x"), "test.outside"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "outside root") {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedDir(outside) error = %v, want outside-root rejection", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := validateScopedDir(root, fileTarget, "test.file-as-dir"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is not a directory") {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedDir(file) error = %v, want not-a-directory rejection", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := validateScopedFile(root, target, "test.dir-as-file"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is a directory") {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedFile(dir) error = %v, want is-a-directory rejection", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := validateScopedDir(root, symlinkTarget, "test.symlink"); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "refusing to delete symlink path") {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedDir(symlink) error = %v, want symlink rejection", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCleanableRootChildrenRejectsSymlinkChild(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	realChild := filepath.Join(root, "runs")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(realChild, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll(realChild) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.Symlink(realChild, filepath.Join(root, "link")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Symlink() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, _, err := cleanableRootChildren(root, "test.root.children")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "refusing to delete symlink path") {
+		t.Fatalf("cleanableRootChildren() error = %v, want symlink rejection", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCleanValidateScopedTargetMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	missingDir := filepath.Join(root, "runs", "missing")
+	got, err := validateScopedDir(root, missingDir, "test.missing")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedDir(missing) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.Exists {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedDir(missing).Exists = true, want false")
+	}
+
+	missingFile := filepath.Join(root, "cache", "missing.flac")
+	got, err = validateScopedFile(root, missingFile, "test.missing.file")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedFile(missing) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.Exists {
+		t.Fatalf("validateScopedFile(missing).Exists = true, want false")
+	}
+}

internal/app/commands.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-var supportedCommands = []string{"run", "run-stage", "resume", "analyze", "publish", "clean", "session"}
+var supportedCommands = []string{"run", "run-stage", "analyze", "publish", "clean", "session"}
 
 // Execute dispatches CLI commands and returns a process exit code.
 func Execute(args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ func Execute(args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 	switch cmd {
 	case "run":
 		err = Run(ctx, cmdArgs, stdout)
-	case "resume":
-		err = Resume(ctx, cmdArgs, stdout)
 	case "run-stage":
 		err = RunStage(ctx, cmdArgs, stdout)
 	case "analyze":

internal/app/commands_test.go

@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ func TestExecuteValidCommands(t *testing.T) {
 		args    []string
 		wantOut string
 	}{
-		{name: "run", args: []string{"run", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, wantOut: "narratio run: session 2026-05-03; executed=9 skipped=0; manifest="},
-		{name: "session plan", args: []string{"session", "plan", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, wantOut: "prepare: skip\ntranscribe: skip\nmerge: skip\npolish: skip\nnormalize: skip\ntrim: skip\nanalyze: skip\npublish: skip\nnotify: skip"},
+		{name: "run", args: []string{"run", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, wantOut: "narratio run: session 2026-05-03; executed=10 skipped=0; manifest="},
+		{name: "session plan", args: []string{"session", "plan", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, wantOut: "prepare: skip\ntranscribe: skip\nmerge: skip\npolish: skip\nnormalize: skip\ntrim: skip\nrender: skip\nanalyze: skip\npublish: skip\nnotify: skip"},
 		{name: "session status", args: []string{"session", "status", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, wantOut: "Session: 2026-05-03"},
-		{name: "resume", args: []string{"resume", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, wantOut: "narratio resume: session 2026-05-03 has no remaining stages"},
 		{name: "run-stage", args: []string{"run-stage", "polish", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, wantOut: "narratio run-stage: stage=polish executed=0 skipped=1 force=false; manifest="},
 	}
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ func TestExecuteMissingRequiredFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "run missing session", args: []string{"run"}, want: "run: session_id is required"},
 		{name: "plan old top-level removed", args: []string{"plan"}, want: `unknown command: "plan"`},
 		{name: "status old top-level removed", args: []string{"status"}, want: `unknown command: "status"`},
-		{name: "resume missing session", args: []string{"resume"}, want: "resume: session_id is required"},
+		{name: "resume removed", args: []string{"resume"}, want: `unknown command: "resume"`},
 		{name: "run-stage missing name", args: []string{"run-stage", "--config", "a", "--session", "b"}, want: "run-stage: expected stage name and session_id"},
 		{name: "run-stage missing session", args: []string{"run-stage", "polish"}, want: "run-stage: expected stage name and session_id"},
 		{name: "run missing config uses defaults", args: []string{"run", "2026-05-03", "--session", "session.yml"}, want: "run: no pipeline config path provided and no default pipeline config found; searched:"},
@@ -228,6 +227,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(pipelineYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline.yml: %v", err)
@@ -291,6 +292,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(pipelineYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline.yml: %v", err)
@@ -332,7 +335,7 @@ func TestExecuteUsesDefaultPipelineConfigPathWhenConfigFlagOmitted(t *testing.T)
 	if code != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want 0; stderr=%q", code, stderr.String())
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "narratio run: session 2026-05-03; executed=9 skipped=0; manifest=") {
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "narratio run: session 2026-05-03; executed=10 skipped=0; manifest=") {
 		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want successful run output", stdout.String())
 	}
 }
@@ -386,10 +389,14 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `)
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(otherDir, "speakers.yml"), "match:\n  - speaker: Alice\n    match: [\"alice\"]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(otherDir, "autocorrect.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(otherDir, "glossary.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(otherDir, "players.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(otherDir, "party.yml"), "[]\n")
 
 	var stdout bytes.Buffer
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
@@ -467,10 +474,13 @@ func writeValidConfigFiles(t *testing.T, workspaceRoot string, transcribeURL ...
 		url = transcribeURL[0]
 	}
 	seriatimBinary := writeSeriatimAppTestWrapper(t)
+	scriptoriumBinary := writeScriptoriumAppTestWrapper(t)
 	auditaBinary := writeAuditaAppTestWrapper(t)
 	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_APP_SERIATIM_HELPER", "1")
+	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_APP_SCRIPTORIUM_HELPER", "1")
 	t.Setenv("GO_WANT_APP_AUDITA_HELPER", "1")
 	t.Setenv("AUDITA_LLM_API_KEY", "test-audita-key")
+	t.Setenv("PATH", filepath.Dir(scriptoriumBinary)+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
 
 	pipelineYAML := `workspace:
   root: ` + workspaceRoot + `
@@ -515,6 +525,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(pipelineYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
@@ -533,6 +545,8 @@ inputs:
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(campaignDir, "speakers.yml"), "match:\n  - speaker: Alice\n    match: [\"alice\"]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(campaignDir, "autocorrect.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(campaignDir, "glossary.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(campaignDir, "players.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(campaignDir, "party.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "audio", "alice.flac"), "audio-bytes")
 
 	return pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath
@@ -546,6 +560,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(campaignPath, []byte(campaignYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write campaign.yml: %v", err)
@@ -592,6 +608,60 @@ func writeSeriatimAppTestWrapper(t *testing.T) string {
 	return path
 }
 
+func writeScriptoriumAppTestWrapper(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	exe, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("os.Executable() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "scriptorium")
+	content := "#!/bin/sh\nexec \"" + exe + "\" -test.run=TestScriptoriumAppHelper -- \"$@\"\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile(%q): %v", path, err)
+	}
+	return path
+}
+
+func TestScriptoriumAppHelper(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("GO_WANT_APP_SCRIPTORIUM_HELPER") != "1" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	args := os.Args
+	start := -1
+	for i := range args {
+		if args[i] == "--" {
+			start = i + 1
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if start < 0 || start >= len(args) {
+		_, _ = os.Stderr.WriteString("missing -- args separator\n")
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	runArgs := args[start:]
+
+	outputPath := appSeriatimFlagValue(runArgs, "--out")
+	if strings.TrimSpace(outputPath) == "" {
+		outputPath = appSeriatimFlagValue(runArgs, "--output")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(outputPath) == "" {
+		_, _ = os.Stderr.WriteString("missing output flag\n")
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outputPath), 0o755); err != nil {
+		_, _ = os.Stderr.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("mkdir output dir: %v\n", err))
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(outputPath, []byte(`{"trim_action":"copy","warnings":[]}`), 0o644); err != nil {
+		_, _ = os.Stderr.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("write output: %v\n", err))
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	_, _ = os.Stdout.WriteString("scriptorium helper stdout\n")
+	_, _ = os.Stderr.WriteString("scriptorium helper stderr\n")
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
 func TestSeriatimAppHelper(t *testing.T) {
 	if os.Getenv("GO_WANT_APP_SERIATIM_HELPER") != "1" {
 		return

internal/app/config_loader.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func loadCommandConfig(ctx context.Context, pipelineFlag, campaignFlag, campaign
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, missingSessionConfigError(discoveredSession.Searched, err.Error())
 	}
-	sessionTempPath, err := downloadRemoteSessionConfig(ctx, store, remoteKey)
+	sessionTempPath, err := storage.DownloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, remoteKey, "narratio-session-*.yml")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, missingSessionConfigError(discoveredSession.Searched, fmt.Sprintf("remote session %q download failed: %v", remoteKey, err))
 	}
@@ -134,21 +133,6 @@ func findRemoteSessionConfig(ctx context.Context, store storage.ObjectStore, ses
 	return storage.ObjectInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("remote session %q not found", remoteKey)
 }
 
-func downloadRemoteSessionConfig(ctx context.Context, store storage.ObjectStore, remoteKey string) (string, error) {
-	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "narratio-session-*.yml")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("create temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	path := f.Name()
-	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("close temp file %q: %w", path, err)
-	}
-	if err := store.Download(ctx, remoteKey, path); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return filepath.Clean(path), nil
-}
-
 func s3BucketName(cfg *config.PipelineConfig) string {
 	if cfg == nil || cfg.Storage.S3 == nil {
 		return ""

internal/app/operator_artifact_rendering.go

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifactpolicy"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+)
+
+func buildHelperArtifactCatalog(cfg *config.Config) (*artifacts.ArtifactCatalog, error) {
+	catalog := artifacts.NewArtifactCatalog()
+	if err := catalog.RegisterBuiltIns(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	configured := map[string]artifacts.ConfiguredArtifactDefinition{}
+	if cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium != nil {
+		for key, item := range cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium.Artifacts {
+			configured[key] = artifacts.ConfiguredArtifactDefinition{Enabled: item.Enabled, OutputPath: item.OutputPath}
+		}
+	}
+	if err := catalog.RegisterConfiguredArtifacts(configured, nil); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return catalog, nil
+}
+
+func writeArtifactList(out io.Writer, cfg *config.Config, catalog *artifacts.ArtifactCatalog, locks *effectiveLocks, publishedRemoteState map[string]string) {
+	lockSet := lockSourceSet(locks.All)
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Built-in:")
+	for _, transcript := range artifacts.RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts() {
+		writeArtifactLine(out, transcript.SourceID, lockSet)
+	}
+	writeArtifactLine(out, artifacts.ArtifactBoundsSession, lockSet)
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Configured:")
+	for _, entry := range catalog.ListConfigured() {
+		writeArtifactLine(out, entry.SourceID, lockSet)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Previous-session:")
+	for _, req := range artifacts.CollectPreviousArtifactRequirements(configuredScriptoriumArtifacts(cfg)) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "- %s required=%t\n", artifactpolicy.PreviousSessionSourceID(req.Name), req.Required)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Published:")
+	for _, rule := range cfg.Pipeline.Publish.Outputs {
+		writePublishedOutputLine(out, rule, catalog, lockSet, publishedRemoteState)
+	}
+}
+
+func writeArtifactLine(out io.Writer, source string, lockSet map[string]config.PublishLockRule) {
+	parts := []string{source}
+	if _, ok := lockSet[source]; ok {
+		parts = append(parts, "locked")
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "- %s\n", strings.Join(parts, " "))
+}
+
+func writePublishedOutputLine(out io.Writer, rule config.PublishOutputRule, catalog *artifacts.ArtifactCatalog, lockSet map[string]config.PublishLockRule, remoteState map[string]string) {
+	source := strings.TrimSpace(rule.Source)
+	parts := []string{source}
+	if _, ok := lockSet[source]; ok {
+		parts = append(parts, "locked")
+	}
+	dest, showDest, err := helperPublishedOutputDest(rule, catalog)
+	if err != nil {
+		parts = append(parts, "remote=error")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "- %s\n", strings.Join(parts, " "))
+		return
+	}
+	if showDest {
+		parts = append(parts, "dest="+dest)
+	}
+	if state := remoteState[publishedOutputRemoteStateKey(source, dest)]; state != "" {
+		parts = append(parts, state)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "- %s\n", strings.Join(parts, " "))
+}
+
+func remotePublishedOutputAvailability(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.ObjectStore, catalog *artifacts.ArtifactCatalog) map[string]string {
+	out := map[string]string{}
+	sessionPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix(cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3.RootPrefix, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
+	for _, rule := range cfg.Pipeline.Publish.Outputs {
+		source := strings.TrimSpace(rule.Source)
+		dest, _, err := helperPublishedOutputDest(rule, catalog)
+		if err != nil {
+			out[publishedOutputRemoteStateKey(source, "")] = "remote=error"
+			continue
+		}
+		key := artifacts.S3PublishedOutputKey(sessionPrefix, dest)
+		if exists, err := store.Exists(ctx, key); err == nil && exists {
+			out[publishedOutputRemoteStateKey(source, dest)] = "remote=published"
+		} else if err != nil {
+			out[publishedOutputRemoteStateKey(source, dest)] = "remote=error"
+		} else {
+			out[publishedOutputRemoteStateKey(source, dest)] = "remote=missing"
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func helperPublishedOutputDest(rule config.PublishOutputRule, catalog *artifacts.ArtifactCatalog) (string, bool, error) {
+	source := strings.TrimSpace(rule.Source)
+	normalized, err := artifactpolicy.ResolvePublishedDestination(source, rule.Dest, helperConfiguredOutputPathMap(catalog))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", false, err
+	}
+	entry, ok := catalog.Lookup(source)
+	showDest := !ok || strings.TrimSpace(entry.CanonicalRelPath) != normalized
+	return normalized, showDest, nil
+}
+
+func helperConfiguredOutputPathMap(catalog *artifacts.ArtifactCatalog) map[string]string {
+	out := map[string]string{}
+	if catalog == nil {
+		return out
+	}
+	for _, entry := range catalog.ListConfigured() {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(entry.ConfiguredKey) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		out[entry.ConfiguredKey] = strings.TrimSpace(entry.CanonicalRelPath)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func publishedOutputRemoteStateKey(source, dest string) string {
+	return strings.TrimSpace(source) + "\x00" + strings.TrimSpace(dest)
+}

internal/app/operator_artifacts_list.go

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// ArtifactsList lists effective artifact sources.
+func ArtifactsList(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("artifacts list", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
+	var remote bool
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
+	fs.BoolVar(&remote, "remote", false, "inspect remote publish availability")
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("artifacts list", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("artifacts list: session_id is required")
+	}
+	cfg, store, locks, _, err := loadHelperContext(ctx, flags, remote)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("artifacts list: %w", err)
+	}
+	catalog, err := buildHelperArtifactCatalog(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("artifacts list: %w", err)
+	}
+	publishedRemoteState := map[string]string{}
+	if remote && store != nil {
+		publishedRemoteState = remotePublishedOutputAvailability(ctx, cfg, store, catalog)
+	}
+	writeArtifactList(out, cfg, catalog, locks, publishedRemoteState)
+	return nil
+}

internal/app/operator_findings.go

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
+)
+
+type finding struct {
+	Severity string
+	Category string
+	Message  string
+}
+
+type findingError struct {
+	count int
+}
+
+func (e findingError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d validation error(s)", e.count)
+}
+
+func renderFindings(out io.Writer, campaign, sessionID string, findings []finding) error {
+	if campaign != "" || sessionID != "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Campaign: %s\n", campaign)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Session: %s\n\n", sessionID)
+	}
+	errorsCount := 0
+	for _, f := range findings {
+		if f.Severity == "ERROR" {
+			errorsCount++
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%-5s %-10s %s\n", f.Severity, f.Category, f.Message)
+	}
+	if errorsCount > 0 {
+		return findingError{count: errorsCount}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func okFinding(category, msg string) finding    { return finding{"OK", category, msg} }
+func infoFinding(category, msg string) finding  { return finding{"INFO", category, msg} }
+func warnFinding(category, msg string) finding  { return finding{"WARN", category, msg} }
+func errorFinding(category, msg string) finding { return finding{"ERROR", category, msg} }
+
+func sessionSourceSummary(cfg *config.Config) string {
+	source := cfg.SessionSource.Source
+	if source == "" {
+		source = "session_config"
+	}
+	if cfg.SessionSource.S3Key != "" {
+		return source + " " + cfg.SessionSource.S3Key
+	}
+	return source + " " + cfg.SessionPath
+}
+
+func validateStableInputFindings(cfg *config.Config) []finding {
+	checks := inspectStableInputs(cfg)
+	out := make([]finding, 0, len(checks))
+	for _, check := range checks {
+		if check.Err != nil {
+			msg := check.Name + ": " + check.Err.Error()
+			if strings.TrimSpace(check.Path) != "" {
+				msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s missing: %v", check.Name, check.Err)
+			}
+			out = append(out, errorFinding("inputs", msg))
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, okFinding("inputs", check.Name+": "+check.Path))
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func resolveHelperConfigRelativePath(input config.ResolvedInputFile) (string, error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(input.ConfigPath) == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("source config path is required")
+	}
+	path := strings.TrimSpace(input.Path)
+	if path == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path is required")
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+		return filepath.Clean(path), nil
+	}
+	return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(input.ConfigPath), path)), nil
+}
+
+func validateLocalAudioFindings(cfg *config.Config) []finding {
+	check := inspectLocalAudioPresence(cfg)
+	if !check.Checked {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if check.Err != nil {
+		return []finding{errorFinding("audio", check.Err.Error())}
+	}
+	return []finding{okFinding("audio", fmt.Sprintf("%d local audio file(s)", len(check.Paths)))}
+}
+
+func validateRemoteAudioFinding(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.ObjectStore) finding {
+	check := inspectRemoteAudioPresence(ctx, cfg, store)
+	if check.Err != nil {
+		return errorFinding("audio", check.Err.Error())
+	}
+	return okFinding("audio", fmt.Sprintf("%d remote .flac object(s)", len(check.Keys)))
+}
+
+func loadLocalManifest(ctx context.Context, path string) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
+	return store.Load(ctx, path)
+}
+
+func writeStageStatuses(out io.Writer, m *manifest.Manifest) {
+	if m == nil || len(m.Stages) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "stages: no stages recorded")
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "stages:")
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(m.Stages))
+	for name := range m.Stages {
+		names = append(names, name)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(names)
+	for _, name := range names {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "- %s: %s\n", name, m.Stages[name].Status)
+	}
+}

internal/app/operator_helpers_test.go

@@ -109,12 +109,16 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write explicit campaign: %v", err)
 	}
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(explicitDir, "speakers.yml"), "match:\n  - speaker: Alice\n    match: [\"alice\"]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(explicitDir, "autocorrect.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(explicitDir, "glossary.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(explicitDir, "players.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(explicitDir, "party.yml"), "[]\n")
 
 	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 	var storeInitCalls int
@@ -445,6 +449,9 @@ inputs:
 	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "OK    audio") {
 		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want OK audio", stdout.String())
 	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "OK    inputs     players:") || !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "OK    inputs     party:") {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want players and party input findings", stdout.String())
+	}
 }
 
 func TestExecuteLocksAddListAndRemoveUseRemoteLockStore(t *testing.T) {
@@ -593,10 +600,57 @@ func TestExecuteLocksRequireSessionID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestExecuteLocksMutationRejectsSessionIDMismatch(t *testing.T) {
+	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
+	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
+	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	var storeInitCalls int
+	restoreAppConfigTestGlobals(t, fake, &storeInitCalls, []string{sessionPath})
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "add mismatch",
+			args: []string{
+				"session", "locks", "add", "2026-05-03", "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed",
+				"--session-id", "2026-05-04",
+				"--config", pipelinePath,
+				"--campaign-file", campaignPath,
+				"--session", sessionPath,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "remove mismatch",
+			args: []string{
+				"session", "locks", "remove", "2026-05-03", "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed",
+				"--session-id", "2026-05-04",
+				"--config", pipelinePath,
+				"--campaign-file", campaignPath,
+				"--session", sessionPath,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var stdout bytes.Buffer
+			var stderr bytes.Buffer
+			code := Execute(tt.args, &stdout, &stderr)
+			if code == 0 {
+				t.Fatal("exit code = 0, want non-zero")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "does not match expected session id") {
+				t.Fatalf("stderr = %q, want session-id mismatch guidance", stderr.String())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestExecuteLocksCannotModifyStaticLocks(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
-	addStaticArchiveLockToPipelineConfig(t, pipelinePath, "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed")
+	addStaticPublishLockToPipelineConfig(t, pipelinePath, "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed")
 	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 	var storeInitCalls int
 	restoreAppConfigTestGlobals(t, fake, &storeInitCalls, []string{sessionPath})
@@ -683,10 +737,10 @@ func addSessionTemplateToCampaign(t *testing.T, campaignPath, templateFile strin
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecuteArtifactsListRemoteReportsPromotedAvailability(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecuteArtifactsListRemoteReportsPublishedAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
-	addArchivePromotionsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
+	addPublishOutputsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
   outputs:
     - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed
       dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.json
@@ -714,14 +768,14 @@ func TestExecuteArtifactsListRemoteReportsPromotedAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want 0; stderr=%q", code, stderr.String())
 	}
 	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed remote=published") {
-		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want promoted remote availability", stdout.String())
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want published remote availability", stdout.String())
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecuteArtifactsListRemoteUsesPromotionDestinations(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecuteArtifactsListRemoteUsesPublishOutputDestinations(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
-	addArchivePromotionsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
+	addPublishOutputsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
   outputs:
     - source: narratio.transcript.final
       dest: transcripts/full.json
@@ -771,7 +825,7 @@ func TestExecuteArtifactsListRemoteUsesPromotionDestinations(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExecuteStatusReportsRemoteArtifactCatalog(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
-	addArchivePromotionsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
+	addPublishOutputsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
   outputs:
     - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed
       dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.json
@@ -782,7 +836,7 @@ func TestExecuteStatusReportsRemoteArtifactCatalog(t *testing.T) {
 `)
 	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 	sessionPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix("dnd", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03")
-	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
+	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
 	trimmedKey := artifacts.S3PublishedOutputKey(sessionPrefix, "transcripts/final.trimmed.json")
 	fullKey := artifacts.S3PublishedOutputKey(sessionPrefix, "transcripts/full.json")
 	lockKey := artifacts.S3SessionLocksKey(sessionPrefix)
@@ -815,6 +869,8 @@ func TestExecuteStatusReportsRemoteArtifactCatalog(t *testing.T) {
 		"narratio.transcript.final_trimmed locked",
 		"narratio.transcript.final_trimmed locked remote=published",
 		"narratio.transcript.final dest=transcripts/full.json remote=published",
+		"Stable input players:",
+		"Stable input party:",
 	} {
 		if !strings.Contains(out, want) {
 			t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want %q", out, want)
@@ -828,7 +884,7 @@ func TestExecuteStatusReportsRemoteArtifactCatalog(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExecuteStatusReportsRemoteArtifactCatalogErrorsWithoutFailing(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
-	addArchivePromotionsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
+	addPublishOutputsToPipeline(t, pipelinePath, `
   outputs:
     - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed
       dest: transcripts/final.trimmed.json
@@ -861,9 +917,88 @@ func TestExecuteStatusReportsRemoteArtifactCatalogErrorsWithoutFailing(t *testin
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecuteArchiveLoadsRemoteLocks(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecuteStatusReportsMissingRemoteCurrentStateWithoutFailing(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
-	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidArchiveConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
+	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
+	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	var storeInitCalls int
+	restoreAppConfigTestGlobals(t, fake, &storeInitCalls, []string{sessionPath})
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	code := Execute([]string{
+		"session", "status", "2026-05-03",
+		"--config", pipelinePath,
+		"--campaign-file", campaignPath,
+		"--session", sessionPath,
+	}, &stdout, &stderr)
+	if code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want 0; stderr=%q", code, stderr.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Remote publish: missing or unavailable: remote current run pointer missing") {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want missing remote current-state line", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecuteStatusReportsPreviousStateReadinessWithoutFailing(t *testing.T) {
+	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
+	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFilesWithScriptoriumArtifacts(t, workspaceRoot)
+	replaceInFileOrFatal(t, pipelinePath, "source: narratio.artifact.session_recap", "source: narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap")
+	replaceInFileOrFatal(t, sessionPath, "session_id: 2026-05-03\n", "session_id: 2026-05-03\nprevious_session_id: 2026-04-26\n")
+	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	var storeInitCalls int
+	restoreAppConfigTestGlobals(t, fake, &storeInitCalls, []string{sessionPath})
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	code := Execute([]string{
+		"session", "status", "2026-05-03",
+		"--config", pipelinePath,
+		"--campaign-file", campaignPath,
+		"--session", sessionPath,
+	}, &stdout, &stderr)
+	if code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want 0; stderr=%q", code, stderr.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Previous-session artifacts: unavailable: remote current run pointer missing") {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want previous readiness unavailable line", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecuteSessionValidateReportsPreviousStateFindingAndReturnsFindingError(t *testing.T) {
+	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
+	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFilesWithScriptoriumArtifacts(t, workspaceRoot)
+	replaceInFileOrFatal(t, pipelinePath, "source: narratio.artifact.session_recap", "source: narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap")
+	replaceInFileOrFatal(t, sessionPath, "session_id: 2026-05-03\n", "session_id: 2026-05-03\nprevious_session_id: 2026-04-26\n")
+	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	var storeInitCalls int
+	restoreAppConfigTestGlobals(t, fake, &storeInitCalls, []string{sessionPath})
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	code := Execute([]string{
+		"session", "validate", "2026-05-03",
+		"--config", pipelinePath,
+		"--campaign-file", campaignPath,
+		"--session", sessionPath,
+	}, &stdout, &stderr)
+	if code == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("exit code = 0, want non-zero")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "ERROR previous") {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want previous finding error", stdout.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "remote current run pointer missing") {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want missing run pointer finding", stdout.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "validation error(s)") {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr = %q, want finding error summary", stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecutePublishLoadsRemoteLocks(t *testing.T) {
+	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
+	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidPublishRunConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
 	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 	lockKey := artifacts.S3SessionLocksKey(artifacts.S3SessionPrefix("dnd", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03"))
 	fake.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: lockKey, Data: []byte("locks:\n  - source: narratio.transcript.final_trimmed\n    reason: remote review\n")})
@@ -871,11 +1006,13 @@ func TestExecuteArchiveLoadsRemoteLocks(t *testing.T) {
 	restoreAppConfigTestGlobals(t, fake, &storeInitCalls, []string{sessionPath})
 
 	workRoot := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, "work", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03")
-	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze"} {
+	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze"} {
 		// The publish stage only checks the manifest statuses and source files.
 		_ = stageName
 	}
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(workRoot, "transcripts", "final.trimmed.json"), `{"segments":[]}`)
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(workRoot, "transcripts", "final.md"), "# final\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(workRoot, "transcripts", "final.trimmed.md"), "# final trimmed\n")
 
 	var stdout bytes.Buffer
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
@@ -883,28 +1020,43 @@ func TestExecuteArchiveLoadsRemoteLocks(t *testing.T) {
 	if code != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want 0; stderr=%q", code, stderr.String())
 	}
-	promotedKey := artifacts.S3PublishedOutputKey(artifacts.S3SessionPrefix("dnd", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03"), "transcripts/final.trimmed.json")
-	if _, ok := fake.Objects[promotedKey]; ok {
-		t.Fatalf("locked promoted key %q was uploaded", promotedKey)
+	publishedKey := artifacts.S3PublishedOutputKey(artifacts.S3SessionPrefix("dnd", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03"), "transcripts/final.trimmed.json")
+	if _, ok := fake.Objects[publishedKey]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("locked published key %q was uploaded", publishedKey)
 	}
 }
 
-func addArchivePromotionsToPipeline(t *testing.T, pipelinePath, archiveYAML string) {
+func addPublishOutputsToPipeline(t *testing.T, pipelinePath, publishYAML string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(pipelinePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("read pipeline: %v", err)
 	}
-	updated := strings.Replace(string(data), "  upload_run: false\n", "  upload_run: false\n"+archiveYAML, 1)
+	updated := strings.Replace(string(data), "  upload_run: false\n", "  upload_run: false\n"+publishYAML, 1)
 	if updated == string(data) {
-		t.Fatalf("pipeline %q did not contain archive upload_run marker", pipelinePath)
+		t.Fatalf("pipeline %q did not contain publish upload_run marker", pipelinePath)
 	}
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(updated), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func writeValidArchiveConfigFiles(t *testing.T, workspaceRoot string) (string, string, string) {
+func replaceInFileOrFatal(t *testing.T, path, old, new string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+	updated := strings.Replace(string(data), old, new, 1)
+	if updated == string(data) {
+		t.Fatalf("%s did not contain %q", path, old)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(updated), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func writeValidPublishRunConfigFiles(t *testing.T, workspaceRoot string) (string, string, string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(pipelinePath)
@@ -924,7 +1076,7 @@ func writeValidArchiveConfigFiles(t *testing.T, workspaceRoot string) (string, s
 	m := manifest.New("2026-05-03", nowUTC())
 	m.Campaign = "sample-campaign"
 	m.RunID = "20260521T160000Z-test"
-	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze"} {
 		m.MarkStageSucceeded(name, nowUTC(), nil)
 	}
 	path := artifacts.SessionManifestPathForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
@@ -941,7 +1093,7 @@ func writeValidArchiveConfigFiles(t *testing.T, workspaceRoot string) (string, s
 	return pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath
 }
 
-func addStaticArchiveLockToPipelineConfig(t *testing.T, pipelinePath, source string) {
+func addStaticPublishLockToPipelineConfig(t *testing.T, pipelinePath, source string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(pipelinePath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -954,7 +1106,7 @@ func addStaticArchiveLockToPipelineConfig(t *testing.T, pipelinePath, source str
 		1,
 	)
 	if updated == string(data) {
-		t.Fatalf("archive section not found in pipeline config")
+		t.Fatalf("publish section not found in pipeline config")
 	}
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(updated), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline: %v", err)

internal/app/operator_inspection.go

@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+)
+
+type stableInputCheck struct {
+	Name string
+	Path string
+	Err  error
+}
+
+type localAudioCheck struct {
+	Checked bool
+	Paths   []string
+	Err     error
+}
+
+type remoteAudioCheck struct {
+	Checked bool
+	Prefix  string
+	Keys    []string
+	Err     error
+}
+
+type previousArtifactReadiness struct {
+	Requirements []artifacts.PreviousArtifactRequirement
+	MissingID    bool
+	Err          error
+}
+
+type remoteCurrentStateCheck struct {
+	State *RemoteCurrentState
+	Err   error
+}
+
+type effectiveLocksCheck struct {
+	Locks *effectiveLocks
+	Err   error
+}
+
+func inspectStableInputs(cfg *config.Config) []stableInputCheck {
+	items := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   config.ResolvedInputFile
+	}{
+		{name: "speakers", in: cfg.StableInputs.SpeakersFile},
+		{name: "autocorrect", in: cfg.StableInputs.AutocorrectFile},
+		{name: "glossary", in: cfg.StableInputs.GlossaryFile},
+		{name: "players", in: cfg.StableInputs.PlayersFile},
+		{name: "party", in: cfg.StableInputs.PartyFile},
+	}
+	out := make([]stableInputCheck, 0, len(items))
+	for _, item := range items {
+		path, err := resolveHelperConfigRelativePath(item.in)
+		if err != nil {
+			out = append(out, stableInputCheck{Name: item.name, Err: err})
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+			out = append(out, stableInputCheck{Name: item.name, Path: path, Err: err})
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, stableInputCheck{Name: item.name, Path: path})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func inspectLocalAudioPresence(cfg *config.Config) localAudioCheck {
+	if cfg.Session.Inputs.AudioS3 != nil {
+		return localAudioCheck{}
+	}
+
+	sessionDir := filepath.Dir(cfg.SessionPath)
+	resolved, err := resolveLocalInspectionAudioPaths(sessionDir, cfg.Session.Inputs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return localAudioCheck{Checked: true, Err: err}
+	}
+	return localAudioCheck{
+		Checked: true,
+		Paths:   resolved,
+	}
+}
+
+func inspectRemoteAudioPresence(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.ObjectStore) remoteAudioCheck {
+	if cfg.Session.Inputs.AudioS3 == nil {
+		return remoteAudioCheck{}
+	}
+	if store == nil {
+		return remoteAudioCheck{Checked: true, Err: fmt.Errorf("storage backend is required for remote audio checks")}
+	}
+
+	sessionPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix(cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3.RootPrefix, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
+	audioPrefix := artifacts.S3AudioPrefix(sessionPrefix, cfg.Session.Inputs.AudioS3.Prefix)
+	objects, err := store.List(ctx, audioPrefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return remoteAudioCheck{Checked: true, Prefix: audioPrefix, Err: err}
+	}
+
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(objects))
+	seenBase := map[string]string{}
+	for _, obj := range objects {
+		key := strings.TrimSpace(obj.Key)
+		if key == "" || strings.HasSuffix(key, "/") || !isInspectionFlacPath(key) {
+			continue
+		}
+		base := path.Base(key)
+		if prev, exists := seenBase[base]; exists && prev != key {
+			return remoteAudioCheck{
+				Checked: true,
+				Prefix:  audioPrefix,
+				Err:     fmt.Errorf("duplicate s3 audio basename %q from %q and %q", base, prev, key),
+			}
+		}
+		seenBase[base] = key
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		return remoteAudioCheck{
+			Checked: true,
+			Prefix:  audioPrefix,
+			Err:     fmt.Errorf("no .flac files found under s3 audio prefix %q", audioPrefix),
+		}
+	}
+	return remoteAudioCheck{
+		Checked: true,
+		Prefix:  audioPrefix,
+		Keys:    keys,
+	}
+}
+
+func inspectPreviousArtifactReadiness(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	cfg *config.Config,
+	store storage.ObjectStore,
+	requirements []artifacts.PreviousArtifactRequirement,
+) previousArtifactReadiness {
+	out := previousArtifactReadiness{
+		Requirements: append([]artifacts.PreviousArtifactRequirement(nil), requirements...),
+	}
+	if len(requirements) == 0 {
+		return out
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Session.PreviousSessionID) == "" {
+		out.MissingID = true
+		return out
+	}
+	if store == nil {
+		out.Err = fmt.Errorf("previous-session artifacts cannot be checked because storage is unavailable")
+		return out
+	}
+
+	prefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix(cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3.RootPrefix, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.PreviousSessionID)
+	if _, err := artifacts.LoadCurrentState(ctx, store, prefix, artifacts.CurrentStateValidation{
+		ExpectedSessionID: strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Session.PreviousSessionID),
+		ExpectedCampaign:  strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Session.Campaign),
+		ValidateRunID:     true,
+	}); err != nil {
+		out.Err = fmt.Errorf("remote %v", err)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func inspectRemoteCurrentState(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.ObjectStore) remoteCurrentStateCheck {
+	if store == nil {
+		return remoteCurrentStateCheck{}
+	}
+	current, err := discoverRemoteCurrentStateFn(ctx, cfg, store)
+	if err != nil {
+		return remoteCurrentStateCheck{Err: err}
+	}
+	return remoteCurrentStateCheck{State: current}
+}
+
+func inspectEffectiveLocks(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.ObjectStore) effectiveLocksCheck {
+	locks, err := loadEffectiveLocks(ctx, cfg, store)
+	if err != nil {
+		return effectiveLocksCheck{Err: err}
+	}
+	return effectiveLocksCheck{Locks: locks}
+}
+
+func resolveLocalInspectionAudioPaths(sessionDir string, inputs config.SessionInputsConfig) ([]string, error) {
+	if len(inputs.AudioFiles) > 0 {
+		out := make([]string, 0, len(inputs.AudioFiles))
+		seenBase := map[string]string{}
+		for _, item := range inputs.AudioFiles {
+			resolved, err := resolveInspectionPath(sessionDir, item)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			if !isInspectionFlacPath(resolved) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("audio file %q must have .flac extension", resolved)
+			}
+			if err := requireInspectionFile(resolved, "audio file"); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			base := filepath.Base(resolved)
+			if prev, exists := seenBase[base]; exists && prev != resolved {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("duplicate audio basename %q from %q and %q", base, prev, resolved)
+			}
+			seenBase[base] = resolved
+			out = append(out, resolved)
+		}
+		sort.Strings(out)
+		return out, nil
+	}
+
+	audioDir, err := resolveInspectionPath(sessionDir, inputs.AudioDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(audioDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read audio directory %q: %w", audioDir, err)
+	}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		full := filepath.Join(audioDir, entry.Name())
+		if !isInspectionFlacPath(full) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := requireInspectionFile(full, "audio file"); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		out = append(out, full)
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no .flac files found in audio directory %q", audioDir)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(out)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func resolveInspectionPath(baseDir, inputPath string) (string, error) {
+	pathValue := strings.TrimSpace(inputPath)
+	if pathValue == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path is required")
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(pathValue) {
+		return filepath.Clean(pathValue), nil
+	}
+	return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(baseDir, pathValue)), nil
+}
+
+func requireInspectionFile(path, label string) error {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s %q does not exist", label, path)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("stat %s %q: %w", label, path, err)
+	}
+	if info.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s %q is a directory", label, path)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func isInspectionFlacPath(path string) bool {
+	return strings.EqualFold(filepath.Ext(strings.TrimSpace(path)), ".flac")
+}

internal/app/operator_locks.go

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+)
+
+// Locks dispatches publish lock list and mutation helpers.
+func Locks(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	if len(args) > 0 && !strings.HasPrefix(args[0], "-") {
+		switch args[0] {
+		case "add":
+			return LocksAdd(ctx, args[1:], out)
+		case "remove":
+			return LocksRemove(ctx, args[1:], out)
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("locks: unknown subcommand %q", args[0])
+		}
+	}
+	return LocksList(ctx, args, out)
+}
+
+// LocksList lists effective publish locks.
+func LocksList(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("locks", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("locks", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks: session_id is required")
+	}
+	cfg, _, locks, _, err := loadHelperContext(ctx, flags, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks: %w", err)
+	}
+	writeLocks(out, cfg, locks)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// LocksAdd adds or updates one remote lock.
+func LocksAdd(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("locks add", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
+	var reason string
+	var force bool
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
+	fs.StringVar(&reason, "reason", "", "lock reason")
+	fs.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "update existing remote lock")
+	source, err := parseSessionIDAndOnePositionalArg("locks add", "source id", fs, args, &flags.sessionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks add: session_id is required")
+	}
+	cfg, store, locks, _, err := loadHelperContext(ctx, flags, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks add: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := config.ValidatePublishLockRules([]config.PublishLockRule{{Source: source}}, cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium, "locks add"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks add: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := lockSourceSet(locks.Static)[source]; ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks add: source %q is locked by pipeline config and cannot be modified remotely", source)
+	}
+	remoteSet := lockSourceSet(locks.Remote)
+	if _, exists := remoteSet[source]; exists && !force {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks add: remote lock for %q already exists; pass --force to update", source)
+	}
+	remoteSet[source] = config.PublishLockRule{Source: source, Reason: strings.TrimSpace(reason)}
+	remoteLocks := lockMapValues(remoteSet)
+	if _, err := config.ValidatePublishLockRules(remoteLocks, cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium, "locks"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks add: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := uploadRemoteLockStore(ctx, store, locks.Key, &config.PublishLockStore{Locks: remoteLocks}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks add: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(out, "narratio session locks add: locked %s\n", source)
+	return err
+}
+
+// LocksRemove removes one remote lock.
+func LocksRemove(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("locks remove", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
+	source, err := parseSessionIDAndOnePositionalArg("locks remove", "source id", fs, args, &flags.sessionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks remove: session_id is required")
+	}
+	cfg, store, locks, _, err := loadHelperContext(ctx, flags, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks remove: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := config.ValidatePublishLockRules([]config.PublishLockRule{{Source: source}}, cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium, "locks remove"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks remove: %w", err)
+	}
+	remoteSet := lockSourceSet(locks.Remote)
+	if _, ok := remoteSet[source]; !ok {
+		if _, static := lockSourceSet(locks.Static)[source]; static {
+			return fmt.Errorf("locks remove: source %q is locked by pipeline config and cannot be unlocked remotely", source)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks remove: remote lock for %q does not exist", source)
+	}
+	delete(remoteSet, source)
+	remoteLocks := lockMapValues(remoteSet)
+	if err := uploadRemoteLockStore(ctx, store, locks.Key, &config.PublishLockStore{Locks: remoteLocks}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locks remove: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(out, "narratio session locks remove: unlocked %s\n", source)
+	return err
+}
+
+func writeLocks(out io.Writer, cfg *config.Config, locks *effectiveLocks) {
+	if locks == nil || len(locks.All) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Publish locks: none")
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Publish locks:")
+	published := map[string]config.PublishOutputRule{}
+	if cfg != nil && cfg.Pipeline != nil && cfg.Pipeline.Publish != nil {
+		for _, rule := range cfg.Pipeline.Publish.Outputs {
+			published[strings.TrimSpace(rule.Source)] = rule
+		}
+	}
+	staticSet := lockSourceSet(locks.Static)
+	for _, lock := range locks.All {
+		origin := "remote"
+		if _, ok := staticSet[lock.Source]; ok {
+			origin = "pipeline"
+		}
+		promo := "not-published"
+		if _, ok := published[lock.Source]; ok {
+			promo = "published"
+		}
+		reason := strings.TrimSpace(lock.Reason)
+		if reason == "" {
+			reason = "(no reason)"
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "- %s origin=%s %s reason=%s\n", lock.Source, origin, promo, reason)
+	}
+}
+
+func lockMapValues(in map[string]config.PublishLockRule) []config.PublishLockRule {
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(in))
+	for key := range in {
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	out := make([]config.PublishLockRule, 0, len(keys))
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		item := in[key]
+		item.Source = key
+		item.Reason = strings.TrimSpace(item.Reason)
+		out = append(out, item)
+	}
+	return out
+}

internal/app/operator_session_init.go

@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// SessionInit creates a local or remote session.yml skeleton.
+func SessionInit(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("session init", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	var pipelinePath, campaignPath, campaignFilePath, sessionID, previousSessionID, date, title, output, audioS3Prefix, audioDir string
+	var remote, force bool
+	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
+	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
+	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
+	fs.StringVar(&sessionID, "session-id", "", "session identifier")
+	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "previous session identifier")
+	fs.StringVar(&date, "date", "", "session date")
+	fs.StringVar(&title, "title", "", "session title")
+	fs.StringVar(&output, "output", "", "local output session.yml path")
+	fs.StringVar(&audioS3Prefix, "audio-s3-prefix", "", "session audio S3 prefix")
+	fs.StringVar(&audioDir, "audio-dir", "", "local audio directory")
+	fs.BoolVar(&remote, "remote", false, "write session.yml to S3 session prefix")
+	fs.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "overwrite existing target")
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("session init", fs, args, &sessionID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: session_id is required")
+	}
+	if (strings.TrimSpace(output) == "") == !remote {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: specify exactly one target: --output <path> or --remote")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(audioDir) != "" && strings.TrimSpace(audioS3Prefix) != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: --audio-dir and --audio-s3-prefix are mutually exclusive")
+	}
+
+	base, err := loadPipelineCampaignConfig(pipelinePath, campaignPath, campaignFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	input := sessionInitInput{
+		Campaign:          config.CampaignID(base.Campaign),
+		CampaignPath:      base.CampaignPath,
+		TemplateFile:      base.Campaign.SessionTemplateFile,
+		SessionID:         sessionID,
+		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
+		Date:              date,
+		Title:             title,
+		AudioS3Prefix:     audioS3Prefix,
+		AudioDir:          audioDir,
+	}
+	data, err := buildSessionInitYAML(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: %w", err)
+	}
+	label := strings.TrimSpace(output)
+	if label == "" {
+		label = "remote session.yml"
+	}
+	sessionCfg, err := config.LoadSessionBytesWithOptions(label, data, config.SessionLoadOptions{
+		SessionID:         sessionID,
+		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: %w", err)
+	}
+	cfg, err := config.Resolve(base.PipelinePath, base.Pipeline, base.CampaignPath, base.Campaign, label, sessionCfg, config.SessionSource{Source: "session_config", LocalPath: label})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := config.Validate(cfg); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !remote {
+		if err := writeLocalFile(output, data, force); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("session init: %w", err)
+		}
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, "narratio session init: wrote %s\n", filepath.Clean(output))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	store, err := newCommandObjectStore(ctx, cfg, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: %w", err)
+	}
+	sessionPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix(base.Pipeline.Storage.S3.RootPrefix, config.CampaignID(base.Campaign), sessionID)
+	key := artifacts.S3SessionConfigKey(sessionPrefix)
+	exists, err := store.Exists(ctx, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: check remote session %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	if exists && !force {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: remote session %q already exists; pass --force to overwrite", key)
+	}
+	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp("", "narratio-session-init-*.yml")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: create temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	tmpPath := tmp.Name()
+	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(tmpPath) }()
+	if _, err := tmp.Write(data); err != nil {
+		_ = tmp.Close()
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: write temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: close temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := store.Upload(ctx, tmpPath, key, storage.UploadOptions{ContentType: "application/x-yaml; charset=utf-8"}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session init: upload remote session %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(out, "narratio session init: wrote s3://%s/%s\n", s3BucketName(base.Pipeline), key)
+	return err
+}
+
+func buildSessionYAML(campaign, sessionID, previousSessionID, date, title, audioS3Prefix, audioDir string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(date) == "" && regexp.MustCompile(`^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$`).MatchString(strings.TrimSpace(sessionID)) {
+		date = strings.TrimSpace(sessionID)
+	}
+	type audioS3 struct {
+		Prefix string `yaml:"prefix"`
+	}
+	type inputs struct {
+		AudioDir string   `yaml:"audio_dir,omitempty"`
+		AudioS3  *audioS3 `yaml:"audio_s3,omitempty"`
+	}
+	type sessionYAML struct {
+		Campaign          string `yaml:"campaign"`
+		SessionID         string `yaml:"session_id"`
+		PreviousSessionID string `yaml:"previous_session_id,omitempty"`
+		Date              string `yaml:"date,omitempty"`
+		Title             string `yaml:"title,omitempty"`
+		Inputs            inputs `yaml:"inputs"`
+	}
+	in := inputs{AudioDir: strings.TrimSpace(audioDir)}
+	if in.AudioDir == "" {
+		prefix := strings.TrimSpace(audioS3Prefix)
+		if prefix == "" {
+			prefix = "audio/"
+		}
+		in.AudioS3 = &audioS3{Prefix: prefix}
+	}
+	data, err := yaml.Marshal(sessionYAML{
+		Campaign:          strings.TrimSpace(campaign),
+		SessionID:         strings.TrimSpace(sessionID),
+		PreviousSessionID: strings.TrimSpace(previousSessionID),
+		Date:              strings.TrimSpace(date),
+		Title:             strings.TrimSpace(title),
+		Inputs:            in,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return data, nil
+}
+
+type sessionInitInput struct {
+	Campaign          string
+	CampaignPath      string
+	TemplateFile      string
+	SessionID         string
+	PreviousSessionID string
+	Date              string
+	Title             string
+	AudioS3Prefix     string
+	AudioDir          string
+}
+
+func buildSessionInitYAML(in sessionInitInput) ([]byte, error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(in.TemplateFile) == "" {
+		return buildSessionYAML(in.Campaign, in.SessionID, in.PreviousSessionID, in.Date, in.Title, in.AudioS3Prefix, in.AudioDir)
+	}
+	templatePath := resolveSessionInitTemplatePath(in.CampaignPath, in.TemplateFile)
+	templateBytes, err := os.ReadFile(templatePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read session template %q: %w", templatePath, err)
+	}
+	rendered, err := renderSessionInitTemplate(string(templateBytes), in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("render session template %q: %w", templatePath, err)
+	}
+	return []byte(rendered), nil
+}
+
+func resolveSessionInitTemplatePath(campaignPath, templateFile string) string {
+	templateFile = strings.TrimSpace(templateFile)
+	if filepath.IsAbs(templateFile) {
+		return filepath.Clean(templateFile)
+	}
+	return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(campaignPath), templateFile))
+}
+
+var sessionInitTemplatePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\{\{\s*([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)\s*\}\}`)
+
+func renderSessionInitTemplate(content string, in sessionInitInput) (string, error) {
+	values := map[string]string{
+		"session_id":          strings.TrimSpace(in.SessionID),
+		"previous_session_id": strings.TrimSpace(in.PreviousSessionID),
+		"date":                strings.TrimSpace(in.Date),
+		"title":               strings.TrimSpace(in.Title),
+		"audio_s3_prefix":     strings.TrimSpace(in.AudioS3Prefix),
+		"audio_dir":           strings.TrimSpace(in.AudioDir),
+	}
+	used := map[string]struct{}{}
+	unknown := map[string]struct{}{}
+	missing := map[string]struct{}{}
+	rendered := sessionInitTemplatePattern.ReplaceAllStringFunc(content, func(match string) string {
+		parts := sessionInitTemplatePattern.FindStringSubmatch(match)
+		if len(parts) < 2 {
+			return match
+		}
+		name := parts[1]
+		value, ok := values[name]
+		if !ok {
+			unknown[name] = struct{}{}
+			return match
+		}
+		used[name] = struct{}{}
+		if value == "" {
+			missing[name] = struct{}{}
+			return match
+		}
+		return value
+	})
+	if len(unknown) > 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported template variable(s): %s", sortedStringSet(unknown))
+	}
+	if len(missing) > 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("missing required template variable value(s): %s", sortedStringSet(missing))
+	}
+	unused := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, name := range []string{"previous_session_id", "date", "title", "audio_s3_prefix", "audio_dir"} {
+		if values[name] == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := used[name]; !ok {
+			unused[name] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(unused) > 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unused template variable value(s): %s", sortedStringSet(unused))
+	}
+	return rendered, nil
+}
+
+func sortedStringSet(set map[string]struct{}) string {
+	items := make([]string, 0, len(set))
+	for item := range set {
+		items = append(items, item)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(items)
+	return strings.Join(items, ", ")
+}

internal/app/operator_session_validate.go

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+)
+
+// SessionValidate performs a read-only session preflight.
+func SessionValidate(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("session validate", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("session validate", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("session validate: session_id is required")
+	}
+
+	findings := []finding{}
+	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, flags.pipelinePath, flags.campaignPath, flags.campaignFilePath, flags.sessionPath, flags.sessionOptions())
+	if err != nil {
+		findings = append(findings, errorFinding("config", err.Error()))
+		return renderFindings(out, "", "", findings)
+	}
+	if err := config.Validate(cfg); err != nil {
+		findings = append(findings, errorFinding("config", err.Error()))
+	} else {
+		findings = append(findings, okFinding("config", "resolved pipeline, campaign, and session config"))
+	}
+	findings = append(findings, okFinding("session", fmt.Sprintf("session source: %s", sessionSourceSummary(cfg))))
+
+	paths := artifacts.NewLocalStore(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root).SessionPathsFor(cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
+	findings = append(findings, validateStableInputFindings(cfg)...)
+	findings = append(findings, validateLocalAudioFindings(cfg)...)
+
+	store, storeErr := objectStoreIfConfigured(ctx, cfg)
+	if storeErr != nil {
+		findings = append(findings, errorFinding("storage", storeErr.Error()))
+	}
+	if cfg.Session.Inputs.AudioS3 != nil {
+		if storeErr != nil {
+			findings = append(findings, errorFinding("audio", "remote audio cannot be checked because storage is unavailable"))
+		} else {
+			findings = append(findings, validateRemoteAudioFinding(ctx, cfg, store))
+		}
+	}
+
+	requirements := artifacts.CollectPreviousArtifactRequirements(configuredScriptoriumArtifacts(cfg))
+	previous := inspectPreviousArtifactReadiness(ctx, cfg, store, requirements)
+	if len(previous.Requirements) == 0 {
+		findings = append(findings, okFinding("previous", "no previous-session artifacts required"))
+	} else if previous.MissingID {
+		findings = append(findings, errorFinding("previous", "previous_session_id is required by configured previous-session artifacts"))
+	} else if previous.Err != nil {
+		findings = append(findings, errorFinding("previous", previous.Err.Error()))
+	} else {
+		for _, req := range previous.Requirements {
+			findings = append(findings, okFinding("previous", fmt.Sprintf("%s required=%t", req.Name, req.Required)))
+		}
+	}
+
+	locks := inspectEffectiveLocks(ctx, cfg, store)
+	if locks.Err != nil {
+		findings = append(findings, errorFinding("locks", locks.Err.Error()))
+	} else if len(locks.Locks.All) == 0 {
+		findings = append(findings, okFinding("locks", "no effective publish locks"))
+	} else {
+		for _, lock := range locks.Locks.All {
+			findings = append(findings, warnFinding("locks", fmt.Sprintf("%s locked: %s", lock.Source, strings.TrimSpace(lock.Reason))))
+		}
+	}
+	if paths.ManifestPath != "" {
+		findings = append(findings, infoFinding("workspace", "manifest path: "+paths.ManifestPath))
+	}
+	return renderFindings(out, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID, findings)
+}

internal/app/operator_status.go

@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+)
+
+// Status reports effective local/remote session state.
+func Status(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("status", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("status", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("status: session_id is required")
+	}
+	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, flags.pipelinePath, flags.campaignPath, flags.campaignFilePath, flags.sessionPath, flags.sessionOptions())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("status: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := config.Validate(cfg); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("status: %w", err)
+	}
+	paths := artifacts.NewLocalStore(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root).SessionPathsFor(cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Session: %s\n", cfg.Session.SessionID)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Campaign: %s\n", cfg.Session.Campaign)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Workspace: %s\n", paths.Root)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Session config: %s\n", sessionSourceSummary(cfg))
+	writeStatusStableInputs(out, inspectStableInputs(cfg))
+	writeStatusLocalAudio(out, inspectLocalAudioPresence(cfg))
+
+	if m, err := loadLocalManifest(ctx, paths.ManifestPath); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Local manifest: error: %v\n", err)
+	} else if m == nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Local manifest: missing")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Local manifest: %s\n", paths.ManifestPath)
+		writeStageStatuses(out, m)
+	}
+
+	store, storeErr := objectStoreIfConfigured(ctx, cfg)
+	if storeErr != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote publish: unavailable: %v\n", storeErr)
+	} else if store != nil {
+		current := inspectRemoteCurrentState(ctx, cfg, store)
+		if current.Err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote publish: missing or unavailable: %v\n", current.Err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote publish: current run %s\n", current.State.RunID)
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote manifest: %s\n", current.State.CurrentManifestKey)
+		}
+	}
+	writeStatusRemoteAudio(ctx, out, cfg, store, storeErr)
+	writeStatusPreviousArtifacts(out, inspectPreviousArtifactReadiness(
+		ctx,
+		cfg,
+		store,
+		artifacts.CollectPreviousArtifactRequirements(configuredScriptoriumArtifacts(cfg)),
+	))
+
+	lockChecks := inspectEffectiveLocks(ctx, cfg, store)
+	locks := lockChecks.Locks
+	lockErr := lockChecks.Err
+	if catalog, catalogErr := buildHelperArtifactCatalog(cfg); catalogErr != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote outputs: error: %v\n", catalogErr)
+	} else if storeErr == nil {
+		catalogLocks := locks
+		if lockErr != nil {
+			catalogLocks = &effectiveLocks{
+				Static: staticPublishLocks(cfg),
+				All:    staticPublishLocks(cfg),
+			}
+		}
+		publishedRemoteState := map[string]string{}
+		if store != nil {
+			publishedRemoteState = remotePublishedOutputAvailability(ctx, cfg, store, catalog)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Remote outputs:")
+		writeArtifactList(out, cfg, catalog, catalogLocks, publishedRemoteState)
+	}
+	if lockErr != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Publish locks: error: %v\n", lockErr)
+	} else {
+		writeLocks(out, cfg, locks)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(out, "Next actions:")
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "- narratio session validate %s\n", cfg.Session.SessionID)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "- narratio session restore %s --dry-run\n", cfg.Session.SessionID)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeStatusStableInputs(out io.Writer, checks []stableInputCheck) {
+	if len(checks) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, check := range checks {
+		if check.Err != nil {
+			if strings.TrimSpace(check.Path) != "" {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Stable input %s: unavailable: %v\n", check.Name, check.Err)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "Stable input %s: unavailable: %s\n", check.Name, check.Err.Error())
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Stable input %s: %s\n", check.Name, check.Path)
+	}
+}
+
+func writeStatusLocalAudio(out io.Writer, check localAudioCheck) {
+	if !check.Checked {
+		return
+	}
+	if check.Err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Local audio: unavailable: %v\n", check.Err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Local audio: %d file(s)\n", len(check.Paths))
+}
+
+func writeStatusRemoteAudio(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, cfg *config.Config, store storage.ObjectStore, storeErr error) {
+	if cfg.Session.Inputs.AudioS3 == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if storeErr != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote audio: unavailable: %v\n", storeErr)
+		return
+	}
+	check := inspectRemoteAudioPresence(ctx, cfg, store)
+	if check.Err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote audio: unavailable: %v\n", check.Err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote audio: %d .flac object(s)\n", len(check.Keys))
+}
+
+func writeStatusPreviousArtifacts(out io.Writer, readiness previousArtifactReadiness) {
+	if len(readiness.Requirements) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Previous-session artifacts: not required")
+		return
+	}
+	if readiness.MissingID {
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Previous-session artifacts: unavailable: previous_session_id is required by configured previous-session artifacts")
+		return
+	}
+	if readiness.Err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Previous-session artifacts: unavailable: %v\n", readiness.Err)
+		return
+	}
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(readiness.Requirements))
+	for _, req := range readiness.Requirements {
+		names = append(names, fmt.Sprintf("%s(required=%t)", req.Name, req.Required))
+	}
+	sort.Strings(names)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Previous-session artifacts: ready: %s\n", strings.Join(names, ", "))
+}

internal/app/plan.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
@@ -17,46 +16,21 @@ import (
 
 // Plan validates configuration, prepares the local workdir, and prints stage order.
 func Plan(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
-	positionalSessionID, args := pullLeadingSessionID(args)
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("plan", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 
-	var pipelinePath string
-	var campaignPath string
-	var campaignFilePath string
-	var sessionPath string
-	var sessionID string
-	var previousSessionID string
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
 	var force bool
-	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&sessionPath, "session", "", "path to session.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "expected previous session identifier")
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
 	fs.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "force stage execution (reserved for future behavior)")
 
-	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("plan: invalid flags: %w", err)
-	}
-	if positionalSessionID == "" {
-		if err := applyParsedSessionIDArg("plan", fs, &sessionID); err != nil {
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("plan", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	} else {
-		if fs.NArg() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("plan: unexpected positional arguments")
-		}
-		if err := applyPositionalSessionID("plan", positionalSessionID, &sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
+	if flags.sessionID == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("plan: session_id is required")
 	}
-	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, pipelinePath, campaignPath, campaignFilePath, sessionPath, config.SessionLoadOptions{
-		SessionID:         sessionID,
-		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
-	})
+	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, flags.pipelinePath, flags.campaignPath, flags.campaignFilePath, flags.sessionPath, flags.sessionOptions())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("plan: %w", err)
 	}

internal/app/plan_test.go

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ func TestPlanCreatesAndReusesWorkdir(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(got, "narratio session plan: workdir prepared at") {
 		t.Fatalf("first output = %q, want workdir prepared", got)
 	}
-	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
 		if !strings.Contains(got, name+": run") {
 			t.Fatalf("first output = %q, missing stage %q", got, name)
 		}
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(got, "totals: run=9 skip=0") {
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "totals: run=10 skip=0") {
 		t.Fatalf("first output = %q, want totals", got)
 	}
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func TestPlanShowsRunAndSkipFromManifest(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(got, "trim: run") {
 		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want trim run", got)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(got, "totals: run=7 skip=2") {
-		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want totals run=7 skip=2", got)
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "totals: run=8 skip=2") {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want totals run=8 skip=2", got)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(pipelineYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline.yml: %v", err)

internal/app/planner_test.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "testing"
 
 func TestBuildFullPlanOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	got := BuildFullPlan()
-	want := []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"}
+	want := []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"}
 	if len(got) != len(want) {
 		t.Fatalf("len(plan) = %d, want %d", len(got), len(want))
 	}

internal/app/post_publish_cleanup.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
-func runPostArchiveCleanup(ctx context.Context, env *Env, manifestPath string, m *manifest.Manifest, executed []string) error {
+func runPostPublishCleanup(ctx context.Context, env *Env, manifestPath string, m *manifest.Manifest, executed []string) error {
 	if env == nil || env.Config == nil || env.Config.Pipeline == nil || m == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func runPostArchiveCleanup(ctx context.Context, env *Env, manifestPath string, m
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	sr := archiveStageRecordForCleanup(m, executed)
+	sr := publishStageRecordForCleanup(m, executed)
 	if sr == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func runPostArchiveCleanup(ctx context.Context, env *Env, manifestPath string, m
 	sr.Metadata["spool_cleanup_requested"] = spoolRequested
 	sr.Metadata["workdir_cleanup_requested"] = workRequested
 
-	eligible, reason := archiveCleanupEligible(env.Config, sr)
+	eligible, reason := publishCleanupEligible(env.Config, sr)
 	if !eligible {
 		sr.Metadata["cleanup_skipped"] = true
 		sr.Metadata["cleanup_skipped_reason"] = reason
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func runPostArchiveCleanup(ctx context.Context, env *Env, manifestPath string, m
 	return nil
 }
 
-func archiveStageRecordForCleanup(m *manifest.Manifest, executed []string) *manifest.StageRecord {
+func publishStageRecordForCleanup(m *manifest.Manifest, executed []string) *manifest.StageRecord {
 	if m == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func archiveStageRecordForCleanup(m *manifest.Manifest, executed []string) *mani
 	return sr
 }
 
-func archiveCleanupEligible(cfg *config.Config, sr *manifest.StageRecord) (bool, string) {
+func publishCleanupEligible(cfg *config.Config, sr *manifest.StageRecord) (bool, string) {
 	if cfg == nil || cfg.Pipeline == nil || cfg.Pipeline.Publish == nil {
 		return false, "publish configuration is missing"
 	}
@@ -174,49 +174,7 @@ func removeRunScopedDir(root, target, policy string) error {
 }
 
 func validateScopedDir(root, target, policy string) (scopedDir, error) {
-	cleanRoot := strings.TrimSpace(root)
-	cleanTarget := strings.TrimSpace(target)
-	if cleanRoot == "" {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: root path is required", policy)
-	}
-	if cleanTarget == "" {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: target path is required", policy)
-	}
-
-	rootAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanRoot)
-	if err != nil {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve root %q: %w", policy, cleanRoot, err)
-	}
-	targetAbs, err := filepath.Abs(cleanTarget)
-	if err != nil {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: resolve target %q: %w", policy, cleanTarget, err)
-	}
-
-	rel, err := filepath.Rel(rootAbs, targetAbs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: relative path from %q to %q: %w", policy, rootAbs, targetAbs, err)
-	}
-	if rel == "." {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete root directory %q", policy, rootAbs)
-	}
-	if rel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete path outside root: root=%q target=%q", policy, rootAbs, targetAbs)
-	}
-
-	info, err := os.Lstat(targetAbs)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return scopedDir{RootAbs: rootAbs, TargetAbs: targetAbs, Exists: false}, nil
-		}
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: stat target %q: %w", policy, targetAbs, err)
-	}
-	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: refusing to delete symlink path %q", policy, targetAbs)
-	}
-	if !info.IsDir() {
-		return scopedDir{}, fmt.Errorf("cleanup policy %s: target %q is not a directory", policy, targetAbs)
-	}
-	return scopedDir{RootAbs: rootAbs, TargetAbs: targetAbs, Exists: true}, nil
+	return validateScopedTarget(root, target, policy, true)
 }
 
 func asString(v any) string {

internal/app/post_publish_cleanup_test.go

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/stage"
 )
 
-type archiveSuccessStage struct {
+type publishSuccessStage struct {
 	metadata map[string]any
 }
 
-func (archiveSuccessStage) Name() string           { return "publish" }
-func (archiveSuccessStage) Declares() stage.IODecl { return stage.IODecl{} }
-func (s archiveSuccessStage) Run(_ context.Context, _ *stage.Env, _ *manifest.Manifest) (*stage.StageResult, error) {
+func (publishSuccessStage) Name() string           { return "publish" }
+func (publishSuccessStage) Declares() stage.IODecl { return stage.IODecl{} }
+func (s publishSuccessStage) Run(_ context.Context, _ *stage.Env, _ *manifest.Manifest) (*stage.StageResult, error) {
 	md := map[string]any{
 		"stage":                   "publish",
 		"uploaded":                true,
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ func (notifyFailStage) Run(_ context.Context, _ *stage.Env, _ *manifest.Manifest
 	return nil, errors.New("notify failed")
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupDisabledKeepsLocalDirs(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupDisabledKeepsLocalDirs(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = false
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = false
 
-	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupDisabledKeepsLocalDirs(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.localSourceAudio)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupSpoolOnly(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupSpoolOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = false
 
-	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupSpoolOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.localSourceAudio)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupWorkdirOnly(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupWorkdirOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = false
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 
-	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupWorkdirOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.spoolAudioDir)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupBothPolicies(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupBothPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 
-	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupBothPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.previousCachePath)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenArchiveFails(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupNotRunWhenPublishFails(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 
-	_, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{failingStage{name: "publish", err: errors.New("archive failed")}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
+	_, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{failingStage{name: "publish", err: errors.New("publish failed")}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stage \"publish\" failed") {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v, want publish failure", err)
 	}
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenArchiveFails(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.runWorkDir)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenArchiveSkipped(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupNotRunWhenPublishSkipped(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 
-	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{metadata: map[string]any{"skipped": true}}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{metadata: map[string]any{"skipped": true}}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenArchiveSkipped(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.runWorkDir)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentPointerMissing(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentPointerMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 
-	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{metadata: map[string]any{"current_pointer_written": false}}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{metadata: map[string]any{"current_pointer_written": false}}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentPointerMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.runWorkDir)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenArchiveUploadDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupNotRunWhenPublishUploadDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Publish.UploadRun = boolPtr(false)
 
-	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenArchiveUploadDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.runWorkDir)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupWaitsUntilAllStagesSucceed(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupWaitsUntilAllStagesSucceed(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 
-	_, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{}, notifyFailStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
+	_, err := executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{}, notifyFailStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stage \"notify\" failed") {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v, want notify failure", err)
 	}
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupWaitsUntilAllStagesSucceed(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.runWorkDir)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupFailsOnUnsafePath(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostPublishCleanupFailsOnUnsafePath(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, _ := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = false
@@ -186,25 +186,25 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupFailsOnUnsafePath(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Save() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
+	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishSuccessStage{}}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "refusing to delete path outside root") {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v, want safe-path failure", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenPromotionIsMissing(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg, seed, runID := archiveStageCleanupFixture(t)
+func TestPostPublishCleanupNotRunWhenOutputIsMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, seed, runID := publishStageCleanupFixture(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Publish.Outputs = []config.PublishOutputRule{
 		{Source: "narratio.transcript.base", Dest: "transcripts/base.json", Required: boolPtr(true)},
 	}
 
-	archiveStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
+	publishStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Select(publish) error = %v", err)
 	}
-	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveStageImpl}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
+	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishStageImpl}, RunOptions{Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{}}})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "required output source unavailable") {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v, want required output source unavailable failure", err)
 	}
@@ -215,17 +215,17 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenPromotionIsMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, artifacts.SessionRunRootForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID, runID))
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentManifestUploadFails(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg, seed, _ := archiveStageCleanupFixture(t)
+func TestPostPublishCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentManifestUploadFails(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, seed, _ := publishStageCleanupFixture(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 	failKey := seed.sessionPrefix + "current/manifest.json"
 
-	archiveStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
+	publishStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Select(publish) error = %v", err)
 	}
-	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveStageImpl}, RunOptions{
+	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishStageImpl}, RunOptions{
 		Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &failKeyStore{delegate: &storage.FakeBackend{}, failKey: failKey}},
 	})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "current manifest") {
@@ -236,17 +236,17 @@ func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentManifestUploadFails(t *testing.T) {
 	assertExists(t, seed.runWorkDir)
 }
 
-func TestPostArchiveCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentPointerUploadFails(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg, seed, _ := archiveStageCleanupFixture(t)
+func TestPostPublishCleanupNotRunWhenCurrentPointerUploadFails(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, seed, _ := publishStageCleanupFixture(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Spool.DeleteAudioAfterPublish = true
 	cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.CleanupAfterPublish = true
 	failKey := seed.sessionPrefix + "current/run_id.txt"
 
-	archiveStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
+	publishStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Select(publish) error = %v", err)
 	}
-	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{archiveStageImpl}, RunOptions{
+	_, err = executeStages(context.Background(), cfg, []stage.Stage{publishStageImpl}, RunOptions{
 		Env: &Env{ObjectStore: &failKeyStore{delegate: &storage.FakeBackend{}, failKey: failKey}},
 	})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "current run pointer") {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func cleanupFixtureConfig(t *testing.T) (*config.Config, cleanupSeed) {
 	}
 }
 
-func archiveStageCleanupFixture(t *testing.T) (*config.Config, cleanupSeed, string) {
+func publishStageCleanupFixture(t *testing.T) (*config.Config, cleanupSeed, string) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	cfg, seed := cleanupFixtureConfig(t)
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func archiveStageCleanupFixture(t *testing.T) (*config.Config, cleanupSeed, stri
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	writeArchiveFixtureRunFiles(
+	writePublishFixtureRunFiles(
 		t,
 		seed.runWorkDir,
 		artifacts.SessionWorkDirForCampaign(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID),
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func archiveStageCleanupFixture(t *testing.T) (*config.Config, cleanupSeed, stri
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Load() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze"} {
 		seedManifest.MarkStageSucceeded(name, time.Now().UTC(), nil)
 	}
 	seedManifest.S3SessionPrefix = artifacts.S3SessionPrefix("dnd", cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func archiveStageCleanupFixture(t *testing.T) (*config.Config, cleanupSeed, stri
 	return cfg, seed, runID
 }
 
-func writeArchiveFixtureRunFiles(t *testing.T, runWorkDir, sessionRoot string) {
+func writePublishFixtureRunFiles(t *testing.T, runWorkDir, sessionRoot string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(runWorkDir, "prepare", "inputs", "session.yml"), "session_id: 2026-05-03\n")
 	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(runWorkDir, "transcribe", "outputs", "transcripts", "raw", "speaker.json"), "{}\n")

internal/app/remote_locks.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func loadRemoteLockStore(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.
 	if !exists {
 		return &config.PublishLockStore{}, key, nil
 	}
-	tmp, err := downloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, key, "narratio-locks-*.yml")
+	tmp, err := storage.DownloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, key, "narratio-locks-*.yml")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, key, fmt.Errorf("download remote locks %q: %w", key, err)
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func loadRemoteLockStore(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.
 }
 
 func loadEffectiveLocks(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.ObjectStore) (*effectiveLocks, error) {
-	staticLocks := staticArchiveLocks(cfg)
+	staticLocks := staticPublishLocks(cfg)
 	if store == nil {
 		return &effectiveLocks{
 			Static: staticLocks,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func loadEffectiveLocks(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store storage.O
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func staticArchiveLocks(cfg *config.Config) []config.PublishLockRule {
+func staticPublishLocks(cfg *config.Config) []config.PublishLockRule {
 	if cfg == nil || cfg.Pipeline == nil || cfg.Pipeline.Publish == nil {
 		return nil
 	}

internal/app/restore.go

@@ -27,23 +27,14 @@ func Restore(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("restore", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.SetOutput(out)
 
-	var pipelinePath string
-	var campaignPath string
-	var campaignFilePath string
-	var sessionPath string
-	var sessionID string
-	var previousSessionID string
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
 	var dryRun bool
 	var force bool
 	var includeAudio bool
-	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&sessionPath, "session", "", "path to session.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "expected previous session identifier")
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
 	fs.BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "plan restore actions without writing local files")
 	fs.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "overwrite local conflicts with remote state")
-	fs.BoolVar(&includeAudio, "include-audio", false, "include archived session-level audio objects")
+	fs.BoolVar(&includeAudio, "include-audio", false, "include remote session-level audio objects")
 	fs.Usage = func() {
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "Usage: narratio session restore <session_id> [--config <path>] [--campaign <id>] [--campaign-file <path>] [--session <path>] [--previous-session-id <value>] [--dry-run] [--force] [--include-audio]")
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out)
@@ -57,25 +48,13 @@ func Restore(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("restore: invalid flags: %w", err)
 	}
-	if positionalSessionID == "" {
-		if err := applyParsedSessionIDArg("restore", fs, &sessionID); err != nil {
+	if err := resolveParsedSessionID("restore", positionalSessionID, fs, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	} else {
-		if fs.NArg() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("restore: unexpected positional arguments")
-		}
-		if err := applyPositionalSessionID("restore", positionalSessionID, &sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("restore: session_id is required")
 	}
-	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, pipelinePath, campaignPath, campaignFilePath, sessionPath, config.SessionLoadOptions{
-		SessionID:         sessionID,
-		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
-	})
+	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, flags.pipelinePath, flags.campaignPath, flags.campaignFilePath, flags.sessionPath, flags.sessionOptions())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("restore: %w", err)
 	}

internal/app/restore_discovery.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package app
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
-// RemoteCurrentState captures discovered committed remote archive state for one session.
+// RemoteCurrentState captures discovered committed remote published current state for one session.
 type RemoteCurrentState struct {
 	Bucket             string
 	SessionPrefix      string
@@ -32,80 +31,24 @@ func discoverRemoteCurrentState(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store s
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote object store is required")
 	}
 
-	bucket := artifacts.ResolveArchiveBucket(cfg, nil)
+	bucket := artifacts.ResolvePublishBucket(cfg, nil)
 	if strings.TrimSpace(bucket) == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("archive bucket is required")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("publish bucket is required")
 	}
-	sessionPrefix, err := artifacts.ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix(cfg, nil)
+	sessionPrefix, err := artifacts.ResolvePublishSessionPrefix(cfg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve archive session prefix: %w", err)
-	}
-	currentManifestKey, currentRunIDKey := artifacts.ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
-
-	exists, err := store.Exists(ctx, currentRunIDKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check remote current run pointer %q: %w", currentRunIDKey, err)
-	}
-	if !exists {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote current run pointer missing: %q", currentRunIDKey)
-	}
-
-	runIDPath, err := downloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, currentRunIDKey, "narratio-restore-current-run-id-*.txt")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("download remote current run pointer %q: %w", currentRunIDKey, err)
-	}
-	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(runIDPath) }()
-
-	runIDData, err := os.ReadFile(runIDPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read downloaded run pointer %q: %w", currentRunIDKey, err)
-	}
-	runID := strings.TrimSpace(string(runIDData))
-	if runID == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote current run pointer %q is empty", currentRunIDKey)
-	}
-
-	exists, err = store.Exists(ctx, currentManifestKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check remote current manifest %q: %w", currentManifestKey, err)
-	}
-	if !exists {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote current manifest missing: %q", currentManifestKey)
-	}
-
-	manifestPath, err := downloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, currentManifestKey, "narratio-restore-current-manifest-*.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("download remote current manifest %q: %w", currentManifestKey, err)
-	}
-	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(manifestPath) }()
-
-	manifestStore := &manifest.LocalStore{}
-	remoteManifest, err := manifestStore.Load(ctx, manifestPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote current manifest decode failed: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve publish session prefix: %w", err)
 	}
+	currentManifestKey, currentRunIDKey := artifacts.ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
 
 	requestedSession := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Session.SessionID)
 	requestedCampaign := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Session.Campaign)
-	manifestSession := strings.TrimSpace(remoteManifest.SessionID)
-	manifestCampaign := strings.TrimSpace(remoteManifest.Campaign)
-
-	if manifestSession != requestedSession {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"remote current manifest session_id %q does not match requested session_id %q",
-			manifestSession,
-			requestedSession,
-		)
-	}
-	if manifestCampaign == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote current manifest campaign is required")
-	}
-	if manifestCampaign != requestedCampaign {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"remote current manifest campaign %q does not match requested campaign %q",
-			manifestCampaign,
-			requestedCampaign,
-		)
+	current, err := artifacts.LoadCurrentState(ctx, store, sessionPrefix, artifacts.CurrentStateValidation{
+		ExpectedSessionID: requestedSession,
+		ExpectedCampaign:  requestedCampaign,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return &RemoteCurrentState{
@@ -113,27 +56,9 @@ func discoverRemoteCurrentState(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, store s
 		SessionPrefix:      sessionPrefix,
 		CurrentRunIDKey:    currentRunIDKey,
 		CurrentManifestKey: currentManifestKey,
-		RunID:              runID,
-		SessionID:          manifestSession,
-		Campaign:           manifestCampaign,
-		Manifest:           remoteManifest,
+		RunID:              current.RunID,
+		SessionID:          strings.TrimSpace(current.Manifest.SessionID),
+		Campaign:           strings.TrimSpace(current.Manifest.Campaign),
+		Manifest:           current.Manifest,
 	}, nil
 }
-
-func downloadObjectToTemp(ctx context.Context, store storage.ObjectStore, key, pattern string) (string, error) {
-	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp("", pattern)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("create temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	path := tmp.Name()
-	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
-		_ = os.Remove(path)
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("close temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := store.Download(ctx, key, path); err != nil {
-		_ = os.Remove(path)
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return path, nil
-}

internal/app/restore_discovery_test.go

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestDiscoverRemoteCurrentStateSessionMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
 	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: manifestKey, Data: restoreManifestJSON(t, "wrong-session", cfg.Session.Campaign)})
 
 	_, err := discoverRemoteCurrentState(context.Background(), cfg, store)
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not match requested session_id") {
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not match expected session_id") {
 		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want session mismatch failure", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestDiscoverRemoteCurrentStateCampaignMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
 	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: manifestKey, Data: restoreManifestJSON(t, cfg.Session.SessionID, "wrong-campaign")})
 
 	_, err := discoverRemoteCurrentState(context.Background(), cfg, store)
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not match requested campaign") {
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not match expected campaign") {
 		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want campaign mismatch failure", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func restoreDiscoveryConfig() *config.Config {
 
 func restoreDiscoveryKeys(cfg *config.Config) (sessionPrefix, manifestKey, runIDKey string) {
 	sessionPrefix = artifacts.S3SessionPrefix(cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3.RootPrefix, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
-	manifestKey, runIDKey = artifacts.ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
+	manifestKey, runIDKey = artifacts.ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
 	return sessionPrefix, manifestKey, runIDKey
 }
 

internal/app/restore_execute.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/audio"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/fileops"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
@@ -114,10 +115,7 @@ func executeRestoreDownloadAction(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := os.Chmod(tmpPath, 0o644); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("set file permissions: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, safeLocalPath); err != nil {
+	if err := fileops.InstallDownloadedTempFile(tmpPath, safeLocalPath, 0o644); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("install file atomically: %w", err)
 	}
 	removeTmp = false

internal/app/restore_execution_test.go

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestExecuteRestoreNonDryRunRestoresDurableFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	if stderr.Len() != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("stderr = %q, want empty", stderr.String())
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Restored session archive for sample-campaign/2026-05-03") {
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Restored session state for sample-campaign/2026-05-03") {
 		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want completion summary", stdout.String())
 	}
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func seedRestoreCommittedState(t *testing.T, fake *storage.FakeBackend, pipeline
 	}
 
 	sessionPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix(cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3.RootPrefix, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
-	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
+	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
 
 	seedRestoreObject(fake, runIDKey, []byte("20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4\n"))
 	seedRestoreObject(fake, manifestKey, restoreManifestJSON(t, cfg.Session.SessionID, cfg.Session.Campaign))
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func seedRestorePreviousCurrent(t *testing.T, fake *storage.FakeBackend, cfg *co
 func seedRestorePreviousCurrentManifestOnly(t *testing.T, fake *storage.FakeBackend, cfg *config.Config) {
 	t.Helper()
 	previousPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix(cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3.RootPrefix, cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.PreviousSessionID)
-	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(previousPrefix)
+	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveCurrentStateKeys(previousPrefix)
 	previousRunID := "20260426T010203Z-a1b2c3d4"
 	seedRestoreObject(fake, runIDKey, []byte(previousRunID+"\n"))
 

internal/app/restore_plan.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/pathsafe"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/previouscache"
 )
 
@@ -215,19 +217,17 @@ func joinWithinSessionRoot(sessionRoot, relative string) (string, error) {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionRoot) == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("session root is required")
 	}
-	cleanRel := path.Clean(strings.TrimSpace(relative))
-	if cleanRel == "." || cleanRel == "" {
+	joined, err := pathsafe.JoinSlashRelativeUnderRoot(sessionRoot, filepath.ToSlash(strings.TrimSpace(relative)))
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pathsafe.ErrRelativePathRequired) {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("relative path is required")
 		}
-	if cleanRel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, "../") || strings.HasPrefix(cleanRel, "/") {
+		if errors.Is(err, pathsafe.ErrRelativePathEscape) || errors.Is(err, pathsafe.ErrRelativePathAbsolute) {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("relative path escapes session root")
 		}
-	abs := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(sessionRoot, filepath.FromSlash(cleanRel)))
-	root := filepath.Clean(sessionRoot)
-	if abs != root && !strings.HasPrefix(abs, root+string(filepath.Separator)) {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolved local path escapes session root")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("join relative path under session root: %w", err)
 	}
-	return abs, nil
+	return joined, nil
 }
 
 func buildPreviousCacheRestoreActions(
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func classifyRestoreAction(
 	if err != nil {
 		return RestoreAction{}, fmt.Errorf("checksum local file: %w", err)
 	}
-	remotePath, err := downloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, action.RemoteKey, "narratio-restore-plan-remote-*.tmp")
+	remotePath, err := storage.DownloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, action.RemoteKey, "narratio-restore-plan-remote-*.tmp")
 	if err != nil {
 		return RestoreAction{}, fmt.Errorf("download remote object: %w", err)
 	}

internal/app/restore_plan_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestRestorePlanDefaultScope(t *testing.T) {
 	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"artifacts/session_recap.md", []byte("# recap\n"))
 	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"audio/alice.flac", []byte("audio"))
 	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"runs/20260519T010203Z-a1b2/manifest.json", []byte("{}"))
-	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"logs/archive.log", []byte("log"))
+	seedRestoreObject(store, current.SessionPrefix+"logs/publish.log", []byte("log"))
 
 	plan, err := buildRestorePlan(context.Background(), cfg, current, store, RestorePlanOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func configureRestorePlanPreviousRequirement(cfg *config.Config, required bool)
 func restorePlanCurrentState(t *testing.T, cfg *config.Config) *RemoteCurrentState {
 	t.Helper()
 	sessionPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix("dnd", cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID)
-	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
+	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
 	return &RemoteCurrentState{
 		Bucket:             "test-bucket",
 		SessionPrefix:      sessionPrefix,

internal/app/restore_report.go

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func writeRestoreSuccessSummary(out io.Writer, report *RestoreReport) error {
 	if report == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("restore report is required")
 	}
-	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, "Restored session archive for %s/%s\n", report.Campaign, report.SessionID); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, "Restored session state for %s/%s\n", report.Campaign, report.SessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, "Remote run: %s\n", report.RunID); err != nil {

internal/app/restore_test.go

@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func TestExecuteRestoreNonDryRunForceExecutesPlan(t *testing.T) {
 	if code != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want 0; stderr=%q", code, stderr.String())
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Restored session archive for sample-campaign/2026-05-03") {
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Restored session state for sample-campaign/2026-05-03") {
 		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want completion summary", stdout.String())
 	}
 	if stderr.Len() != 0 {
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(pipelineYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline config: %v", err)
@@ -407,6 +409,8 @@ inputs:
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "speakers.yml"), "alice: alice.flac\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "autocorrect.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "glossary.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "players.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "party.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "audio", "alice.flac"), "audio-bytes")
 
 	return pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath

internal/app/resume.go

@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-package app
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"strings"
-
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
-)
-
-// Resume continues execution from the first non-succeeded stage in the manifest.
-func Resume(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
-	positionalSessionID, args := pullLeadingSessionID(args)
-	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("resume", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
-
-	var pipelinePath string
-	var campaignPath string
-	var campaignFilePath string
-	var sessionPath string
-	var sessionID string
-	var previousSessionID string
-	var force bool
-	var selectedArtifacts artifactSelectionFlag
-	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&sessionPath, "session", "", "path to session.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "expected previous session identifier")
-	fs.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "force stage execution")
-	fs.Var(&selectedArtifacts, "artifacts", "configured artifact names to execute and publish (comma-separated or repeatable)")
-
-	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resume: invalid flags: %w", err)
-	}
-	if positionalSessionID == "" {
-		if err := applyParsedSessionIDArg("resume", fs, &sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		if fs.NArg() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("resume: unexpected positional arguments")
-		}
-		if err := applyPositionalSessionID("resume", positionalSessionID, &sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resume: session_id is required")
-	}
-	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, pipelinePath, campaignPath, campaignFilePath, sessionPath, config.SessionLoadOptions{
-		SessionID:         sessionID,
-		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resume: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := config.Validate(cfg); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resume: %w", err)
-	}
-	normalizedArtifacts, err := selectedArtifacts.Normalize()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resume: invalid --artifacts: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := validateSelectedArtifacts(cfg, normalizedArtifacts); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resume: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	full := BuildFullPlan()
-	selected := full
-	if !force {
-		m, err := loadManifestIfPresent(ctx, cfg)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("resume: %w", err)
-		}
-		if m != nil {
-			start := firstNonSucceededIndex(full, m)
-			if start >= len(full) {
-				_, err := fmt.Fprintf(out, "narratio resume: session %s has no remaining stages\n", cfg.Session.SessionID)
-				return err
-			}
-			selected = full[start:]
-		}
-	}
-
-	summary, err := executeStagesFn(ctx, cfg, selected, RunOptions{
-		Force:             force,
-		SelectedArtifacts: normalizedArtifacts,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("resume: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = fmt.Fprintf(
-		out,
-		"narratio resume: session %s; executed=%d skipped=%d; manifest=%s\n",
-		summary.SessionID,
-		len(summary.Executed),
-		len(summary.Skipped),
-		summary.ManifestPath,
-	)
-	return err
-}
-
-func loadManifestIfPresent(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
-	path := artifacts.SessionManifestPathForCampaign(
-		cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root,
-		cfg.Session.Campaign,
-		cfg.Session.SessionID,
-	)
-	exists, err := fileExists(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check manifest %q: %w", path, err)
-	}
-	if !exists {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
-	m, err := store.Load(ctx, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load manifest %q: %w", path, err)
-	}
-	return m, nil
-}

internal/app/run.go

@@ -5,55 +5,29 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
 )
 
 // Run executes the pipeline plan and persists manifest state.
 func Run(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
-	positionalSessionID, args := pullLeadingSessionID(args)
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("run", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 
-	var pipelinePath string
-	var campaignPath string
-	var campaignFilePath string
-	var sessionPath string
-	var sessionID string
-	var previousSessionID string
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
 	var force bool
 	var selectedArtifacts artifactSelectionFlag
-	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&sessionPath, "session", "", "path to session.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "expected previous session identifier")
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
 	fs.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "force stage execution (reserved for future behavior)")
 	fs.Var(&selectedArtifacts, "artifacts", "configured artifact names to execute and publish (comma-separated or repeatable)")
 
-	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("run: invalid flags: %w", err)
-	}
-	if positionalSessionID == "" {
-		if err := applyParsedSessionIDArg("run", fs, &sessionID); err != nil {
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("run", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	} else {
-		if fs.NArg() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("run: unexpected positional arguments")
-		}
-		if err := applyPositionalSessionID("run", positionalSessionID, &sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
+	if flags.sessionID == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("run: session_id is required")
 	}
-	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, pipelinePath, campaignPath, campaignFilePath, sessionPath, config.SessionLoadOptions{
-		SessionID:         sessionID,
-		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
-	})
+	cfg, err := loadCommandConfig(ctx, flags.pipelinePath, flags.campaignPath, flags.campaignFilePath, flags.sessionPath, flags.sessionOptions())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("run: %w", err)
 	}

internal/app/run_control.go

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/stage"
 )
@@ -43,13 +47,25 @@ func stageSucceeded(m *manifest.Manifest, name string) bool {
 	return sr != nil && sr.Status == manifest.StatusSucceeded
 }
 
-func firstNonSucceededIndex(stages []stage.Stage, m *manifest.Manifest) int {
-	for i, s := range stages {
-		if !stageSucceeded(m, s.Name()) {
-			return i
+func loadManifestIfPresent(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
+	path := artifacts.SessionManifestPathForCampaign(
+		cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root,
+		cfg.Session.Campaign,
+		cfg.Session.SessionID,
+	)
+	exists, err := fileExists(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check manifest %q: %w", path, err)
 	}
+	if !exists {
+		return nil, nil
 	}
-	return len(stages)
+	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
+	m, err := store.Load(ctx, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load manifest %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	return m, nil
 }
 
 func canonicalStageNames() []string {

internal/app/run_control_test.go

@@ -8,18 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
-func TestFirstNonSucceededIndex(t *testing.T) {
-	stages := BuildFullPlan()
-	m := manifest.New("2026-05-03", time.Now().UTC())
-	m.MarkStageSucceeded("prepare", time.Now().UTC(), nil)
-	m.MarkStageSucceeded("transcribe", time.Now().UTC(), nil)
-
-	got := firstNonSucceededIndex(stages, m)
-	if got != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("firstNonSucceededIndex() = %d, want 2", got)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestDecideStageActions(t *testing.T) {
 	stages := BuildFullPlan()[:2]
 	m := manifest.New("2026-05-03", time.Now().UTC())
@@ -44,7 +32,7 @@ func TestDecideStageActions(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDownstreamStageNames(t *testing.T) {
 	got := downstreamStageNames("polish")
-	want := []string{"normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"}
+	want := []string{"normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
 		t.Fatalf("downstreamStageNames(polish) = %#v, want %#v", got, want)
 	}
@@ -64,12 +52,13 @@ func TestInvalidateDownstreamSucceededStages(t *testing.T) {
 	m.MarkStageSucceeded("polish", now, nil)
 	m.MarkStageSucceeded("normalize", now, nil)
 	m.MarkStageSucceeded("trim", now, nil)
+	m.MarkStageSucceeded("render", now, nil)
 	m.MarkStageFailed("analyze", now, "analysis failed")
 	m.MarkStageSucceeded("publish", now, nil)
 	m.MarkStageSucceeded("notify", now, nil)
 
 	got := invalidateDownstreamSucceededStages(m, "polish", now.Add(1*time.Second))
-	want := []string{"normalize", "trim", "publish", "notify"}
+	want := []string{"normalize", "trim", "render", "publish", "notify"}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
 		t.Fatalf("invalidateDownstreamSucceededStages() = %#v, want %#v", got, want)
 	}

internal/app/run_stage.go

@@ -23,19 +23,10 @@ func RunStage(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("run-stage", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 
-	var pipelinePath string
-	var campaignPath string
-	var campaignFilePath string
-	var sessionPath string
-	var sessionID string
-	var previousSessionID string
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
 	var force bool
 	var selectedArtifacts artifactSelectionFlag
-	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&sessionPath, "session", "", "path to session.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "expected previous session identifier")
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
 	fs.BoolVar(&force, "force", false, "force stage execution (reserved for future behavior)")
 	fs.Var(&selectedArtifacts, "artifacts", "configured artifact names to execute or publish (comma-separated or repeatable)")
 
@@ -47,16 +38,21 @@ func RunStage(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 		case 2:
 			stageName = strings.TrimSpace(fs.Arg(0))
 			positionalSessionID = strings.TrimSpace(fs.Arg(1))
+		case 1:
+			if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("run-stage: expected stage name and session_id")
+			}
+			stageName = strings.TrimSpace(fs.Arg(0))
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("run-stage: expected stage name and session_id")
 		}
 	} else if fs.NArg() != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("run-stage: unexpected positional arguments")
 	}
-	if err := applyPositionalSessionID("run-stage", positionalSessionID, &sessionID); err != nil {
+	if err := applyPositionalSessionID("run-stage", positionalSessionID, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("run-stage: session_id is required")
 	}
 	normalizedArtifacts, err := selectedArtifacts.Normalize()
@@ -70,12 +66,12 @@ func RunStage(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 	summary, err := runSingleStageCommand(ctx, singleStageCommand{
 		CommandName:       "run-stage",
 		StageName:         stageName,
-		PipelinePath:      pipelinePath,
-		CampaignPath:      campaignPath,
-		CampaignFilePath:  campaignFilePath,
-		SessionPath:       sessionPath,
-		SessionID:         sessionID,
-		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
+		PipelinePath:      flags.pipelinePath,
+		CampaignPath:      flags.campaignPath,
+		CampaignFilePath:  flags.campaignFilePath,
+		SessionPath:       flags.sessionPath,
+		SessionID:         flags.sessionID,
+		PreviousSessionID: flags.previousSessionID,
 		Force:             force,
 		SelectedArtifacts: normalizedArtifacts,
 	})
@@ -97,40 +93,18 @@ func RunStage(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 
 // Analyze force-runs the analyze stage.
 func Analyze(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
-	positionalSessionID, args := pullLeadingSessionID(args)
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("analyze", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 
-	var pipelinePath string
-	var campaignPath string
-	var campaignFilePath string
-	var sessionPath string
-	var sessionID string
-	var previousSessionID string
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
 	var selectedArtifacts artifactSelectionFlag
-	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&sessionPath, "session", "", "path to session.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "expected previous session identifier")
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
 	fs.Var(&selectedArtifacts, "artifacts", "configured artifact names to execute during analyze (comma-separated or repeatable)")
 
-	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("analyze: invalid flags: %w", err)
-	}
-	if positionalSessionID == "" {
-		if err := applyParsedSessionIDArg("analyze", fs, &sessionID); err != nil {
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("analyze", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	} else {
-		if fs.NArg() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("analyze: unexpected positional arguments")
-		}
-		if err := applyPositionalSessionID("analyze", positionalSessionID, &sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("analyze: session_id is required")
 	}
 	normalizedArtifacts, err := selectedArtifacts.Normalize()
@@ -141,12 +115,12 @@ func Analyze(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 	summary, err := runSingleStageCommand(ctx, singleStageCommand{
 		CommandName:       "analyze",
 		StageName:         "analyze",
-		PipelinePath:      pipelinePath,
-		CampaignPath:      campaignPath,
-		CampaignFilePath:  campaignFilePath,
-		SessionPath:       sessionPath,
-		SessionID:         sessionID,
-		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
+		PipelinePath:      flags.pipelinePath,
+		CampaignPath:      flags.campaignPath,
+		CampaignFilePath:  flags.campaignFilePath,
+		SessionPath:       flags.sessionPath,
+		SessionID:         flags.sessionID,
+		PreviousSessionID: flags.previousSessionID,
 		Force:             true,
 		SelectedArtifacts: normalizedArtifacts,
 	})
@@ -166,40 +140,18 @@ func Analyze(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 
 // Publish force-runs the publish stage.
 func Publish(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
-	positionalSessionID, args := pullLeadingSessionID(args)
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("publish", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.SetOutput(io.Discard)
 
-	var pipelinePath string
-	var campaignPath string
-	var campaignFilePath string
-	var sessionPath string
-	var sessionID string
-	var previousSessionID string
+	var flags commonConfigFlags
 	var selectedArtifacts artifactSelectionFlag
-	fs.StringVar(&pipelinePath, "config", "", "path to pipeline.yml (optional; defaults searched)")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignPath, "campaign", "", "campaign ID")
-	fs.StringVar(&campaignFilePath, "campaign-file", "", "path to campaign.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&sessionPath, "session", "", "path to session.yml")
-	fs.StringVar(&previousSessionID, "previous-session-id", "", "expected previous session identifier")
+	addCommonConfigFlags(fs, &flags)
 	fs.Var(&selectedArtifacts, "artifacts", "configured artifact names to publish (comma-separated or repeatable)")
 
-	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("publish: invalid flags: %w", err)
-	}
-	if positionalSessionID == "" {
-		if err := applyParsedSessionIDArg("publish", fs, &sessionID); err != nil {
+	if err := parseSessionAwareFlags("publish", fs, args, &flags.sessionID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	} else {
-		if fs.NArg() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("publish: unexpected positional arguments")
-		}
-		if err := applyPositionalSessionID("publish", positionalSessionID, &sessionID); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(sessionID) == "" {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(flags.sessionID) == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("publish: session_id is required")
 	}
 	normalizedArtifacts, err := selectedArtifacts.Normalize()
@@ -210,12 +162,12 @@ func Publish(ctx context.Context, args []string, out io.Writer) error {
 	summary, err := runSingleStageCommand(ctx, singleStageCommand{
 		CommandName:       "publish",
 		StageName:         "publish",
-		PipelinePath:      pipelinePath,
-		CampaignPath:      campaignPath,
-		CampaignFilePath:  campaignFilePath,
-		SessionPath:       sessionPath,
-		SessionID:         sessionID,
-		PreviousSessionID: previousSessionID,
+		PipelinePath:      flags.pipelinePath,
+		CampaignPath:      flags.campaignPath,
+		CampaignFilePath:  flags.campaignFilePath,
+		SessionPath:       flags.sessionPath,
+		SessionID:         flags.sessionID,
+		PreviousSessionID: flags.previousSessionID,
 		Force:             true,
 		SelectedArtifacts: normalizedArtifacts,
 	})

internal/app/run_stage_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
-func TestResumeStartsAfterCompletedStages(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRunContinuesAfterCompletedStages(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
 	manifestPath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, "work", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03", "manifest.json")
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ func TestResumeStartsAfterCompletedStages(t *testing.T) {
 	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(workRoot, "inputs", "glossary.yml"), "terms: []\n")
 
 	var out bytes.Buffer
-	err := Resume(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, &out)
+	err := Run(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, &out)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Resume() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Run() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=7 skipped=0") {
-		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want executed=7 skipped=0", out.String())
+	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=8 skipped=2") {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want executed=8 skipped=2", out.String())
 	}
 
 	loaded, err := store.Load(context.Background(), manifestPath)
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ func TestResumeStartsAfterCompletedStages(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResumeNoRemainingStages(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRunNoRemainingStagesRecordsSkippedStages(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
 	manifestPath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, "work", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03", "manifest.json")
 
 	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
 	m := manifest.New("2026-05-03", time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
-	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
 		m.MarkStageSucceeded(name, time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 1, 0, 0, time.UTC), nil)
 	}
 	if err := store.Save(context.Background(), manifestPath, m); err != nil {
@@ -64,20 +64,20 @@ func TestResumeNoRemainingStages(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var out bytes.Buffer
-	err := Resume(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, &out)
+	err := Run(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, &out)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Resume() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Run() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "has no remaining stages") {
-		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want no remaining stages", out.String())
+	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=0 skipped=10") {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want executed=0 skipped=10", out.String())
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResumeForceRerunsSucceeded(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRunForceRerunsSucceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"source":"resume-force-test","segments":[{"speaker":"alice"}]}`))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"source":"run-force-test","segments":[{"speaker":"alice"}]}`))
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot, srv.URL)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestResumeForceRerunsSucceeded(t *testing.T) {
 
 	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
 	m := manifest.New("2026-05-03", time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
-	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
 		m.MarkStageSucceeded(name, time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 1, 0, 0, time.UTC), nil)
 	}
 	if err := store.Save(context.Background(), manifestPath, m); err != nil {
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ func TestResumeForceRerunsSucceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	var out bytes.Buffer
-	err := Resume(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath, "--force"}, &out)
+	err := Run(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath, "--force"}, &out)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Resume() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Run() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=9 skipped=0") {
+	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=10 skipped=0") {
 		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want forced full rerun", out.String())
 	}
 }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func TestRunStageSkipAndForce(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRunStageForceMarksDownstreamStaleAndResumeContinuesFromStale(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRunStageForceMarksDownstreamStaleAndRunContinuesFromStale(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
 	manifestPath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, "work", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03", "manifest.json")
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func TestRunStageForceMarksDownstreamStaleAndResumeContinuesFromStale(t *testing
 
 	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
 	seed := manifest.New("2026-05-03", time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
-	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
 		seed.MarkStageSucceeded(name, time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 10, 1, 0, 0, time.UTC), nil)
 	}
 	if err := store.Save(context.Background(), manifestPath, seed); err != nil {
@@ -196,19 +196,19 @@ func TestRunStageForceMarksDownstreamStaleAndResumeContinuesFromStale(t *testing
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("load manifest after force: %v", err)
 	}
-	for _, name := range []string{"normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
 		if afterForce.Stages[name] == nil || afterForce.Stages[name].Status != manifest.StatusStale {
 			t.Fatalf("stage %q = %#v, want stale", name, afterForce.Stages[name])
 		}
 	}
 
 	out.Reset()
-	err = Resume(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, &out)
+	err = Run(context.Background(), []string{"2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, &out)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Resume() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Run() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=5 skipped=0") {
-		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want resume to execute normalize..notify", out.String())
+	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "executed=6 skipped=4") {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want run to execute stale downstream stages", out.String())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ func TestRunStageTrimExecutes(t *testing.T) {
 	if m.Stages["trim"] == nil || m.Stages["trim"].Status != manifest.StatusSucceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("trim stage = %#v, want succeeded", m.Stages["trim"])
 	}
-	if m.Stages["trim"].Metadata == nil || m.Stages["trim"].Metadata["trim_action"] != "copy_disabled" {
-		t.Fatalf("trim stage metadata = %#v, want trim_action=copy_disabled", m.Stages["trim"].Metadata)
+	if m.Stages["trim"].Metadata == nil || m.Stages["trim"].Metadata["trim_action"] != "copy" {
+		t.Fatalf("trim stage metadata = %#v, want trim_action=copy", m.Stages["trim"].Metadata)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -266,3 +266,30 @@ func TestRunStageNormalizeExecutes(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("normalize stage = %#v, want succeeded", m.Stages["normalize"])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRunStageRenderExecutes(t *testing.T) {
+	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
+	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, "work", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03", "manifest.json")
+	workRoot := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, "work", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03")
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(workRoot, "transcripts", "final.json"), `{"segments":[{"id":1}]}`)
+	mustWriteTestFile(t, filepath.Join(workRoot, "transcripts", "final.trimmed.json"), `{"segments":[{"id":2}]}`)
+
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	err := RunStage(context.Background(), []string{"render", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath}, &out)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RunStage(render) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out.String(), "stage=render executed=1 skipped=0") {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %q, want stage=render executed", out.String())
+	}
+
+	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
+	m, err := store.Load(context.Background(), manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("load manifest: %v", err)
+	}
+	if m.Stages["render"] == nil || m.Stages["render"].Status != manifest.StatusSucceeded {
+		t.Fatalf("render stage = %#v, want succeeded", m.Stages["render"])
+	}
+}

internal/app/runner.go

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/notify"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/scriptorium"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/seriatim"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/whisperx"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifactmodel"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/logging"
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ func executeStages(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, stages []stage.Stage
 	if env.Scriptorium == nil {
 		env.Scriptorium = scriptorium.NewSubprocessRunner()
 	}
-	if env.Storage == nil {
-		env.Storage = &storage.NoopBackend{}
-	}
 	if env.ObjectStore == nil && needsObjectStoreForRun(env.Config, stages) {
 		objectStore, err := newCommandObjectStore(ctx, env.Config, nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ func executeStages(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, stages []stage.Stage
 	if needsRemoteLocksForRun(env.Config, stages) {
 		locks, err := loadEffectiveLocks(ctx, env.Config, env.ObjectStore)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("load remote archive locks: %w", err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("load remote publish locks: %w", err)
 		}
 		applyEffectiveLocks(env.Config, locks.All)
 	}
@@ -234,14 +231,14 @@ func executeStages(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, stages []stage.Stage
 		env.Logger.Info("stage succeeded", "stage", s.Name())
 	}
 
-	if err := runPostArchiveCleanup(ctx, env, manifestPath, m, executed); err != nil {
+	if err := runPostPublishCleanup(ctx, env, manifestPath, m, executed); err != nil {
 		failedAt := nowUTC()
 		runManifest.MarkFailed(failedAt, err.Error())
 		syncRunManifestIdentityFromSession(m, runManifest)
 		if saveErr := runManifestStore.SaveRun(ctx, runManifestPath, runManifest); saveErr != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("post-archive cleanup failed (%v) and run-manifest save failed (%v)", err, saveErr)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("post-publish cleanup failed (%v) and run-manifest save failed (%v)", err, saveErr)
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("post-archive cleanup: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("post-publish cleanup: %w", err)
 	}
 	completedAt := nowUTC()
 	runManifest.MarkSucceeded(completedAt)
@@ -414,6 +411,8 @@ func mapResultOutputs(stageName string, result *stage.StageResult, runID string)
 		if stageName == "analyze" {
 			sourceID = artifacts.ConfiguredArtifactSourceID(ref.Kind)
 			kind = "scriptorium_artifact"
+		} else {
+			sourceID = sourceIDForOutputKind(kind)
 		}
 		out = append(out, manifest.ArtifactRecord{
 			Kind:          kind,
@@ -428,6 +427,22 @@ func mapResultOutputs(stageName string, result *stage.StageResult, runID string)
 	return out
 }
 
+func sourceIDForOutputKind(kind string) string {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(kind)
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if trimmed == "session_bounds" {
+		return artifacts.ArtifactBoundsSession
+	}
+	for _, spec := range artifactmodel.RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts() {
+		if spec.OutputKind == trimmed {
+			return spec.SourceID
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func applyStageResultToManifest(m *manifest.Manifest, stageName string, result *stage.StageResult) {
 	if m == nil || result == nil {
 		return

internal/app/runner_test.go

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestNeedsObjectStoreForRunPrepareWithPreviousRequirements(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecuteStagesArchiveSkipsRequiredUnselectedConfiguredPromotion(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecuteStagesPublishSkipsRequiredUnselectedConfiguredOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := testConfig(t)
 	cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3 = &config.StorageS3Config{
 		Bucket:     "my-dnd-archive",
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesArchiveSkipsRequiredUnselectedConfiguredPromotion(t *testi
 	manifestPath := manifestPathFor(cfg)
 	seed := manifest.New(cfg.Session.SessionID, time.Now().UTC())
 	seed.Campaign = cfg.Session.Campaign
-	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim"} {
+	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render"} {
 		seed.MarkStageSucceeded(stageName, time.Now().UTC(), nil)
 	}
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(manifestPath), 0o755); err != nil {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesArchiveSkipsRequiredUnselectedConfiguredPromotion(t *testi
 		t.Fatalf("Save manifest error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	archiveStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
+	publishStageImpl, err := stage.Select("publish")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Select(publish) error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesArchiveSkipsRequiredUnselectedConfiguredPromotion(t *testi
 		cfg,
 		[]stage.Stage{
 			selectedAnalyzeArtifactStage{expected: []string{"player_handout"}},
-			archiveStageImpl,
+			publishStageImpl,
 		},
 		RunOptions{
 			SelectedArtifacts: []string{"player_handout"},
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesArchiveSkipsRequiredUnselectedConfiguredPromotion(t *testi
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	if len(summary.Executed) != 2 || summary.Executed[0] != "analyze" || summary.Executed[1] != "publish" {
-		t.Fatalf("executed = %#v, want analyze and archive", summary.Executed)
+		t.Fatalf("executed = %#v, want analyze and publish", summary.Executed)
 	}
 
 	loadedManifest, err := store.Load(context.Background(), summary.ManifestPath)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesArchiveSkipsRequiredUnselectedConfiguredPromotion(t *testi
 		t.Fatalf("skipped item = %#v, want object", skipped[0])
 	}
 	if item["source"] != "narratio.artifact.session_recap" || item["dest"] != "artifacts/session_recap.md" || item["required"] != true {
-		t.Fatalf("skipped item = %#v, want required session_recap promotion", item)
+		t.Fatalf("skipped item = %#v, want required session_recap published output", item)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ func TestExecuteStagesPlaceholderSuccessUpdatesManifest(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("executeStages() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if len(summary.StageNames) != 9 || len(summary.Executed) != 9 || len(summary.Skipped) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("summary = %#v, want all 9 executed", summary)
+	if len(summary.StageNames) != 10 || len(summary.Executed) != 10 || len(summary.Skipped) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("summary = %#v, want all 10 executed", summary)
 	}
 
 	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesPlaceholderSuccessUpdatesManifest(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Load manifest error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze", "publish", "notify"} {
 		sr := m.Stages[name]
 		if sr == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("missing stage record %q", name)
@@ -425,12 +425,21 @@ func TestExecuteStagesPlaceholderSuccessUpdatesManifest(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			continue
 		}
+		if name == "render" {
+			if sr.Metadata == nil || sr.Metadata["stage"] != "render" {
+				t.Fatalf("render metadata missing stage=render: %#v", sr.Metadata)
+			}
+			if len(sr.Outputs) == 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("render outputs missing")
+			}
+			continue
+		}
 		if name == "publish" {
 			if sr.Metadata == nil || sr.Metadata["stage"] != "publish" {
-				t.Fatalf("archive metadata missing stage=publish: %#v", sr.Metadata)
+				t.Fatalf("publish metadata missing stage=publish: %#v", sr.Metadata)
 			}
 			if sr.Metadata["skipped"] != true {
-				t.Fatalf("archive metadata missing skipped=true for test config without archive section: %#v", sr.Metadata)
+				t.Fatalf("publish metadata missing skipped=true for test config without publish section: %#v", sr.Metadata)
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -522,7 +531,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesForceSuccessInvalidatesDownstreamSucceededStages(t *testin
 	store := &manifest.LocalStore{}
 
 	existing := manifest.New(cfg.Session.SessionID, time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
-	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, stageName := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "publish", "notify"} {
 		existing.MarkStageSucceeded(stageName, time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 1, 1, 0, 0, time.UTC), nil)
 	}
 	existing.MarkStageFailed("analyze", time.Date(2026, 5, 3, 1, 1, 0, 0, time.UTC), "previous analyze failure")
@@ -553,7 +562,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesForceSuccessInvalidatesDownstreamSucceededStages(t *testin
 	if loaded.Stages["polish"] == nil || loaded.Stages["polish"].Status != manifest.StatusSucceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("polish status = %#v, want succeeded", loaded.Stages["polish"])
 	}
-	for _, stageName := range []string{"normalize", "trim", "publish", "notify"} {
+	for _, stageName := range []string{"normalize", "trim", "render", "publish", "notify"} {
 		if loaded.Stages[stageName] == nil || loaded.Stages[stageName].Status != manifest.StatusStale {
 			t.Fatalf("%s status = %#v, want stale", stageName, loaded.Stages[stageName])
 		}
@@ -729,7 +738,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesRunManifestRecordsSkippedStage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecuteStagesRunLocalArtifactsAndCanonicalPromotion(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecuteStagesRunLocalArtifactsAndCanonicalSync(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := testConfig(t)
 	stages := []stage.Stage{
 		BuildFullPlan()[0], // prepare
@@ -778,7 +787,7 @@ func TestExecuteStagesRunLocalArtifactsAndCanonicalPromotion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, p := range canonicalChecks {
 		if _, statErr := os.Stat(p); statErr != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("canonical promoted artifact missing at %q: %v", p, statErr)
+			t.Fatalf("canonical published artifact missing at %q: %v", p, statErr)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -864,7 +873,7 @@ func TestAdapterBackedStageFailureMarksManifestFailed(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "merge", env: &Env{Seriatim: &seriatim.FakeRunner{Err: errors.New("merge fail")}}},
 		{name: "polish", env: &Env{Audita: &audita.FakeRunner{Err: errors.New("polish fail")}}},
 		{name: "analyze", env: &Env{Scriptorium: &scriptorium.FakeRunner{RunErr: errors.New("analyze fail")}}},
-		{name: "publish", env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{UploadErr: errors.New("archive fail")}}},
+		{name: "publish", env: &Env{ObjectStore: &storage.FakeBackend{UploadErr: errors.New("publish fail")}}},
 		{name: "notify", env: &Env{Notifier: &notify.FakeSender{Err: errors.New("notify fail")}}},
 	}
 
@@ -961,13 +970,13 @@ func TestAdapterBackedStageFailureMarksManifestFailed(t *testing.T) {
 				runID := "20260516T010203Z-0a1b2c3d"
 				runWorkDir := filepath.Join(cfg.Pipeline.Workspace.Root, "work", cfg.Session.Campaign, cfg.Session.SessionID, runID)
 				if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(runWorkDir, "inputs"), 0o755); err != nil {
-					t.Fatalf("mkdir archive inputs dir: %v", err)
+					t.Fatalf("mkdir publish inputs dir: %v", err)
 				}
 				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(runWorkDir, "inputs", "session.yml"), []byte("session_id: 2026-05-03\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
-					t.Fatalf("write archive fixture session.yml: %v", err)
+					t.Fatalf("write publish fixture session.yml: %v", err)
 				}
 				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(runWorkDir, "manifest.json"), []byte("{}\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
-					t.Fatalf("write archive fixture manifest.json: %v", err)
+					t.Fatalf("write publish fixture manifest.json: %v", err)
 				}
 
 				seed := manifest.New(cfg.Session.SessionID, time.Now().UTC())
@@ -977,11 +986,11 @@ func TestAdapterBackedStageFailureMarksManifestFailed(t *testing.T) {
 				seed.S3Bucket = "my-dnd-archive"
 				seed.S3SessionPrefix = "dnd/campaigns/" + cfg.Session.Campaign + "/sessions/" + cfg.Session.SessionID + "/"
 				seed.S3RunPrefix = seed.S3SessionPrefix + "runs/" + runID + "/"
-				for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "analyze"} {
+				for _, name := range []string{"prepare", "transcribe", "merge", "polish", "normalize", "trim", "render", "analyze"} {
 					seed.MarkStageSucceeded(name, time.Now().UTC(), nil)
 				}
 				if err := tc.env.ManifestStore.Save(context.Background(), manifestPathFor(cfg), seed); err != nil {
-					t.Fatalf("seed archive manifest: %v", err)
+					t.Fatalf("seed publish manifest: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1015,11 +1024,13 @@ func testConfig(t *testing.T) *config.Config {
 	pipelinePath := filepath.Join(cfgDir, "pipeline.yml")
 
 	mustWriteFile(t, pipelinePath, "workspace:\n  root: "+workspace+"\n")
-	mustWriteFile(t, campaignPath, "campaign_id: sample-campaign\ninputs:\n  speakers_file: ./speakers.yml\n  autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml\n  glossary_file: ./glossary.yml\n")
+	mustWriteFile(t, campaignPath, "campaign_id: sample-campaign\ninputs:\n  speakers_file: ./speakers.yml\n  autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml\n  glossary_file: ./glossary.yml\n  players_file: ./players.yml\n  party_file: ./party.yml\n")
 	mustWriteFile(t, sessionPath, "session_id: 2026-05-03\ncampaign: sample-campaign\ninputs:\n  audio_dir: ./audio\n")
 	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(cfgDir, "speakers.yml"), "alice: alice.flac\n")
 	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(cfgDir, "autocorrect.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(cfgDir, "glossary.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(cfgDir, "players.yml"), "[]\n")
+	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(cfgDir, "party.yml"), "[]\n")
 	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(cfgDir, "audio", "alice.flac"), "audio")
 
 	return &config.Config{
@@ -1044,6 +1055,16 @@ func testConfig(t *testing.T) *config.Config {
 				ConfigPath: campaignPath,
 				Source:     "campaign_config",
 			},
+			PlayersFile: config.ResolvedInputFile{
+				Path:       "./players.yml",
+				ConfigPath: campaignPath,
+				Source:     "campaign_config",
+			},
+			PartyFile: config.ResolvedInputFile{
+				Path:       "./party.yml",
+				ConfigPath: campaignPath,
+				Source:     "campaign_config",
+			},
 		},
 		Session: &config.SessionConfig{
 			SessionID: "2026-05-03",
@@ -1053,6 +1074,8 @@ func testConfig(t *testing.T) *config.Config {
 				SpeakersFile:    "./speakers.yml",
 				AutocorrectFile: "./autocorrect.yml",
 				GlossaryFile:    "./glossary.yml",
+				PlayersFile:     "./players.yml",
+				PartyFile:       "./party.yml",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -1075,6 +1098,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	sessionYAML := `session_id: 2026-05-03
 campaign: sample-campaign
@@ -1083,6 +1108,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	mustWriteFile(t, pipelinePath, pipelineYAML)
 	mustWriteFile(t, campaignPath, campaignYAML)

internal/app/session_args.go

@@ -41,3 +41,55 @@ func applyParsedSessionIDArg(command string, fs *flag.FlagSet, sessionID *string
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: unexpected positional arguments", command)
 	}
 }
+
+func resolveParsedSessionID(command, positionalSessionID string, fs *flag.FlagSet, sessionID *string) error {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(positionalSessionID) == "" {
+		return applyParsedSessionIDArg(command, fs, sessionID)
+	}
+	if fs.NArg() != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: unexpected positional arguments", command)
+	}
+	return applyPositionalSessionID(command, positionalSessionID, sessionID)
+}
+
+func parseSessionAwareFlags(command string, fs *flag.FlagSet, args []string, sessionID *string) error {
+	positionalSessionID, args := pullLeadingSessionID(args)
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: invalid flags: %w", command, err)
+	}
+	return resolveParsedSessionID(command, positionalSessionID, fs, sessionID)
+}
+
+func parseSessionIDAndOnePositionalArg(command, argName string, fs *flag.FlagSet, args []string, sessionID *string) (string, error) {
+	var positionalSessionID string
+	value := ""
+	if len(args) >= 2 && !isCLIFlagToken(args[0]) && !isCLIFlagToken(args[1]) {
+		positionalSessionID = strings.TrimSpace(args[0])
+		value = strings.TrimSpace(args[1])
+		args = append([]string(nil), args[2:]...)
+	}
+
+	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: invalid flags: %w", command, err)
+	}
+	if value == "" {
+		switch fs.NArg() {
+		case 2:
+			positionalSessionID = strings.TrimSpace(fs.Arg(0))
+			value = strings.TrimSpace(fs.Arg(1))
+		case 1:
+			if strings.TrimSpace(*sessionID) == "" {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: expected session_id and %s", command, argName)
+			}
+			value = strings.TrimSpace(fs.Arg(0))
+		default:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: expected session_id and %s", command, argName)
+		}
+	} else if fs.NArg() != 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s: unexpected positional arguments", command)
+	}
+	if err := applyPositionalSessionID(command, positionalSessionID, sessionID); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}

internal/app/session_cli_test.go

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(sessionPath, []byte(sessionTemplate), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write session template: %v", err)
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ inputs:
   speakers_file: ./speakers.yml
   autocorrect_file: ./autocorrect.yml
   glossary_file: ./glossary.yml
+  players_file: ./players.yml
+  party_file: ./party.yml
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(sessionPath, []byte(sessionYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write session.yml: %v", err)

internal/app/session_oriented_cli_test.go

@@ -71,15 +71,36 @@ func TestExecutePositionalSessionIDMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecuteSessionIDFlagFails(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExecuteSessionIDFlagMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
 	var stdout bytes.Buffer
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
 	code := Execute([]string{"session", "status", "2026-05-03", "--session-id", "2026-05-04"}, &stdout, &stderr)
 	if code == 0 {
 		t.Fatal("exit code = 0, want non-zero")
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "flag provided but not defined: -session-id") {
-		t.Fatalf("stderr = %q, want invalid --session-id flag", stderr.String())
+	if !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "does not match expected session id") {
+		t.Fatalf("stderr = %q, want positional/flag mismatch", stderr.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecuteSessionIDFlagAcceptedWithoutPositional(t *testing.T) {
+	workspaceRoot := t.TempDir()
+	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	code := Execute([]string{
+		"session", "status",
+		"--session-id", "2026-05-03",
+		"--config", pipelinePath,
+		"--campaign-file", campaignPath,
+		"--session", sessionPath,
+	}, &stdout, &stderr)
+	if code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("exit code = %d, want 0; stderr=%q", code, stderr.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "Session: 2026-05-03") {
+		t.Fatalf("stdout = %q, want status output", stdout.String())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -141,8 +162,8 @@ func TestExecuteWorkflowCommandsAcceptPositionalSessionID(t *testing.T) {
 		wantForce bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name:      "resume",
-			args:      []string{"resume", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath},
+			name:      "run",
+			args:      []string{"run", "2026-05-03", "--config", pipelinePath, "--campaign-file", campaignPath, "--session", sessionPath},
 			wantStage: "prepare",
 			wantForce: false,
 		},
@@ -212,7 +233,7 @@ func TestExecuteSessionSubcommandsAcceptPositionalSessionID(t *testing.T) {
 	pipelinePath, campaignPath, sessionPath := writeValidConfigFiles(t, workspaceRoot)
 	fake := &storage.FakeBackend{}
 	sessionPrefix := artifacts.S3SessionPrefix("dnd", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03")
-	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
+	manifestKey, runIDKey := artifacts.ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
 	fake.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: runIDKey, Data: []byte("20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4\n")})
 	fake.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: manifestKey, Data: restoreManifestJSON(t, "2026-05-03", "sample-campaign")})
 	var storeInitCalls int

internal/artifactmodel/transcripts.go

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const (
 	SourceTranscriptPolished             = "narratio.transcript.polished"
 	SourceTranscriptFinal                = "narratio.transcript.final"
 	SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmed         = "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed"
+	SourceTranscriptFinalMarkdown        = "narratio.transcript.final_markdown"
+	SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown = "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed_markdown"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ const (
 	TranscriptPathPolished             = "transcripts/polished.json"
 	TranscriptPathFinal                = "transcripts/final.json"
 	TranscriptPathFinalTrimmed         = "transcripts/final.trimmed.json"
+	TranscriptPathFinalMarkdown        = "transcripts/final.md"
+	TranscriptPathFinalTrimmedMarkdown = "transcripts/final.trimmed.md"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -21,6 +25,8 @@ const (
 	TranscriptOutputKindPolished             = "transcript_polished"
 	TranscriptOutputKindFinal                = "transcript_final"
 	TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmed         = "transcript_final_trimmed"
+	TranscriptOutputKindFinalMarkdown        = "transcript_final_markdown"
+	TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmedMarkdown = "transcript_final_trimmed_markdown"
 )
 
 // TranscriptArtifactSpec describes one built-in transcript artifact mapping.
@@ -56,6 +62,18 @@ var runtimeTranscriptArtifacts = []TranscriptArtifactSpec{
 		ProducerStage:    "trim",
 		OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmed,
 	},
+	{
+		SourceID:         SourceTranscriptFinalMarkdown,
+		CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalMarkdown,
+		ProducerStage:    "render",
+		OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalMarkdown,
+	},
+	{
+		SourceID:         SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+		CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+		ProducerStage:    "render",
+		OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+	},
 }
 
 // RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts returns transcript mappings in pipeline order.

internal/artifactmodel/transcripts_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package artifactmodel
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRuntimeTranscriptArtifactsIncludesMarkdownOutputs(t *testing.T) {
+	want := []TranscriptArtifactSpec{
+		{
+			SourceID:         SourceTranscriptBase,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathBase,
+			ProducerStage:    "merge",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindBase,
+		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         SourceTranscriptPolished,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathPolished,
+			ProducerStage:    "polish",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindPolished,
+		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         SourceTranscriptFinal,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinal,
+			ProducerStage:    "normalize",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinal,
+		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmed,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalTrimmed,
+			ProducerStage:    "trim",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmed,
+		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         SourceTranscriptFinalMarkdown,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalMarkdown,
+			ProducerStage:    "render",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalMarkdown,
+		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+			ProducerStage:    "render",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+		},
+	}
+
+	got := RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts() = %#v, want %#v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLookupRuntimeTranscriptArtifactFindsMarkdownOutputs(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, source := range []string{SourceTranscriptFinalMarkdown, SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown} {
+		if _, ok := LookupRuntimeTranscriptArtifact(source); !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("LookupRuntimeTranscriptArtifact(%q) ok=false, want true", source)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/artifactpolicy/policy.go

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+package artifactpolicy
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifactmodel"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/pathsafe"
+)
+
+const (
+	SourceBoundsSession = "narratio.bounds.session"
+
+	SourceInputPlayers  = "narratio.input.players"
+	SourceInputParty    = "narratio.input.party"
+	SourceInputGlossary = "narratio.input.glossary"
+
+	configuredSourcePrefix      = "narratio.artifact."
+	previousConfiguredSrcPrefix = "narratio.previous_session.artifact."
+)
+
+var configuredSourceRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^narratio\.artifact\.([a-z][a-z0-9_]*)$`)
+var previousSourceRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^narratio\.previous_session\.artifact\.([a-z][a-z0-9_]*)$`)
+
+var (
+	ErrUnsupportedScriptoriumInputSource = errors.New("unsupported scriptorium input source")
+	ErrInvalidPreviousSessionSource      = errors.New("invalid previous-session source format")
+)
+
+type SourceKind string
+
+const (
+	SourceKindBuiltIn            SourceKind = "built_in"
+	SourceKindConfiguredArtifact SourceKind = "configured_artifact"
+	SourceKindPreviousArtifact   SourceKind = "previous_session_configured_artifact"
+	SourceKindStableInput        SourceKind = "stable_input"
+)
+
+// Source describes one normalized artifact source identifier.
+type Source struct {
+	ID            string
+	Kind          SourceKind
+	ConfiguredKey string
+}
+
+// ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor describes one validated Scriptorium input source.
+type ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor struct {
+	Source          Source
+	PreviousSession *PreviousSessionSourceDescriptor
+}
+
+// PreviousSessionSourceDescriptor describes one canonical previous-session input source.
+type PreviousSessionSourceDescriptor struct {
+	SourceID           string
+	ConfiguredKey      string
+	ConfiguredSourceID string
+}
+
+// UnknownConfiguredArtifactError reports a source that references an undefined configured artifact key.
+type UnknownConfiguredArtifactError struct {
+	ConfiguredKey string
+}
+
+func (e *UnknownConfiguredArtifactError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("references unknown artifact %q", e.ConfiguredKey)
+}
+
+// ConfiguredSourceID converts a configured artifact key into source id form.
+func ConfiguredSourceID(key string) string {
+	return configuredSourcePrefix + strings.TrimSpace(key)
+}
+
+// PreviousSessionSourceID converts a configured artifact key into previous-session source id form.
+func PreviousSessionSourceID(key string) string {
+	return previousConfiguredSrcPrefix + strings.TrimSpace(key)
+}
+
+// ParseConfiguredSource extracts configured key from narratio.artifact.<key>.
+func ParseConfiguredSource(source string) (string, bool) {
+	matches := configuredSourceRE.FindStringSubmatch(strings.TrimSpace(source))
+	if len(matches) != 2 {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return matches[1], true
+}
+
+// ParsePreviousSessionSource extracts configured key from narratio.previous_session.artifact.<key>.
+func ParsePreviousSessionSource(source string) (string, bool) {
+	matches := previousSourceRE.FindStringSubmatch(strings.TrimSpace(source))
+	if len(matches) != 2 {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return matches[1], true
+}
+
+// ClassifySource classifies a source id as built-in, configured, or previous-session configured.
+func ClassifySource(source string) (Source, error) {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(source)
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return Source{}, fmt.Errorf("artifact source is required")
+	}
+	if _, ok := artifactmodel.LookupRuntimeTranscriptArtifact(trimmed); ok {
+		return Source{ID: trimmed, Kind: SourceKindBuiltIn}, nil
+	}
+	if trimmed == SourceBoundsSession {
+		return Source{ID: trimmed, Kind: SourceKindBuiltIn}, nil
+	}
+	if key, ok := ParseConfiguredSource(trimmed); ok {
+		return Source{ID: trimmed, Kind: SourceKindConfiguredArtifact, ConfiguredKey: key}, nil
+	}
+	if key, ok := ParsePreviousSessionSource(trimmed); ok {
+		return Source{ID: trimmed, Kind: SourceKindPreviousArtifact, ConfiguredKey: key}, nil
+	}
+	return Source{}, fmt.Errorf("unsupported artifact source %q", source)
+}
+
+// DescribeScriptoriumInputSource classifies one input source and returns descriptor
+// metadata used by config validation, analyze input resolution, and previous-cache planning.
+func DescribeScriptoriumInputSource(source string) (ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor, error) {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(source)
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor{}, ErrUnsupportedScriptoriumInputSource
+	}
+	if IsStableInputSource(trimmed) {
+		return ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor{
+			Source: Source{ID: trimmed, Kind: SourceKindStableInput},
+		}, nil
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "narratio.previous_session.artifact") {
+		descriptor, err := DescribePreviousSessionSource(trimmed)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor{}, err
+		}
+		return ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor{
+			Source: Source{
+				ID:            descriptor.SourceID,
+				Kind:          SourceKindPreviousArtifact,
+				ConfiguredKey: descriptor.ConfiguredKey,
+			},
+			PreviousSession: &descriptor,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	classified, err := ClassifySource(trimmed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor{}, ErrUnsupportedScriptoriumInputSource
+	}
+	return ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor{Source: classified}, nil
+}
+
+// IsStableInputSource reports whether source is a prepared stable input source
+// available only to Scriptorium input resolution.
+func IsStableInputSource(source string) bool {
+	switch strings.TrimSpace(source) {
+	case SourceInputPlayers, SourceInputParty, SourceInputGlossary:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// DescribePreviousSessionSource validates a canonical previous-session source id
+// and returns both previous and configured-source vocabulary descriptors.
+func DescribePreviousSessionSource(source string) (PreviousSessionSourceDescriptor, error) {
+	configuredKey, ok := ParsePreviousSessionSource(source)
+	if !ok {
+		return PreviousSessionSourceDescriptor{}, ErrInvalidPreviousSessionSource
+	}
+	return PreviousSessionSourceDescriptor{
+		SourceID:           PreviousSessionSourceID(configuredKey),
+		ConfiguredKey:      configuredKey,
+		ConfiguredSourceID: ConfiguredSourceID(configuredKey),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// PreviousSessionSourceDescriptorForConfiguredKey derives a previous-session source descriptor
+// from a configured artifact key.
+func PreviousSessionSourceDescriptorForConfiguredKey(configuredKey string) (PreviousSessionSourceDescriptor, error) {
+	return DescribePreviousSessionSource(PreviousSessionSourceID(configuredKey))
+}
+
+// ValidateInputConfiguredReference checks that configured/previous-session sources
+// reference configured artifacts known to the current Scriptorium config.
+func ValidateInputConfiguredReference(
+	descriptor ScriptoriumInputSourceDescriptor,
+	configured map[string]struct{},
+) error {
+	switch descriptor.Source.Kind {
+	case SourceKindConfiguredArtifact, SourceKindPreviousArtifact:
+		if _, ok := configured[descriptor.Source.ConfiguredKey]; !ok {
+			return &UnknownConfiguredArtifactError{ConfiguredKey: descriptor.Source.ConfiguredKey}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ValidatePublishSource validates that a source is publish-compatible and references a known configured artifact.
+func ValidatePublishSource(source string, configured map[string]string) (Source, error) {
+	classified, err := ClassifySource(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Source{}, fmt.Errorf("must be a built-in source id or narratio.artifact.<name>")
+	}
+	if classified.Kind == SourceKindPreviousArtifact {
+		return Source{}, fmt.Errorf("must be a built-in source id or narratio.artifact.<name>")
+	}
+	if classified.Kind == SourceKindConfiguredArtifact {
+		if configured == nil {
+			return Source{}, fmt.Errorf("configured artifact %q is not defined in pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts", classified.ConfiguredKey)
+		}
+		if _, ok := configured[classified.ConfiguredKey]; !ok {
+			return Source{}, fmt.Errorf("configured artifact %q is not defined in pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts", classified.ConfiguredKey)
+		}
+	}
+	return classified, nil
+}
+
+// DeriveDefaultPublishedDestination returns the default publish destination for one source.
+func DeriveDefaultPublishedDestination(source Source, configured map[string]string) (string, error) {
+	switch source.Kind {
+	case SourceKindBuiltIn:
+		if spec, ok := artifactmodel.LookupRuntimeTranscriptArtifact(source.ID); ok {
+			return pathsafe.NormalizeRelativeDestination(spec.CanonicalRelPath)
+		}
+		if source.ID == SourceBoundsSession {
+			return pathsafe.NormalizeRelativeDestination("artifacts/session_bounds.json")
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported built-in source %q", source.ID)
+	case SourceKindConfiguredArtifact:
+		if configured == nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("configured artifact %q is not defined in pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts", source.ConfiguredKey)
+		}
+		outputPath, ok := configured[source.ConfiguredKey]
+		if !ok {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("configured artifact %q is not defined in pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts", source.ConfiguredKey)
+		}
+		if strings.TrimSpace(outputPath) == "" {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts.%s.output_path is empty", source.ConfiguredKey)
+		}
+		return pathsafe.NormalizeRelativeDestination(outputPath)
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("publish destination cannot be derived from source %q", source.ID)
+	}
+}
+
+// ResolvePublishedDestination validates and normalizes an explicit destination,
+// or derives one when omitted.
+func ResolvePublishedDestination(sourceID, explicitDest string, configured map[string]string) (string, error) {
+	source, err := ValidatePublishSource(sourceID, configured)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(explicitDest) != "" {
+		return pathsafe.NormalizeRelativeDestination(explicitDest)
+	}
+	return DeriveDefaultPublishedDestination(source, configured)
+}

internal/artifactpolicy/policy_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+package artifactpolicy
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestClassifySource(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		source      string
+		wantKind    SourceKind
+		wantKey     string
+		wantErrLike string
+	}{
+		{name: "built in transcript", source: "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed", wantKind: SourceKindBuiltIn},
+		{name: "built in bounds", source: "narratio.bounds.session", wantKind: SourceKindBuiltIn},
+		{name: "configured artifact", source: "narratio.artifact.session_recap", wantKind: SourceKindConfiguredArtifact, wantKey: "session_recap"},
+		{name: "previous session configured", source: "narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap", wantKind: SourceKindPreviousArtifact, wantKey: "session_recap"},
+		{name: "unsupported", source: "narratio.unknown", wantErrLike: "unsupported artifact source"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := ClassifySource(tt.source)
+			if tt.wantErrLike != "" {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErrLike) {
+					t.Fatalf("ClassifySource() error = %v, want like %q", err, tt.wantErrLike)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("ClassifySource() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if got.Kind != tt.wantKind {
+				t.Fatalf("ClassifySource().Kind = %q, want %q", got.Kind, tt.wantKind)
+			}
+			if got.ConfiguredKey != tt.wantKey {
+				t.Fatalf("ClassifySource().ConfiguredKey = %q, want %q", got.ConfiguredKey, tt.wantKey)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidatePublishSource(t *testing.T) {
+	configured := map[string]string{"session_recap": "artifacts/session_recap.md"}
+	if _, err := ValidatePublishSource("narratio.artifact.session_recap", configured); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidatePublishSource(configured) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ValidatePublishSource("narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap", configured); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ValidatePublishSource(previous) error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if _, err := ValidatePublishSource("narratio.artifact.missing", configured); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ValidatePublishSource(missing configured) error = nil, want error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolvePublishedDestination(t *testing.T) {
+	configured := map[string]string{"session_recap": "artifacts/session_recap.md"}
+
+	got, err := ResolvePublishedDestination("narratio.transcript.final_trimmed", "", configured)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishedDestination(built-in) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got != "transcripts/final.trimmed.json" {
+		t.Fatalf("built-in destination = %q, want transcripts/final.trimmed.json", got)
+	}
+
+	got, err = ResolvePublishedDestination("narratio.transcript.final_markdown", "", configured)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishedDestination(markdown built-in) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got != "transcripts/final.md" {
+		t.Fatalf("markdown built-in destination = %q, want transcripts/final.md", got)
+	}
+
+	got, err = ResolvePublishedDestination("narratio.artifact.session_recap", "", configured)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishedDestination(configured) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got != "artifacts/session_recap.md" {
+		t.Fatalf("configured destination = %q, want artifacts/session_recap.md", got)
+	}
+
+	got, err = ResolvePublishedDestination("narratio.transcript.final_trimmed", "published/../published/final.json", configured)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishedDestination(explicit) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got != "published/final.json" {
+		t.Fatalf("explicit destination = %q, want published/final.json", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolvePublishedDestinationRejectsTraversal(t *testing.T) {
+	configured := map[string]string{"session_recap": "artifacts/session_recap.md"}
+	_, err := ResolvePublishedDestination("narratio.transcript.final_trimmed", "../escape.txt", configured)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("ResolvePublishedDestination() error = nil, want traversal rejection")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDescribeScriptoriumInputSource(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		source      string
+		wantKind    SourceKind
+		wantKey     string
+		wantPrev    bool
+		wantErr     error
+		wantErrLike string
+	}{
+		{name: "built in", source: "narratio.transcript.final_trimmed", wantKind: SourceKindBuiltIn},
+		{name: "built in markdown", source: "narratio.transcript.final_markdown", wantKind: SourceKindBuiltIn},
+		{name: "prepared players input", source: "narratio.input.players", wantKind: SourceKindStableInput},
+		{name: "prepared party input", source: "narratio.input.party", wantKind: SourceKindStableInput},
+		{name: "prepared glossary input", source: "narratio.input.glossary", wantKind: SourceKindStableInput},
+		{name: "configured", source: "narratio.artifact.session_recap", wantKind: SourceKindConfiguredArtifact, wantKey: "session_recap"},
+		{name: "previous", source: "narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap", wantKind: SourceKindPreviousArtifact, wantKey: "session_recap", wantPrev: true},
+		{name: "invalid previous", source: "narratio.previous_session.artifact.", wantErr: ErrInvalidPreviousSessionSource},
+		{name: "unsupported", source: "narratio.unknown", wantErr: ErrUnsupportedScriptoriumInputSource},
+		{name: "empty", source: " ", wantErr: ErrUnsupportedScriptoriumInputSource},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := DescribeScriptoriumInputSource(tt.source)
+			if tt.wantErr != nil {
+				if !errors.Is(err, tt.wantErr) {
+					t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource() error = %v, want %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if tt.wantErrLike != "" {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErrLike) {
+					t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource() error = %v, want like %q", err, tt.wantErrLike)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if got.Source.Kind != tt.wantKind {
+				t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource().Source.Kind = %q, want %q", got.Source.Kind, tt.wantKind)
+			}
+			if got.Source.ConfiguredKey != tt.wantKey {
+				t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource().Source.ConfiguredKey = %q, want %q", got.Source.ConfiguredKey, tt.wantKey)
+			}
+			if tt.wantPrev && got.PreviousSession == nil {
+				t.Fatal("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource().PreviousSession = nil, want descriptor")
+			}
+			if !tt.wantPrev && got.PreviousSession != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource().PreviousSession = %#v, want nil", got.PreviousSession)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateInputConfiguredReference(t *testing.T) {
+	configured := map[string]struct{}{"session_recap": {}}
+
+	desc, err := DescribeScriptoriumInputSource("narratio.artifact.session_recap")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource(configured) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ValidateInputConfiguredReference(desc, configured); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateInputConfiguredReference(configured) error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	prevDesc, err := DescribeScriptoriumInputSource("narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource(previous) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ValidateInputConfiguredReference(prevDesc, configured); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateInputConfiguredReference(previous) error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	missingDesc, err := DescribeScriptoriumInputSource("narratio.artifact.quest_log")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DescribeScriptoriumInputSource(missing configured) error = %v", err)
+	}
+	err = ValidateInputConfiguredReference(missingDesc, configured)
+	var unknown *UnknownConfiguredArtifactError
+	if !errors.As(err, &unknown) || unknown.ConfiguredKey != "quest_log" {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateInputConfiguredReference(missing configured) error = %v, want UnknownConfiguredArtifactError(quest_log)", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPreviousSessionSourceDescriptorForConfiguredKey(t *testing.T) {
+	got, err := PreviousSessionSourceDescriptorForConfiguredKey("session_recap")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PreviousSessionSourceDescriptorForConfiguredKey() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.SourceID != "narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap" {
+		t.Fatalf("SourceID = %q, want narratio.previous_session.artifact.session_recap", got.SourceID)
+	}
+	if got.ConfiguredSourceID != "narratio.artifact.session_recap" {
+		t.Fatalf("ConfiguredSourceID = %q, want narratio.artifact.session_recap", got.ConfiguredSourceID)
+	}
+	if got.ConfiguredKey != "session_recap" {
+		t.Fatalf("ConfiguredKey = %q, want session_recap", got.ConfiguredKey)
+	}
+}

internal/artifacts/artifact_resolver.go

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifactmodel"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifactpolicy"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const (
 	ArtifactTranscriptPolished             = artifactmodel.SourceTranscriptPolished
 	ArtifactTranscriptFinal                = artifactmodel.SourceTranscriptFinal
 	ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmed         = artifactmodel.SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmed
+	ArtifactTranscriptFinalMarkdown        = artifactmodel.SourceTranscriptFinalMarkdown
+	ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown = artifactmodel.SourceTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown
 	ArtifactBoundsSession                  = "narratio.bounds.session"
 
 	ArtifactProvenancePreviousCacheManifestInput = "manifest.inputs.previous_cache"
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ const (
 	TranscriptPathPolished             = artifactmodel.TranscriptPathPolished
 	TranscriptPathFinal                = artifactmodel.TranscriptPathFinal
 	TranscriptPathFinalTrimmed         = artifactmodel.TranscriptPathFinalTrimmed
+	TranscriptPathFinalMarkdown        = artifactmodel.TranscriptPathFinalMarkdown
+	TranscriptPathFinalTrimmedMarkdown = artifactmodel.TranscriptPathFinalTrimmedMarkdown
 )
 
 const (
@@ -36,12 +40,12 @@ const (
 	TranscriptOutputKindPolished             = artifactmodel.TranscriptOutputKindPolished
 	TranscriptOutputKindFinal                = artifactmodel.TranscriptOutputKindFinal
 	TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmed         = artifactmodel.TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmed
+	TranscriptOutputKindFinalMarkdown        = artifactmodel.TranscriptOutputKindFinalMarkdown
+	TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmedMarkdown = artifactmodel.TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmedMarkdown
 )
 
 // ErrSessionArtifactNotFound is returned when no readable artifact exists for a known ID.
 var ErrSessionArtifactNotFound = errors.New("session artifact not found")
-var configuredArtifactSourceRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^narratio\.artifact\.([a-z][a-z0-9_]*)$`)
-var previousSessionArtifactSourceRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^narratio\.previous_session\.artifact\.([a-z][a-z0-9_]*)$`)
 
 type artifactContentKind string
 
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ func buildArtifactRegistry() map[string]artifactSpec {
 			CanonicalRelPath: transcript.CanonicalRelPath,
 			ProducerStage:    transcript.ProducerStage,
 			OutputKind:       transcript.OutputKind,
-			ContentKind:      contentTranscriptJSON,
+			ContentKind:      transcriptContentKind(transcript),
 		}
 	}
 	registry[ArtifactBoundsSession] = artifactSpec{
@@ -82,6 +86,15 @@ func buildArtifactRegistry() map[string]artifactSpec {
 	return registry
 }
 
+func transcriptContentKind(transcript TranscriptArtifactSpec) artifactContentKind {
+	switch transcript.SourceID {
+	case ArtifactTranscriptFinalMarkdown, ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown:
+		return contentText
+	default:
+		return contentTranscriptJSON
+	}
+}
+
 // ResolvedSessionArtifact describes one session-level artifact lookup result.
 type ResolvedSessionArtifact struct {
 	ID            string
@@ -107,43 +120,39 @@ func (e *SessionArtifactNotFoundError) Unwrap() error {
 
 // NormalizeSessionArtifactSource validates canonical artifact IDs.
 func NormalizeSessionArtifactSource(source string) (string, error) {
-	normalized := strings.TrimSpace(source)
-	if normalized == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("artifact source is required")
-	}
-	if _, ok := artifactRegistry[normalized]; !ok {
+	classified, err := artifactpolicy.ClassifySource(source)
+	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported artifact source %q", source)
 	}
-	return normalized, nil
+	if classified.Kind != artifactpolicy.SourceKindBuiltIn {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported artifact source %q", source)
+	}
+	if _, ok := artifactRegistry[classified.ID]; !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported artifact source %q", source)
+	}
+	return classified.ID, nil
 }
 
 // IsConfiguredArtifactSource returns true when source is narratio.artifact.<name>.
 func IsConfiguredArtifactSource(source string) bool {
-	return configuredArtifactSourceRE.MatchString(strings.TrimSpace(source))
+	_, ok := artifactpolicy.ParseConfiguredSource(source)
+	return ok
 }
 
 // ConfiguredArtifactName extracts <name> from narratio.artifact.<name>.
 func ConfiguredArtifactName(source string) (string, bool) {
-	matches := configuredArtifactSourceRE.FindStringSubmatch(strings.TrimSpace(source))
-	if len(matches) != 2 {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	return matches[1], true
+	return artifactpolicy.ParseConfiguredSource(source)
 }
 
 // IsPreviousSessionArtifactSource returns true when source is narratio.previous_session.artifact.<name>.
 func IsPreviousSessionArtifactSource(source string) bool {
-	_, ok := PreviousSessionArtifactName(source)
+	_, ok := artifactpolicy.ParsePreviousSessionSource(source)
 	return ok
 }
 
 // PreviousSessionArtifactName extracts <name> from narratio.previous_session.artifact.<name>.
 func PreviousSessionArtifactName(source string) (string, bool) {
-	matches := previousSessionArtifactSourceRE.FindStringSubmatch(strings.TrimSpace(source))
-	if len(matches) != 2 {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	return matches[1], true
+	return artifactpolicy.ParsePreviousSessionSource(source)
 }
 
 // ResolveSessionArtifact resolves a symbolic source to a readable local session artifact path.

internal/artifacts/artifact_resolver_test.go

@@ -211,6 +211,29 @@ func TestResolveSessionArtifactFallsBackToCanonicalPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveSessionArtifactFallsBackToCanonicalMarkdownPath(t *testing.T) {
+	workspace := t.TempDir()
+	paths := buildSessionPaths(workspace, "campaign", "session")
+	canonicalPath := filepath.Join(paths.TranscriptsDir, "final.md")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(canonicalPath), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(canonicalPath, []byte("# Final transcript\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	resolved, err := ResolveSessionArtifact(paths, nil, ArtifactTranscriptFinalMarkdown)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveSessionArtifact() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if resolved.Path != canonicalPath {
+		t.Fatalf("resolved path = %q, want %q", resolved.Path, canonicalPath)
+	}
+	if resolved.Provenance != "fallback.canonical_path" {
+		t.Fatalf("provenance = %q, want fallback.canonical_path", resolved.Provenance)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveSessionArtifactMissingReturnsTypedError(t *testing.T) {
 	workspace := t.TempDir()
 	paths := buildSessionPaths(workspace, "campaign", "session")
@@ -244,6 +267,26 @@ func TestResolveSessionArtifactValidatesTranscriptShape(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveSessionArtifactRejectsEmptyMarkdownContent(t *testing.T) {
+	workspace := t.TempDir()
+	paths := buildSessionPaths(workspace, "campaign", "session")
+	canonicalPath := filepath.Join(paths.TranscriptsDir, "final.trimmed.md")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(canonicalPath), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MkdirAll() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(canonicalPath, []byte{}, 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err := ResolveSessionArtifact(paths, nil, ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "file is empty") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want empty file validation", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveSessionArtifactWithCatalogBuiltInBehaviorUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
 	workspace := t.TempDir()
 	paths := buildSessionPaths(workspace, "campaign", "session")

internal/artifacts/catalog.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifactpolicy"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ func NewArtifactCatalog() *ArtifactCatalog {
 
 // ConfiguredArtifactSourceID converts a configured artifact key into canonical source ID.
 func ConfiguredArtifactSourceID(key string) string {
-	return "narratio.artifact." + strings.TrimSpace(key)
+	return artifactpolicy.ConfiguredSourceID(key)
 }
 
 // RegisterBuiltIns registers built-in source definitions used by runtime artifact resolution.
@@ -214,11 +216,10 @@ func (c *ArtifactCatalog) addEntry(entry CatalogEntry) error {
 }
 
 func runtimeBuiltInArtifactIDs() []string {
-	return []string{
-		ArtifactTranscriptBase,
-		ArtifactTranscriptPolished,
-		ArtifactTranscriptFinal,
-		ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmed,
-		ArtifactBoundsSession,
+	ids := make([]string, 0, len(RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts())+1)
+	for _, transcript := range RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts() {
+		ids = append(ids, transcript.SourceID)
 	}
+	ids = append(ids, ArtifactBoundsSession)
+	return ids
 }

internal/artifacts/catalog_test.go

@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@ func TestArtifactCatalogRegisterBuiltInsAndLookup(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestArtifactCatalogRegisterBuiltInsIncludesMarkdownSources(t *testing.T) {
+	catalog := NewArtifactCatalog()
+	if err := catalog.RegisterBuiltIns(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RegisterBuiltIns() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, sourceID := range []string{
+		ArtifactTranscriptFinalMarkdown,
+		ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+	} {
+		entry, ok := catalog.Lookup(sourceID)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Lookup(%q) ok=false, want true", sourceID)
+		}
+		if !entry.Planned {
+			t.Fatalf("%s planned=false, want true", sourceID)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestArtifactCatalogRegisterConfiguredArtifactsDefaultsToEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	catalog := NewArtifactCatalog()
 	if err := catalog.RegisterConfiguredArtifacts(map[string]ConfiguredArtifactDefinition{

internal/artifacts/current_state.go

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+package artifacts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrCurrentRunPointerMissing = errors.New("current run pointer missing")
+	ErrCurrentManifestMissing   = errors.New("current manifest missing")
+)
+
+type CurrentRunPointerMissingError struct {
+	Key string
+}
+
+func (e *CurrentRunPointerMissingError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %q", ErrCurrentRunPointerMissing, e.Key)
+}
+
+func (e *CurrentRunPointerMissingError) Unwrap() error {
+	return ErrCurrentRunPointerMissing
+}
+
+type CurrentManifestMissingError struct {
+	Key string
+}
+
+func (e *CurrentManifestMissingError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %q", ErrCurrentManifestMissing, e.Key)
+}
+
+func (e *CurrentManifestMissingError) Unwrap() error {
+	return ErrCurrentManifestMissing
+}
+
+type CurrentState struct {
+	SessionPrefix      string
+	CurrentRunIDKey    string
+	CurrentManifestKey string
+	RunID              string
+	Manifest           *manifest.Manifest
+}
+
+type CurrentStateValidation struct {
+	ExpectedCampaign  string
+	ExpectedSessionID string
+	ExpectedRunID     string
+	ValidateRunID     bool
+}
+
+func LoadCurrentRunPointer(ctx context.Context, store storage.ObjectStore, currentRunIDKey string) (string, error) {
+	if store == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("object store is required")
+	}
+	key := strings.TrimSpace(currentRunIDKey)
+	if key == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("current run pointer key is required")
+	}
+
+	exists, err := store.Exists(ctx, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("check current run pointer %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		return "", &CurrentRunPointerMissingError{Key: key}
+	}
+
+	localPath, err := storage.DownloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, key, "narratio-current-run-id-*.txt")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("download current run pointer %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(localPath) }()
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(localPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("read downloaded current run pointer %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	runID := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+	if runID == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("current run pointer %q is empty", key)
+	}
+	return runID, nil
+}
+
+func LoadCurrentManifest(ctx context.Context, store storage.ObjectStore, currentManifestKey string) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
+	if store == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("object store is required")
+	}
+	key := strings.TrimSpace(currentManifestKey)
+	if key == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("current manifest key is required")
+	}
+
+	exists, err := store.Exists(ctx, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check current manifest %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		return nil, &CurrentManifestMissingError{Key: key}
+	}
+
+	localPath, err := storage.DownloadObjectToTemp(ctx, store, key, "narratio-current-manifest-*.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("download current manifest %q: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(localPath) }()
+
+	manifestStore := &manifest.LocalStore{}
+	m, err := manifestStore.Load(ctx, localPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("current manifest decode failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func LoadCurrentState(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	store storage.ObjectStore,
+	sessionPrefix string,
+	validation CurrentStateValidation,
+) (*CurrentState, error) {
+	prefix := strings.TrimSpace(sessionPrefix)
+	if prefix == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("session prefix is required")
+	}
+	currentManifestKey, currentRunIDKey := ResolveCurrentStateKeys(prefix)
+	runID, err := LoadCurrentRunPointer(ctx, store, currentRunIDKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	m, err := LoadCurrentManifest(ctx, store, currentManifestKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	state := &CurrentState{
+		SessionPrefix:      prefix,
+		CurrentRunIDKey:    currentRunIDKey,
+		CurrentManifestKey: currentManifestKey,
+		RunID:              runID,
+		Manifest:           m,
+	}
+	if err := ValidateCurrentStateIdentity(state, validation); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return state, nil
+}
+
+func ValidateCurrentStateIdentity(state *CurrentState, validation CurrentStateValidation) error {
+	if state == nil || state.Manifest == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("current state with manifest is required")
+	}
+	expectedSessionID := strings.TrimSpace(validation.ExpectedSessionID)
+	expectedCampaign := strings.TrimSpace(validation.ExpectedCampaign)
+	expectedRunID := strings.TrimSpace(validation.ExpectedRunID)
+	manifestSessionID := strings.TrimSpace(state.Manifest.SessionID)
+	manifestCampaign := strings.TrimSpace(state.Manifest.Campaign)
+	manifestRunID := strings.TrimSpace(state.Manifest.RunID)
+
+	if expectedSessionID != "" && manifestSessionID != expectedSessionID {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"current manifest session_id %q does not match expected session_id %q",
+			manifestSessionID,
+			expectedSessionID,
+		)
+	}
+	if expectedCampaign != "" {
+		if manifestCampaign == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("current manifest campaign is required")
+		}
+		if manifestCampaign != expectedCampaign {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"current manifest campaign %q does not match expected campaign %q",
+				manifestCampaign,
+				expectedCampaign,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+	if expectedRunID == "" && validation.ValidateRunID {
+		expectedRunID = strings.TrimSpace(state.RunID)
+	}
+	if expectedRunID != "" {
+		if manifestRunID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("current manifest run_id is required")
+		}
+		if manifestRunID != expectedRunID {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"current run pointer %q references run %q but current manifest run_id is %q",
+				state.CurrentRunIDKey,
+				expectedRunID,
+				manifestRunID,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/artifacts/current_state_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package artifacts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
+)
+
+func TestLoadCurrentStateMissingRunPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	_, err := LoadCurrentState(context.Background(), store, testCurrentSessionPrefix(), CurrentStateValidation{})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("LoadCurrentState() error = nil, want missing run pointer error")
+	}
+	var missing *CurrentRunPointerMissingError
+	if !errors.As(err, &missing) {
+		t.Fatalf("errors.As(err, *CurrentRunPointerMissingError) = false; err=%v", err)
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrCurrentRunPointerMissing) {
+		t.Fatalf("errors.Is(err, ErrCurrentRunPointerMissing) = false; err=%v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadCurrentStateMissingManifest(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	_, _, runIDKey := testCurrentStateKeys()
+	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: runIDKey, Data: []byte("20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4\n")})
+
+	_, err := LoadCurrentState(context.Background(), store, testCurrentSessionPrefix(), CurrentStateValidation{})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("LoadCurrentState() error = nil, want missing manifest error")
+	}
+	var missing *CurrentManifestMissingError
+	if !errors.As(err, &missing) {
+		t.Fatalf("errors.As(err, *CurrentManifestMissingError) = false; err=%v", err)
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrCurrentManifestMissing) {
+		t.Fatalf("errors.Is(err, ErrCurrentManifestMissing) = false; err=%v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadCurrentStateEmptyRunPointerFails(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	_, manifestKey, runIDKey := testCurrentStateKeys()
+	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: runIDKey, Data: []byte(" \n\t")})
+	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: manifestKey, Data: testManifestJSON(t, "2026-05-03", "sample-campaign", "20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4")})
+
+	_, err := LoadCurrentState(context.Background(), store, testCurrentSessionPrefix(), CurrentStateValidation{})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is empty") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want empty run pointer failure", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadCurrentStateMalformedManifestFails(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	_, manifestKey, runIDKey := testCurrentStateKeys()
+	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: runIDKey, Data: []byte("20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4\n")})
+	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: manifestKey, Data: []byte("{invalid json")})
+
+	_, err := LoadCurrentState(context.Background(), store, testCurrentSessionPrefix(), CurrentStateValidation{})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "current manifest decode failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want manifest decode failure", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadCurrentStateCampaignMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	seedCurrentState(t, store, "2026-05-03", "wrong-campaign", "20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4")
+
+	_, err := LoadCurrentState(context.Background(), store, testCurrentSessionPrefix(), CurrentStateValidation{
+		ExpectedCampaign: "sample-campaign",
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not match expected campaign") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want campaign mismatch failure", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadCurrentStateSessionMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	seedCurrentState(t, store, "wrong-session", "sample-campaign", "20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4")
+
+	_, err := LoadCurrentState(context.Background(), store, testCurrentSessionPrefix(), CurrentStateValidation{
+		ExpectedSessionID: "2026-05-03",
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not match expected session_id") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want session mismatch failure", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadCurrentStateRunIDMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
+	store := &storage.FakeBackend{}
+	seedCurrentState(t, store, "2026-05-03", "sample-campaign", "different-run-id")
+
+	_, err := LoadCurrentState(context.Background(), store, testCurrentSessionPrefix(), CurrentStateValidation{
+		ValidateRunID: true,
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "current manifest run_id") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want run mismatch failure", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func testCurrentSessionPrefix() string {
+	return S3SessionPrefix("dnd", "sample-campaign", "2026-05-03")
+}
+
+func testCurrentStateKeys() (sessionPrefix, manifestKey, runIDKey string) {
+	sessionPrefix = testCurrentSessionPrefix()
+	manifestKey, runIDKey = ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix)
+	return sessionPrefix, manifestKey, runIDKey
+}
+
+func seedCurrentState(t *testing.T, store *storage.FakeBackend, sessionID, campaign, manifestRunID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, manifestKey, runIDKey := testCurrentStateKeys()
+	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: runIDKey, Data: []byte("20260519T010203Z-a1b2c3d4\n")})
+	store.SeedObject(storage.FakeObject{Key: manifestKey, Data: testManifestJSON(t, sessionID, campaign, manifestRunID)})
+}
+
+func testManifestJSON(t *testing.T, sessionID, campaign, runID string) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+	now := time.Date(2026, 5, 19, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	payload := map[string]any{
+		"session_id": sessionID,
+		"campaign":   campaign,
+		"run_id":     runID,
+		"created_at": now,
+		"updated_at": now,
+		"stages":     map[string]any{},
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal manifest payload: %v", err)
+	}
+	return append(data, '\n')
+}

internal/artifacts/local.go

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/fileops"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/pathsafe"
 )
 
 // ErrLockConflict is returned when a session lock already exists.
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *LocalStore) copyInputWithPaths(paths SessionPaths, sessionID, srcPath,
 		return Ref{}, fmt.Errorf("copy input: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := copyFileAtomic(srcPath, destAbs, 0o644); err != nil {
+	if err := fileops.CopyFileAtomic(srcPath, destAbs, 0o644); err != nil {
 		return Ref{}, fmt.Errorf("copy input %q -> %q: %w", srcPath, destAbs, err)
 	}
 
@@ -145,45 +148,9 @@ func (s *LocalStore) WriteFileAtomic(path string, data []byte, perm os.FileMode)
 	if strings.TrimSpace(path) == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: path is required")
 	}
-
-	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: create parent dir %q: %w", dir, err)
+	if err := fileops.WriteFileAtomic(path, data, perm); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	base := filepath.Base(path)
-	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(dir, "."+base+".tmp-*")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: create temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	tmpName := tmp.Name()
-	removeTmp := true
-	defer func() {
-		if removeTmp {
-			_ = os.Remove(tmpName)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if _, err := tmp.Write(data); err != nil {
-		_ = tmp.Close()
-		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: write temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := tmp.Sync(); err != nil {
-		_ = tmp.Close()
-		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: sync temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: close temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := os.Chmod(tmpName, perm); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: chmod temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Rename(tmpName, path); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write file atomic: rename temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	removeTmp = false
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -256,62 +223,21 @@ func (s *LocalStore) ReleaseSessionLock(lock *LockHandle) error {
 }
 
 func resolveInRoot(root, relative string) (string, error) {
-	rel := filepath.Clean(relative)
-	if rel == "." || rel == "" {
+	joined, err := pathsafe.JoinSlashRelativeUnderRoot(root, filepath.ToSlash(relative))
+	if err != nil {
+		switch {
+		case errors.Is(err, pathsafe.ErrRelativePathRequired):
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("relative destination path is required")
+		case errors.Is(err, pathsafe.ErrRelativePathAbsolute):
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("relative destination must not be absolute: %q", relative)
+		case errors.Is(err, pathsafe.ErrRelativePathEscape):
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("relative destination escapes root: %q", relative)
+		default:
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve destination in root: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(joined) == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("relative destination path is required")
 	}
-	if filepath.IsAbs(rel) {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("relative destination must not be absolute: %q", relative)
-	}
-	if rel == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("relative destination escapes root: %q", relative)
-	}
-	return filepath.Join(root, rel), nil
-}
-
-func copyFileAtomic(srcPath, dstPath string, perm os.FileMode) error {
-	src, err := os.Open(srcPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer src.Close()
-
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dstPath), 0o755); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	dir := filepath.Dir(dstPath)
-	base := filepath.Base(dstPath)
-	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(dir, "."+base+".tmp-*")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	tmpName := tmp.Name()
-	removeTmp := true
-	defer func() {
-		if removeTmp {
-			_ = os.Remove(tmpName)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if _, err := io.Copy(tmp, src); err != nil {
-		_ = tmp.Close()
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := tmp.Sync(); err != nil {
-		_ = tmp.Close()
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := os.Chmod(tmpName, perm); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := os.Rename(tmpName, dstPath); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	removeTmp = false
-
-	return nil
+	return joined, nil
 }

internal/artifacts/paths_model_test.go

@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func TestSessionPreviousPathsForCampaign(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("SessionPreviousArtifactPathForCampaign() = %q, want %q", artifactPath, wantArtifactPath)
 	}
 
-	archiveRelativeArtifactPath := SessionPreviousArtifactPathForCampaign(root, "forsaken", "2026-04-19", "artifacts/session_recap.md")
-	if archiveRelativeArtifactPath != wantArtifactPath {
-		t.Fatalf("SessionPreviousArtifactPathForCampaign(archive-relative) = %q, want %q", archiveRelativeArtifactPath, wantArtifactPath)
+	previousRelativeArtifactPath := SessionPreviousArtifactPathForCampaign(root, "forsaken", "2026-04-19", "artifacts/session_recap.md")
+	if previousRelativeArtifactPath != wantArtifactPath {
+		t.Fatalf("SessionPreviousArtifactPathForCampaign(previous-relative) = %q, want %q", previousRelativeArtifactPath, wantArtifactPath)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestSessionPreviousPathsFromSessionPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	got = SessionPreviousArtifactPath(paths, "artifacts/session_recap.md")
 	want = filepath.Join(paths.PreviousArtifactsDir, "session_recap.md")
 	if got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("SessionPreviousArtifactPath(archive-relative) = %q, want %q", got, want)
+		t.Fatalf("SessionPreviousArtifactPath(previous-relative) = %q, want %q", got, want)
 	}
 }
 

internal/artifacts/previous_requirements.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifactpolicy"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/config"
 )
 
@@ -36,10 +37,11 @@ func CollectPreviousArtifactRequirements(
 		inputNames := sortedScriptoriumInputKeys(artifactCfg.Inputs)
 		for _, inputName := range inputNames {
 			inputCfg := artifactCfg.Inputs[inputName]
-			previousName, ok := PreviousSessionArtifactName(inputCfg.Source)
-			if !ok {
+			descriptor, err := artifactpolicy.DescribeScriptoriumInputSource(inputCfg.Source)
+			if err != nil || descriptor.PreviousSession == nil {
 				continue
 			}
+			previousName := descriptor.PreviousSession.ConfiguredKey
 
 			location := fmt.Sprintf(
 				"pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts.%s.inputs.%s.source",

internal/artifacts/publish_identity.go

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
-// ResolveArchiveBucket resolves archive bucket identity with manifest-first precedence.
-func ResolveArchiveBucket(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) string {
+// ResolvePublishBucket resolves publish bucket identity with manifest-first precedence.
+func ResolvePublishBucket(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) string {
 	if m != nil && strings.TrimSpace(m.S3Bucket) != "" {
 		return strings.TrimSpace(m.S3Bucket)
 	}
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ func ResolveArchiveBucket(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Pipeline.Storage.S3.Bucket)
 }
 
-// ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix resolves archive session prefix with manifest-first precedence.
-func ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) (string, error) {
+// ResolvePublishSessionPrefix resolves publish session prefix with manifest-first precedence.
+func ResolvePublishSessionPrefix(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) (string, error) {
 	if m != nil && strings.TrimSpace(m.S3SessionPrefix) != "" {
 		return strings.TrimSpace(m.S3SessionPrefix), nil
 	}
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) (stri
 	return sessionPrefix, nil
 }
 
-// ResolveArchiveRunPrefix resolves archive run prefix with manifest-first precedence.
-func ResolveArchiveRunPrefix(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) (string, error) {
+// ResolvePublishRunPrefix resolves publish run prefix with manifest-first precedence.
+func ResolvePublishRunPrefix(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) (string, error) {
 	if m != nil {
 		runPrefix := strings.TrimSpace(m.S3RunPrefix)
 		if runPrefix != "" {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func ResolveArchiveRunPrefix(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) (string,
 		}
 	}
 
-	sessionPrefix, err := ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix(cfg, m)
+	sessionPrefix, err := ResolvePublishSessionPrefix(cfg, m)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func ResolveArchiveRunPrefix(cfg *config.Config, m *manifest.Manifest) (string,
 	return S3RunPrefix(sessionPrefix, runID), nil
 }
 
-// ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys returns current pointer keys for a session prefix.
-func ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix string) (manifestKey, runIDKey string) {
+// ResolveCurrentStateKeys returns current pointer keys for a session prefix.
+func ResolveCurrentStateKeys(sessionPrefix string) (manifestKey, runIDKey string) {
 	return S3CurrentManifestKey(sessionPrefix), S3CurrentRunPointerKey(sessionPrefix)
 }

internal/artifacts/publish_identity_test.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/manifest"
 )
 
-func TestResolveArchiveBucketPrefersManifestThenConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestResolvePublishBucketPrefersManifestThenConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &config.Config{
 		Pipeline: &config.PipelineConfig{
 			Storage: config.StorageConfig{
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ func TestResolveArchiveBucketPrefersManifestThenConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if got := ResolveArchiveBucket(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{S3Bucket: "manifest-bucket"}); got != "manifest-bucket" {
+	if got := ResolvePublishBucket(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{S3Bucket: "manifest-bucket"}); got != "manifest-bucket" {
 		t.Fatalf("bucket = %q, want manifest-bucket", got)
 	}
-	if got := ResolveArchiveBucket(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{}); got != "cfg-bucket" {
+	if got := ResolvePublishBucket(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{}); got != "cfg-bucket" {
 		t.Fatalf("bucket = %q, want cfg-bucket", got)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResolveArchiveSessionPrefixPrefersManifestThenConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestResolvePublishSessionPrefixPrefersManifestThenConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &config.Config{
 		Pipeline: &config.PipelineConfig{
 			Storage: config.StorageConfig{
@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ func TestResolveArchiveSessionPrefixPrefersManifestThenConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	m := &manifest.Manifest{S3SessionPrefix: "manifest/session/prefix/"}
 
-	got, err := ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix(cfg, m)
+	got, err := ResolvePublishSessionPrefix(cfg, m)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishSessionPrefix() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	if got != "manifest/session/prefix/" {
 		t.Fatalf("session prefix = %q, want manifest/session/prefix/", got)
 	}
 
-	got, err = ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{})
+	got, err = ResolvePublishSessionPrefix(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishSessionPrefix() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	want := "dnd/campaigns/forsaken/sessions/2026-04-19/"
 	if got != want {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestResolveArchiveSessionPrefixPrefersManifestThenConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResolveArchiveRunPrefixPrefersManifestThenDerived(t *testing.T) {
+func TestResolvePublishRunPrefixPrefersManifestThenDerived(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &config.Config{
 		Pipeline: &config.PipelineConfig{
 			Storage: config.StorageConfig{
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ func TestResolveArchiveRunPrefixPrefersManifestThenDerived(t *testing.T) {
 		RunID:       "20260516T010203Z-1a2b3c4d",
 		S3RunPrefix: "manifest/run/prefix/",
 	}
-	got, err := ResolveArchiveRunPrefix(cfg, m)
+	got, err := ResolvePublishRunPrefix(cfg, m)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ResolveArchiveRunPrefix() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishRunPrefix() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	if got != "manifest/run/prefix/" {
 		t.Fatalf("run prefix = %q, want manifest/run/prefix/", got)
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ func TestResolveArchiveRunPrefixPrefersManifestThenDerived(t *testing.T) {
 	m = &manifest.Manifest{
 		RunID: "20260516T010203Z-1a2b3c4d",
 	}
-	got, err = ResolveArchiveRunPrefix(cfg, m)
+	got, err = ResolvePublishRunPrefix(cfg, m)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ResolveArchiveRunPrefix() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("ResolvePublishRunPrefix() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	want := "dnd/campaigns/forsaken/sessions/2026-04-19/runs/20260516T010203Z-1a2b3c4d/"
 	if got != want {
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ func TestResolveArchiveRunPrefixPrefersManifestThenDerived(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResolveArchiveIdentityErrorsAreDeterministic(t *testing.T) {
+func TestResolvePublishIdentityErrorsAreDeterministic(t *testing.T) {
 	cfgNoS3 := &config.Config{
 		Pipeline: &config.PipelineConfig{},
 		Session:  &config.SessionConfig{SessionID: "2026-04-19", Campaign: "forsaken"},
 	}
-	_, err := ResolveArchiveSessionPrefix(cfgNoS3, &manifest.Manifest{})
+	_, err := ResolvePublishSessionPrefix(cfgNoS3, &manifest.Manifest{})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "pipeline.storage.s3 configuration is required") {
 		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want missing storage.s3", err)
 	}
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ func TestResolveArchiveIdentityErrorsAreDeterministic(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Session: &config.SessionConfig{SessionID: "2026-04-19", Campaign: "forsaken"},
 	}
-	_, err = ResolveArchiveRunPrefix(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{})
+	_, err = ResolvePublishRunPrefix(cfg, &manifest.Manifest{})
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "run id is required") {
 		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want missing run id", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys(t *testing.T) {
-	manifestKey, runIDKey := ResolveArchiveCurrentStateKeys("dnd/campaigns/forsaken/sessions/2026-04-19/")
+func TestResolveCurrentStateKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	manifestKey, runIDKey := ResolveCurrentStateKeys("dnd/campaigns/forsaken/sessions/2026-04-19/")
 	if manifestKey != "dnd/campaigns/forsaken/sessions/2026-04-19/current/manifest.json" {
 		t.Fatalf("manifest key = %q", manifestKey)
 	}

internal/artifacts/s3_keys_test.go

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ func TestS3KeyConstruction(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("manifest key = %q", manifestKey)
 	}
 
-	promoted := S3PublishedOutputKey(sessionPrefix, "transcripts/final.trimmed.json")
-	if promoted != "dnd/campaigns/forsaken/sessions/2026-04-19/transcripts/final.trimmed.json" {
-		t.Fatalf("promoted key = %q", promoted)
+	publishedKey := S3PublishedOutputKey(sessionPrefix, "transcripts/final.trimmed.json")
+	if publishedKey != "dnd/campaigns/forsaken/sessions/2026-04-19/transcripts/final.trimmed.json" {
+		t.Fatalf("published key = %q", publishedKey)
 	}
 
 	runRelative := S3RunRelativeDestinationKey(runPrefix, `logs\whisperx.stdout.log`)

internal/artifacts/transcripts_test.go

@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ func TestRuntimeTranscriptArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
 			ProducerStage:    "trim",
 			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmed,
 		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         ArtifactTranscriptFinalMarkdown,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalMarkdown,
+			ProducerStage:    "render",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalMarkdown,
+		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+			ProducerStage:    "render",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+		},
 	}
 
 	got := RuntimeTranscriptArtifacts()
@@ -75,6 +87,18 @@ func TestPlannedTranscriptArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
 			ProducerStage:    "trim",
 			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmed,
 		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         ArtifactTranscriptFinalMarkdown,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalMarkdown,
+			ProducerStage:    "render",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalMarkdown,
+		},
+		{
+			SourceID:         ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+			CanonicalRelPath: TranscriptPathFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+			ProducerStage:    "render",
+			OutputKind:       TranscriptOutputKindFinalTrimmedMarkdown,
+		},
 	}
 
 	got := PlannedTranscriptArtifacts()
@@ -113,10 +137,14 @@ func TestRuntimeArtifactRegistryUsesTranscriptSpecs(t *testing.T) {
 		if !ok {
 			t.Fatalf("artifactRegistry missing %q", transcript.SourceID)
 		}
+		wantContentKind := contentTranscriptJSON
+		if transcript.SourceID == ArtifactTranscriptFinalMarkdown || transcript.SourceID == ArtifactTranscriptFinalTrimmedMarkdown {
+			wantContentKind = contentText
+		}
 		if spec.CanonicalRelPath != transcript.CanonicalRelPath ||
 			spec.ProducerStage != transcript.ProducerStage ||
 			spec.OutputKind != transcript.OutputKind ||
-			spec.ContentKind != contentTranscriptJSON {
+			spec.ContentKind != wantContentKind {
 			t.Fatalf("artifactRegistry[%q] = %#v, want transcript spec %#v", transcript.SourceID, spec, transcript)
 		}
 	}

internal/audio/s3_audio.go

@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@ package audio
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/adapters/storage"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/artifacts"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio/internal/fileops"
 )
 
 // S3MaterializeRequest describes one S3-backed audio materialization.
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ func MaterializeS3Audio(ctx context.Context, req S3MaterializeRequest) (S3Materi
 		if ok, err := validCachedAudio(cachePath, req.Object.Size); err != nil {
 			return S3MaterializeResult{}, err
 		} else if ok {
-			checksum, err := copyFileAtomicWithChecksum(cachePath, req.DestPath, 0o644)
+			checksum, err := fileops.CopyFileAtomicWithChecksum(cachePath, req.DestPath, 0o644)
 			if err != nil {
 				return S3MaterializeResult{}, fmt.Errorf("materialize cached audio %q: %w", cachePath, err)
 			}
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ func MaterializeS3Audio(ctx context.Context, req S3MaterializeRequest) (S3Materi
 		return S3MaterializeResult{}, fmt.Errorf("validate downloaded audio %q: %w", spoolPath, err)
 	}
 
-	checksum, err := copyFileAtomicWithChecksum(spoolPath, req.DestPath, 0o644)
+	checksum, err := fileops.CopyFileAtomicWithChecksum(spoolPath, req.DestPath, 0o644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return S3MaterializeResult{}, fmt.Errorf("materialize downloaded audio %q: %w", filepath.Base(req.DestPath), err)
 	}
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ func MaterializeS3Audio(ctx context.Context, req S3MaterializeRequest) (S3Materi
 	result.Downloaded = true
 
 	if result.CachePath != "" {
-		if _, err := copyFileAtomicWithChecksum(spoolPath, result.CachePath, 0o644); err != nil {
+		if _, err := fileops.CopyFileAtomicWithChecksum(spoolPath, result.CachePath, 0o644); err != nil {
 			return S3MaterializeResult{}, fmt.Errorf("populate audio cache %q: %w", result.CachePath, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -164,60 +162,9 @@ func downloadObjectAtomic(ctx context.Context, store storage.ObjectStore, key, d
 	if err := store.Download(ctx, key, tmpPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := os.Chmod(tmpPath, 0o644); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("set temp file permissions: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, destPath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("install downloaded file: %w", err)
+	if err := fileops.InstallDownloadedTempFile(tmpPath, destPath, 0o644); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	removeTmp = false
 	return nil
 }
-
-func copyFileAtomicWithChecksum(src, dst string, perm os.FileMode) (string, error) {
-	if strings.TrimSpace(src) == "" || strings.TrimSpace(dst) == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("source and destination paths are required")
-	}
-	in, err := os.Open(src)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	defer func() { _ = in.Close() }()
-
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dst), 0o755); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("create destination directory: %w", err)
-	}
-	base := filepath.Base(dst)
-	tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(filepath.Dir(dst), "."+base+".tmp-*")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("create temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	tmpPath := tmp.Name()
-	removeTmp := true
-	defer func() {
-		if removeTmp {
-			_ = os.Remove(tmpPath)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	digest := sha256.New()
-	if _, err := io.Copy(io.MultiWriter(tmp, digest), in); err != nil {
-		_ = tmp.Close()
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("copy file: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := tmp.Sync(); err != nil {
-		_ = tmp.Close()
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("sync temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := tmp.Close(); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("close temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Chmod(tmpPath, perm); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("chmod temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, dst); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("install temp file: %w", err)
-	}
-	removeTmp = false
-	return hex.EncodeToString(digest.Sum(nil)), nil
-}